{"id":448122,"date":"2024-08-12T14:38:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T18:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/growcurriculum.org\/go?p=448122"},"modified":"2026-02-09T09:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T14:04:11","slug":"the-four-spiritual-habits-for-teenagers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/growcurriculum.org\/go\/the-four-spiritual-habits-for-teenagers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Four Spiritual Habits for Teenagers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    \n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t.post_pdf_details {\n\t\t\t\tpadding-top: ;\n\t\t\t\tpadding-bottom: ;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.help_section .row {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: \t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/style>\n\n        <div class=\"post_pdf_details\">\n            <div class=\"help_section\">\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                                                    <div class=\"column image\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/growcurriculum.org\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TheFourSpiritualHabitsForTeenagers_16x9.jpg\" alt=\"The Four Spiritual Habits for Teenagers\" \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"column text\">\n                            <div class=\"text_section\">\n                                \n                                                                    <div class=\"help_text\">The Four Spiritual Habits for Teenagers<\/div>\n                                \n                                \n                                <button class=\"download_button download_popup\" id=\"myBtn\">Download Now<\/button>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re an adult (or even a &#8220;professional&#8221; Christian), then the idea of <strong>spiritual<\/strong> <strong>habits<\/strong> is probably pretty familiar to you. Spiritual disciplines, quiet time, devotions&#8230; whatever you call it, you&#8217;ve probably established a few rhythms in your life to help you grow spiritually.<\/p>\n<p>Or, at least, you&#8217;re working on it.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\">Start your day with a quiet time.<\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\">Follow a Bible reading plan.<\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\">Listen to worship music while you drive.<\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\">Subscribe to sermon podcasts.<\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\">Go to church, attend a small group, or serve somewhere.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been following Jesus for a while, you\u2019ve probably figured out a few ways to grow spiritually. Since you\u2019re a grown-up, you\u2019ve had a little time to figure out this whole \u201cspiritual growth\u201d thing.<\/p>\n<p>The teenagers in your ministry, on the other hand, aren\u2019t grown-ups, so they might need a little help from you to figure out how, exactly, to grow spiritually.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, what should spiritual growth look like for teenagers?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>And how can you help them develop spiritual habits?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When I (Elle) oversaw small groups in the middle school ministry at my church, this question came up pretty often\u2014like the time I was meeting with one of my brand new small group leaders, Peter. Peter was a college-aged guy, brand new to leading small groups, and was really, <em>really,<\/em> excited to start serving. During our first orientation meeting, while I was showing him the ropes of being a small group leader, he stopped me and asked this question:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOkay, but&#8230; <em>how<\/em> do I help my small group grow spiritually? What\u2019s my goal?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was a pretty good question. And since Jesus always answered questions by asking another question (but mostly because I needed a second to figure out what to say next) I asked Peter, \u201cWell, what do <em>you <\/em>think your goal should be?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d he said. \u201cMaybe my goal could be to get every guy in my small group to read the Bible seven times a week?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Considering Peter was leading a small group of sixth graders, that was a pretty big goal. And when I say \u201cbig,\u201d I actually mean \u201cdefinitely not going to happen.\u201d So, although I kind of loved that he was dreaming big, I said, &#8220;<em>No,<\/em> getting twenty eleven-year-olds to read the Bible seven days a week was maybe not the right goal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But it was a <em>great <\/em>question.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How <em><u>do<\/u> <\/em>we help teenagers grow spiritually? What should our goals be?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before we can answer that question, we should probably start by agreeing on how <em>anyone <\/em>grows spiritually.<\/p>\n<p>This is where spiritual habits come in.<strong> Spiritual habits are the decisions, behaviors, and rhythms that help us grow spiritually over time.<\/strong> If you\u2019re like most people, the first things that pop into your head when you hear \u201cspiritual habits\u201d are probably&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\">Reading the Bible.<\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\">Praying.<\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\">Going to church.