LIFE WITH JESUS – YOUTH EDITION
A Discipleship Course for Teens
By Tim Chester and Katy Morgan
The Good Book Company. 95 pages. £5.99
ISBN 978 1 802 541 380
Discipling young people is key to their maturing as Christians. Here is an accessible tool to equip the discipler in this task. Ideal for parents, youth workers, and others seeking to cover topics that are foundational to the Christian life.
Chester and Morgan have thoughtfully created 12 studies that have four key elements: a scenario linked to the topic; a Bible passage with guided questions; brief teaching to read and discuss; space to reflect and pray. The content divides into four broad aspects of the Christian life. Part One explores the gospel, grace, and the church. Part Two explores obedience, unity with Christ, and suffering. Part Three explores the Bible, prayer, and communion. Part Four explores money, romance, and “a life that speaks”. The strength of this resource is that each study dips into a topic, unpacks a relevant Bible passage, and earths Biblical principles into practical examples. It models engagement with the word coupled with careful application. So, the Bible is revealed to be the source of wisdom for all of life in the maturing Christian.
The Course provides secure handholding for a discipler who is seeking to mature young believers. For this reason, I commend this resource. A limitation is that it may not equip a young person to read the Bible for themselves, nor does it cover everything under each topic. Rather, consider it an introduction that will spark further interest to dig deeper and grow more.
