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D. Kevin Brown. Rite of Passage for the Home and Church
Rite of Passage for the Home and Church. Raising Christ-Centered Young Adults. D. Kevin Brown
Dedicated To:
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Preface
Houston, We Have a Problem
APOLLO 13
OUR PROBLEM
WHAT’S GOING ON?
FINDING OUR WAY BACK
Rite of Passage (ROP)- What Is It and. Why Do We Need It?
THE CRUX OF THE MATTER
THE CULTURE OF THE “KIDULT”
THE MYTH OF ADOLESCENCE
SOLA SCRIPTURA
WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT ADOLESCENCE?
HELL INSURANCE
WHERE’S THE FRUIT?
SPIRITUAL EXPECTATIONS—DO WE HAVE ANY?
WHAT CAN A TEENAGER DO?
JESUS OUR EXAMPLE AND MODEL
OTHER SCRIPTURAL MODELS
The Role of the Church
ANOTHER PROGRAM?
MORE STAFF AND MONEY?
WHO’S RESPONSIBLE?
HOW THE CHURCH CAN HINDER
IDENTITY CRISIS
THE POWER OF MENTORSHIP
MAKING HOME THE HUB
CHILDREN IN THE MEETING
TRAINING DISCIPLES TO MAKE DISCIPLES
GIVE THEM A JOB
CHANGING THE CULTURE IN THE CHURCH
REDIRECTING OUR FOCUS
The Role of the Home in Making Disciples
MY STRUGGLE—MY REVELATION
CHANGED PERSPECTIVES
MAKING DISCIPLES
MAKING DISCIPLES TAKES TIME
168 HOURS
THE AMERICAN DREAM
SPORTS AND ACADEMICS
THE MEDICINE DROPPER APPROACH
WHAT ARE WE POURING INTO THEIR LIVES?
MAKING THE INVESTMENT
FEEDING THE GOOD DOG OR THE BAD DOG
TIME AT HOME
A LEGACY
JUST DO IT
How to Implement ROP
CHANGED CULTURE
ROP-THE MODEL
ROP PREPARATION QUESTIONS
THE BANQUET
THE RECOGNITION CEREMONY
PASSING THE BATON
WHAT NOW?
Will ROP Work?
WHAT REALLY MATTERS?
UNLESS THE LORD BUILDS THE HOUSE
FEW THERE BE THAT FIND IT
PRINCIPLES AND PROMISES
WHAT IF THEY WALK AWAY?
EYES ON ETERNITY
For Further Reading
Appendix A. Sample ROP Letter to Families
Appendix B. Sample ROP Preparation Questions
PREPARATION QUESTIONS
Appendix C. Sample Banquet Ceremony
Appendix D. Sample ROP Recognition Service
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
PASSING OF THE BATON
Appendix E. ROP Testimonials
On Church Leadership
Prepared to Give an Answer?
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In America today, we have a problem in Christendom. Our young people are graduating from our high schools and heading off to work or college and are subsequently walking away from their faith. Simply put, we are not accomplishing the mission of making disciples. Jesus said that we are to go and make disciples of all nations (see Matt. 28:19-20). But, we are making very few. Indeed we should say, “Houston, we have a problem!” Statistics show we are failing miserably in producing godly young adults that continue or remain in their faith (see barna.org for many of these studies and statistical analysis.) To use the failed Apollo 13 mission to describe our families, there has been an “explosion” onboard and now we must figure out a way to get our young people safely home. I’m not talking about the home where they grew up; instead, I’m talking about the home in heaven that awaits the genuine believer in Christ. We must change our mindsets, course of action and ultimately our ecclesiology. If we don’t, we stand to lose an entire generation of young adults; if this hasn’t already happened right under our noses, not to mention subsequent generations.
We must come to grips with the truth that stares us in the face. We must admit that we have a problem. Many have become comfortable with simply dropping their kids off at church and claiming “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Prov. 22:6 KJV). Yet, we will come to understand this modern-day pattern is not Scriptural and is an utter failure. The problem of our young people walking away is centered in a problem that is in our homes, not our churches.
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