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sure, reading, praying, and going to church are important spiritual habits. <strong>But they\u2019re not the only spiritual habits that matter.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So what is the complete, final, definitive list of spiritual habits? Well, there isn\u2019t one. Not officially. You can organize, categorize, and define spiritual habits in a number of ways, but feel free to steal our list if you think it\u2019s helpful. It\u2019s a list of the <strong>four spiritual habits<\/strong> we use inside <a href=\"https:\/\/growcurriculum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grow Curriculum<\/a> to help teenagers, and their leaders grow spiritually. Here they are&#8230;<\/p>\n<h1><strong><em>1. SPEND TIME WITH GOD<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>This is an obvious one, right? It\u2019s so obvious, in fact, that sometimes it\u2019s the <em>only <\/em>spiritual habit we can name. After all, isn\u2019t \u201cgrowing spiritually\u201d synonymous with \u201cspending time with God\u201d? Well, not exactly. Spending time with God is a big part of growing spiritually, but it\u2019s not the whole picture. That\u2019s why it\u2019s just the <em>first <\/em>of <em>four <\/em>spiritual habits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spending time with God may not be the <em>only <\/em>spiritual habit, but it\u2019s still a pretty important one.<\/strong> After all, if teenagers are ever going to make their faith their own, they\u2019ve got to start spending time with God on their own. It means opening the Bible on their own, having conversations with God on their own, and discovering how they best connect with God through worship on their own.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>HOW CAN WE HELP TEENAGERS SPEND TIME WITH GOD?<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019m so glad you asked. Here are a few ideas&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\"><strong>Give them a Bible. <\/strong>Preferably one with words they can understand&#8230; and written in ways they would actually say. Personally, I love the NLT, the NIV, The Message, and The Voice translations. They\u2019re all written in language that\u2019s easy to read, easy to understand, and easy to remember.<\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\"><strong>Help them memorize Scripture. <\/strong>Your students might be good at memorizing movie quotes, song lyrics, and whatever viral quote is happening now, but memorizing Scripture probably doesn\u2019t come quite as naturally. That\u2019s why it\u2019s so helpful for us to give teenagers simple, <a href=\"https:\/\/growcurriculum.org\/go\/10-ways-to-help-kids-memorize-scripture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-gc-link=\"https:\/\/growcurriculum.org\/go10-ways-to-help-kids-memorize-scripture\">practical tools for memorizing Scripture<\/a>. For teenagers, maybe that means starting a texting or social media campaign, creating wallpaper for their phones, or even handing out a good old-fashioned note card.<\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\"><strong>Teach them to pray. <\/strong>If you\u2019ve been talking to God for a while, it\u2019s easy to forget how strange prayer can seem to someone who <em>hasn\u2019t <\/em>been talking to God for an entire lifetime. No matter their age, teenagers need us to <em>model <\/em>conversations with God and <em>teach <\/em>them how to have conversations of their own. So, regularly pray out loud with your group, teach them about prayer, and give them opportunities to talk to God alongside you. You might even give them simple strategies to pray, like my four favorite prayer prompts: <em>Please, Thanks, Sorry, Wow.<\/em><\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\"><strong>Help them discover their spiritual wiring. <\/strong>Gary Thomas\u2019 book <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2o4UxrW\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-gc-link=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2o4UxrW\"><em>Sacred Pathways <\/em><\/a>is one of the best resources I\u2019ve found for helping people identify the unique ways they are wired to connect with God. Some of your students will connect with God by going outside. Others will love to worship through music, or dance, or the arts. Some will love to learn, some will love to serve, and some will love to sit quietly with God in solitude. If we want to help our groups grow spiritually, it\u2019s so important that we teach them to connect with God in the many ways they are uniquely wired to connect with God \u2014 not <em>just <\/em>in the ways we prefer to connect.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, spending time with God is the first of four spiritual habits. This habit is all about developing a personal friendship with God. Because, <strong>just like any friendship, we can only grow closer if we\u2019re spending time together.<\/strong> But if we want to grow spiritually, spending time with God isn\u2019t the only spiritual habit we need to develop.<\/p>\n<h1><strong><em>2. SPEND TIME WITH OTHERS<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Yep, engaging in healthy community can\u2014and should\u2014be a spiritual habit we help our teenagers develop. But \u201chealthy community\u201d doesn\u2019t just mean hanging out with Christians. <strong>This spiritual habit is about growing in Christlike relationships with &#8230; well, everyone. Christians and non-Christians, too.<\/strong> Because sometimes, it won\u2019t be another church potluck or Bible study with our fellow Christians that will grow us the most. It might be a friendship, an investment, or a challenging conversation with a non-Christian that makes the biggest difference in our faith.