CHRISTIAN EDUCATION ~ YOUTH

CEY - 2 - 1990 GROUP WORK CAMPS ~ 

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CEA - 108 - A.D. (Sequel to Jesus of Nazareth) 3-tapes

The events of the Book of Acts come alive in this series that traces the church's birth and growth from the year A.D. 30 to A.D. 69. The 55-page study guide provides a 12-week course of study as well as ideas for using the film in retreats, confirmation classes and new member classes.

CEY - 23 - ALCOLYTES, GREETERS AND USHERS

The video will provide to new acolytes, greeters and ushers a general knowledge of the responsibilities they'll be performing. (23 min.) Study Guide

CEY - 3 - AMIE (17 min.)

This short film (Teleketics series) presents the values and mission of Jesus in the context of a modern story about the use and misuse of power, and the ultimate force of the spirit of Christ to effect change. Amie is a Christ-figure. As viewers discuss the film and its personal impact, they may come to realize the spirit of Jesus is alive and living in each man and woman who desires to follow him. Study guide available. Good for junior and senior high as well as adults.

CEY - 31 - AFTER HIGH SCHOOL (CLUB CONNECT)

In this look at life after high school Club Connect offers tips on how to prepare for college, select a career path, and prepare for the world of work. (30 Min.)

SS - 10 - ALL NOTHING ~ A PARABLE OF HOPE FOR THE EARTH (12 min.)

Survival of the earth, respect for life, self-acceptance, greed vs. love. Animation by Frederic Back, a Canadian Broadcasting Film (Teleketics)

CEI - 2 - BRIDGES ~ Directed by Tony Frangakis (23 min.)

Bridges is a touching drama bridging three generations. It tells the story of a mother's love for her college age son and for her ailing and uncommunicative father. It is a story of family relationships and of the universal need for affirmation, especially from those who are closest to us.

CEY - 36 - Building Assets in Youth

Using research on thousands of youth in hundreds of communitites across the United States, Dr. Peter I. Benson shows how building assets in youth is key to helping them thrive and grow up healthy. He shows how everyone in a community can contibute and make a difference for youth.

R&E - 5 - CALLED BY NAME - CELEBRATING BAPTISM TODAY

This beautiful film interweaves several short, vignettes with scenes from the Easter Vigil Baptismal ceremony. The nature cycle - life, suffering, death and new life -contrasted to the faith cycle - search, crisis, community to conversion to faith to new life - pulsates throughout the film and challenges us to reflect our own baptism. For Jr. High and adults. (11:45 min.)

CEC - 18 - CHRISTIAN PARABLES FROM SCIENCE

This video uses science experiments to generate spiritual messages. It is aimed at young people and it can also be used as a resource for christian leaders such as Sunday School teachers, youth pastors and youth workers.

CEI - 13 - CLOWN MINISTRY

3 parables by clown minister, Floyd Shaffer.  Contains:

"The Mark of the Clown", 15 min.
"A Clown is Born", 15 min.
"That's Life", 8 min.

CEY - 23 - COUNSELING TEENAGERS ~ Dr. G. Keith Alson

1. Counseling Essentials ~ Getting young people to open up, interpreting non-verbal communication. Learning how to actively listen.

2. Resolving Problems With Care ~ Helping young people get to the heart of their problems. Teaching teenagers how to set realistic goals. Learning when to end a series of Counseling Sessions.

3. Resolving Problems With Care ~ Learning how to approach teenagers. Discovering the value of silence in Counseling. Getting tips for talking to parents.

4. Crisis Intervention Skills ~ Building the confidence you need to handle crisis. Recognizing suicidal teenagers. Helping family and friends of a suicidal teenager.

CEY - 30 - EDGE TV SERIES

Produced by Youth Specialties, Edge TV is a video magazine (like 20/20 or "Sixty Minutes") consisting of many 5-minute segments.

1. Body Image 
2. Sexual Choices
3. Loneliness
4. Addictive Behavior

Each tape is about 30 minutes long and has a study guide.

CEY - 10 - EUCHARISTIC PARABLE, A (25:27 min.)

Audience: Junior High Adult
Themes: Eucharist, Family, Divorce & Forgiveness
This is a story of Eucharist as a tale of love and forgiveness.

CEY - 12 - EPISCOPAL YOUTH EVENT ~ EUCHARIST (60 min.)  Episcopal TV Network

CEY - 4 - FAITH ON A TIGHTROPE ~ Part I (15 min.)  Produced by The Episcopal Church 1989

This video explores the tension that many people feel between their private lives and their public responsibility. Two prominent commentators on our culture, Martin Marty and Robert Bellah, raise the question how much - or how little - the church helps bridge the gap between our private faith and our work-a-day worlds. For youth and adults.

SS - 9 - FIRST THINGS FIRST ~ A STEWARDSHIP VIDEO FOR TEENS

SS - 3 - GIFTS TO SHARE

The four separate clown skits on this video are about gifts and giving. We can laugh at the clowns, but part of our laughter is really directed at ourselves.

Skit 1 - "The Clown Without a Gift" (6:35 min.)
Skit 2 - "Freed to Share" (5:23 min.)
Skit 3 - "The Pleaser" (5:13 min.)
Skit 4 - "The Great Offering" (4:15 min.)

