Junior High Group Study
Kara Powell
Gospel Light, 2012, 192 pp., 414.99, GospelLight.com
Listening to God by Kara Powell is an undiscovered junior high resource gem! Not featured on any of the usual youth ministry websites, catalogs or my local Christian bookstore, this book and the rest of the series is excellent. Kara Powell, most recently known for her research and co-authoring of Sticky Faith, give those of us in middle school and junior high ministry a powerful, practical tool for teaching a life theology on prayer. This is the ninth in her series of Uncommon Junior High Group Studies.
The book is divided into two sections, containing six lessons each. The first is “Seeking God’s Voice” and the second is “Obeying God’s Voice” both of which are packed with excellent, high-end teaching methods. There is no fluff in these lessons; while containing options for activities and interactive learning, there still remains as the core deep scriptural content. In addition to the content-rich lesson, each also includes a take-home handout for the rest of week, available on the book’s resource website.
Pair this book up with the other books in the series Prayer and Worship and you have an 18-lesson library of resources and teaching ideas on prayer. Also, be looking for the next book in the series Emotions and Dating coming in October 2012.
