2018 Beach Retreat Leader Manual

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THE STUDENT WHAT BETTER TIME TO TELL THEM THE REAL GOOD NEWS – THAT IS THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST! 64
UNDERSTANDING THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT The high school age is a difficult stage in life of an adolescent. It is an awkward age where the student is expected to act like an adult in many ways, but is not treated as one. Without a doubt, these years are the most pivotal in the life of an adolescent. All of the values and beliefs that a high school student has formed in his or her earlier years will be challenged during their years in high school. The choices we make during these years determine the kinds of people we will be the rest of our lives. That is why this <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Retreat</strong> is so important. You will have the opportunity to spend a week with students who have many important decisions ahead of them. This could be the only week that many of these students will ever be exposed to the Word of God and such great examples of Christ. It is an awesome responsibility but also a great privilege. Today’s high school student is surrounded by enormous pressures to conform, to mature, to adjust, and to fit into the framework of an increasingly cold and impersonal society. Here are just some of the forces in our society that are influencing our youth today: THE DISINTEGRATION OF THE TRADITIONAL FAMILY In our society, the traditional family used to be stable and trustworthy. Now statistics say that 35 percent to 75 percent of the adolescents in any group are not living with both of their natural parents. Without a firm foundation of trust, it is hard for a high school student to cope with many of life’s pressures. THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MORALITY The question of right and wrong is no longer black and white in our society. We are living in a world of gray areas where there are no longer any moral choices - now there are only “personal” choices. High school students today are drowning in a sea of confusion because they are not sure which decision to make. THE WORSHIP OF TECHNOLOGY In our “virtual age,” we believe that we are making our world a better place to live. Unfortunately, our increased technology has decreased important qualities in many of us. It has decreased our spontaneity, individuality, moral sense, and our ability to think and make meaningful decisions. THE IMPACT OF CONSUMERISM Not only is our society obsessed with material things, but we have also begun to treat each other as things. Many students believe they can find happiness in these material things, and commercials tell us that we can. Unfortunately, the more we get, the more we want, and it becomes an endless search for things to fill the void in our lives. THE WORSHIP OF SELF What is in it for me? Our society is a selfish society that does not focus on the concerns of others. In the same way, adolescents try to make themselves the center of the universe. This involves an obsession with self-fulfillment, a loss of perspective and an inability to empathize. All of which can lead to the destruction of an adolescent. THE LOSS OF MEANING All of the pressures and struggles that youth experience because of our society have caused students to contemplate the real meaning of life. As adolescents desperately try to make sense out of their lives, the teen suicide rate increases, feelings of insignificance are created and the search for meaning and happiness continues. 65
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 2) Welcome 3) Bei
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BEING A BEACH RETREAT LEADER Being
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CHAPTER 1 Destinations! 7
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HERE IS A LIST OF ALL THE YOUTH STA
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Page 32 and 33: WEDNESDAY: WHAT’S YOUR STORY? PRA
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Page 36 and 37: FREE TIME, RECREATION PLANS & SPECI
Page 38 and 39: EVENING WORSHIP Each evening we wil
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Page 42 and 43: PREPARE FOR YOUR WEEK AT BR Paul ma
Page 44 and 45: THE IMPORTANCE OF A LEADER THE LEAD
Page 46 and 47: LEADER RESPONSIBILITIES Condo - You
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Page 50 and 51: OBVIOUS SIGNS OF AN INEFFECTIVE LEA
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Page 56 and 57: MAKING SURE STUDENTS ARE RESTED Stu
Page 58 and 59: STUDENT INTERVIEWS (Guidelines For
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Page 71 and 72: WHAT TO DO AFTER YOU BECOME A CHRIS
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Page 75 and 76: HOW DO I OVERCOME PEER PRESSURE?
Page 77 and 78: WHAT DO I DO IF I DON’T “FEEL
Page 79 and 80: BULLYING - when a student tells you
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