<\/p>\n<p>We see this most clearly in Jesus, of course. When he discipled his followers, he didn\u2019t disciple them in one-on-one conversations in the privacy of their homes or the nearest Starbucks. He discipled them in real life, in the context of relationships that were real, and messy, and challenging, and imperfect.<\/p>\n<p>In Jesus\u2019 ministry, it was often his disciples\u2019 interactions with each other, or with people who didn\u2019t follow him, that prompted some of his most significant teaching opportunities.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>SO HOW CAN WE HELP TEENAGERS SPEND TIME WITH OTHERS?<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Here are a few ideas &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\"><strong>Create consistent small groups. <\/strong>If you know anything about me, you know that I\u2019m pretty convinced small groups are the answer to just about everything. But when it comes to helping teenagers develop community &#8230; well, small groups are a pretty obvious first step. In small groups, students are given opportunities to grow closer to their peers, to an adult who cares about them, and grow in community with people who believe like they do <em>and <\/em>with people who don\u2019t.<\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\"><strong>Offer opportunities for connection. <\/strong>I get it\u2014when it comes to your weekly environment, you\u2019ve got a lot to do and probably not enough time to do it. When you\u2019ve got to pull off worship and small groups and announcements and your sermon, letting students \u201chang out\u201d might seem like a waste of time. But it\u2019s not. It\u2019s <em>really <\/em>not. If spending time with others is a spiritual habit, then creating opportunities for teenagers to connect with each other\u2014and with the adults who lead them\u2014should be a priority. So, whether it\u2019s before your service, after your service, during the week, or at your events, prioritize relationships. Create space, through unstructured time, for students to hang out, play, talk, and connect.<\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\"><strong>Make your environments visitor-friendly. <\/strong>Sure, we all <em>say <\/em>we want visitors to show up to our programs. We all <em>tell <\/em>our groups to bring their friends to church, but if we\u2019re not working behind the scenes to create environments that are welcoming to and mindful of, first-time guests&#8230; well, we can\u2019t really expect those guests to show up (or come back). If you\u2019re not sure if your environments are visitor-friendly, ask your group this question: \u201cWhat is it about our church that makes you <em>not <\/em>want to invite your friends?\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\"><strong>Encourage students to engage in their communities. <\/strong>Sometimes, we make the mistake of believing <em>our <\/em>community is the only community that can help teenagers grow spiritually. But that\u2019s not true, is it? We might be ministry leaders, but we don\u2019t own the market when it comes to healthy community. In fact, if the <em>only <\/em>community our groups see as \u201chealthy\u201d community are the ones our churches offer, then we\u2019ve actually done them a pretty big disservice. If we really want our groups to grow spiritually, we should probably think of creative ways to help them build relationships (with both Christians and non-Christians) in places outside our church\u2014like their schools, their neighborhoods, and their sports teams.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, we\u2019ve got to help our students practice the habit of spending time with others, both inside the walls of our churches and outside those walls, too. Because when we engage in community, listen to different perspectives, and process our faith with others, we get a bigger picture of who God is&#8230; and that helps us grow.<\/p>\n<h1><strong><em>3. SHARE YOUR STORY<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Our students need to learn how to talk about God. But this spiritual habit is way bigger than just knowing how to share the story of your salvation\u2014although that\u2019s part of it. <strong>Sharing your story is the spiritual habit of making faith a regular, everyday, go-to topic of conversation in our lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s about discovering God in every aspect of your story&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Your past, your present, and your future \u2013<br \/>\nThe good times, the bad times, and the in-between times \u2013<br \/>\nAnd then sharing what you\u2019ve found with other people.<\/p>\n<p>Because when we talk about God and God&#8217;s place in our story (or, more accurately, our place in God&#8217;s story), it helps us believe, understand, and take ownership of our own faith. That\u2019s why sharing our stories is such an important part of growing spiritually.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>SO HOW CAN WE HELP TEENAGERS SHARE THEIR STORIES?<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Here are a few ideas&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\"><strong>Create consistent small groups. <\/strong>I know, I know, I already said this. But I also said that small groups are the answer to pretty much everything. So, yes, they\u2019re an answer to helping teenagers develop healthy community, but they\u2019re also an answer for helping teenagers have healthy conversations about their faith. When small groups are done well, they become safe places for teenagers to process their beliefs, their questions, and their experiences.<\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\"><strong>Share your stories. <\/strong>When you teach, be intentional about sharing stories from your own life and faith journey. In fact, you probably want to tell one personal story in <em>every <\/em>message you ever teach. When you share your stories and how God used those stories to help you grow spiritually, you give your group a model for what it looks like to find God in their stories. And when you share your stories of failure, disappointment, or mistakes, you let them know that God can work even in the toughest situations\u2014and that they\u2019re not alone.<\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\"><strong>Invite students, and volunteers to share their stories. <\/strong>Your stories, dear ministry leader, are really important, but they\u2019re not the only stories that matter. When you invite students, and volunteers to share their stories regularly (maybe on stage, in a video, or on social media), you help your group connect with even more people and even more stories.<\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\"><strong>Create space for hard questions. <\/strong>If you want teenagers to get comfortable having conversations about their faith, it is absolutely essential that you help them have healthy conversations about their doubts, fears, and questions. The truth is, your students <em>do <\/em>have doubts, even if they\u2019re not expressing them. So, if you want them to have a healthy faith, give them the opportunity to talk about those things openly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Help your students share their stories because they\u2019ll grow spiritually when they make it a habit of talking about their faith.<\/p>\n<h1><strong><em>4. USE YOUR GIFTS<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Here\u2019s the fourth and final spiritual habit: your group needs to know that God made them unique and special with really specific gifts, talents, passions, and resources. Then, they need to <em>use those gifts <\/em>to love God, love others, and influence the world around them.<\/p>\n<p>When we use our gifts, we acknowledge that the things we\u2019ve been given weren\u2019t given to us by chance. They were part of God\u2019s design. Using those gifts really can be a spiritual habit because when students begin to discover who God made them to be, they grow. And when they use their unique identity to make a difference in the world, they serve others and give back to God who made them.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>SO HOW CAN WE HELP TEENAGERS USE THEIR GIFTS?<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Here are a few ideas&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\"><strong>Create opportunities to serve. <\/strong>It\u2019s one thing to <em>tell<\/em> students to serve others and to use their gifts. But it\u2019s another thing entirely to actually create opportunities where they do that. Maybe you need to restructure some things in your church so that it\u2019s easier for your groups to serve. Maybe you need to move away from an adult-led worship band, so more students can help lead. Maybe you even need to let go of some of your desire for \u201cexcellence\u201d in your programming so your group can take ownership and help create your weekly environments. Mission trips are a great solution, too&#8230; but if mission trips are your <em>only <\/em>avenue for them to serve, you may want to rethink your serving strategy.<\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\"><strong>Showcase their unique talents. <\/strong>In ministry, we often accidentally communicate that the only way to serve God in ministry is from a platform. Speaking and leading worship are great ways to help students serve, but they\u2019re not the only gifts they can use to serve God and others. Whether it\u2019s art, or science, or baking, or sports, your groups are overflowing with talents. They may just need your help to discover how those talents can be used to love others in new and creative ways.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So those are the four spiritual habits that help teenagers grow spiritually.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\">Help them spend time with God.<\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\">Help them spend time with others.<\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\">Help them share their stories.<\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\">And help them use their gifts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But before we wrap up, a few things to remember&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\"><strong>Your students won\u2019t all grow in the same way.<\/strong> God made them unique, after all.<\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\"><strong>They won\u2019t grow at the same pace.<\/strong> They\u2019re all on a unique journey.<\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\"><strong>But they can all grow <em>just a little bit more. <\/em><\/strong>You can\u2019t force spiritual growth, but you can help them take <em>one more step <\/em>toward a faith that\u2019s growing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And hey, thank you for the investment you\u2019re making in the spiritual growth of the students in your ministry. I know it\u2019s not always easy. Actually, it\u2019s really hard sometimes. But as you get ready for another day, or another week, or another year of youth ministry, we really hope you remember this: what you are doing is making a difference.<\/p>\n<p>I know that\u2019s hard to remember when the seeds you\u2019ve been planting seem to be taking so long to grow, and you know there\u2019s a pretty good chance you may never even see the end result. 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