CEA - 23 - A GOOD & PERFECT GIFT ~ CHRISTMAS STORY

A film for all age groups, a story of a small Christmas miracle. It tells the story of a child's faith that God will answer her prayer for a Christmas daddy, "and of the power of that faith to transform the adults who respond to her confidence not just in prayer but in themselves. (24 min.)

SS - 20 - THE GREENING OF FAITH - PART I - Theology & Spirituality

• Biblical foundations for ecology
• Creation spirituality in Christian tradition
• Nature as sacramental
• The reconnection of faith and science

SS - 21 - THE GREENING OF FAITH - PART II - Ethics

• Environment and justice
• The extension of ethical obligation beyond the human species
• The unique role the Church can play in the formation of attitudes and the enabling of change

CEY - 44 - HOT-TALK STARTERS/FORGIVEN VIDEO CURRICULUM

The Hot-Talk Starters/Forgiven video curriculum is an outstanding series for getting teenagers and adults into exploring biblical answers to contemporary social issues.

Each video presents four topics (32 total lesson topics at 15 minutes each), and comes with a complete Teacher’s Discussion Guide so real-life applications can be learned and applied in one’s life. Each Hot-Talk segment is about real people telling their own stories – nothing is staged or acted out. It’s sizzling interviews that fire up biblical learning discussions.

The bonus video in this series – Forgiven: The Charles “Tex” Watson Story – is an excellent video on forgiveness, drug abuse, peer pressure and violence. This video has won three national awards for excellence. Good for Sunday school, youth and adult classes, Bible studies, retreats, midweek services, Christian school programs and more. The series deals with sensitive real life issues and does not offer conclusions! Use of the videos requires serious preparation by the leader but is worth the investment.

CEI - 19 - MR. KRUGER'S CHRISTMAS (23 Min.)

St. Paul's stirring words could well have written about the subject of Mr. Kruger's Christmas. This is more than a Christmas film. It is really a story about coping with loneliness and want. This problem, especially difficult at Christmas, must be faced throughout the year. Mr. Kruger's Christmas shouldn't be limited to use just during the Christmas season.

CEI - 12 - MUSIC BOX (28 min.)

A parable for intermediate and adult audiences. A man is startled by four lively angels and caught up in their "hallelujah" song and dance. They leave a small box which bursts forth with their music when opened. He hides the box, but everyone notices a change in his behavior. The angels reappear to tell him his gift was meant to be shared.

CEY - 5 - POWER OF CHOICE SERIES

Takes an optimistic and humorous look at the concerns of today's teenagers. Hosted by comedian and teen counselor Michael Pritchard, the program chronicles Pritchard's work as he visit's high schools across the country. Each program tackles a specific subject of concern to teenagers and begins with Pritchard delivering a brief comic monologue, poking fun at some of the tougher issues in adolescence. The comedy usually overcomes the toughest resistance. Students are then presented with hypothetical situations and problems and are encouraged to look honestly at their lives and the choices they make.

PART I:      Introduction
PART II:     Acting On Your Values
PART III:    Self-Esteem
PART IV:    Coping With Pressures
PART V:     Drugs & Alcohol Part I
PART VI:    Drugs & Alcohol Part II
PART VIII:  Sex
PART IX:    Friendship & Dating
PART X:     Depression & Suicide
PART XI:    Communicating With Parents
PART XII:   Raising Your Parents

CEY - 34 - QUESTIONS OF FAITH FOR YOUTH (includes study guide)  each tape is approximately 20 min.

1. What's God Like? 
2. How Do You Deal With Drugs?
3. What is Sin?
4. What's a Friend?
5. What About Sex
6. What Can The Church Do About The Future?

CEY - 35 - QUESTIONS OF FAITH FOR YOUTH II (includes study guide)  each tape is approximately 20 min.

1. Why Pray? 
2. Who Do You Want To Become?
3. How Much Stuff Do You Need?
4. How Do You Know What Is Right?
5. What Can You Do About Violence? 
6. Is Loving Yourself Easy?

CEY - 33 - REVIVAL OF HOPE

This resource offers people a way to follow in responding to those who have been hurt by the use of alcohol or other drugs. This resouce can be used effectively by persons of all ages for individual or group study classes, congregational task forces, and coalitions. They illustrate the unique perspective and skills of members of the religious community who respond to alcohol and other drug concerns of youth.

CEY - 26 - TEENS IN CRISIS

Tape 1 - Relationships with Parents

This emotionally charged video will give teenagers the courage to tear down those "Walls of Silence" and heal those broken relationships.

Tape 2 - Relationships with Friends

The real life stories on this video provide answers for teenagers wanting to create lasting friendships, repair broken relationships, and teach how to handle pressures associated with them.

Tape 3 - Relationships with the Opposite Sex

During this program, young people share their fears of dating. They discuss humorous thoughts on the perfect date, and then teenagers take you on their painful journeys of going "too far" on a date.

Tape 4 - Relationships with Self

This program gives young people valuable information on how to feel good about themselves even though they are not perfect.

Tape 5 - Relationships with the World

By travelling to Haiti, Kenya, El Salvador, India, and Zaire, this program takes a compassionate look at the impact that war, starvation, and religious superstition have had around the world.

CEC - 5 - THROUGH GRANDPA'S EYES (20 min.)

This story based on a Newberry Award winner by Patricia MacLacklan, offers a warm glimpse into the loving relationship of a young boy and his blind grandfather.

CEY - 37 - WE ARE ONE

We are one helps young people, and youth leadership take a broader look at youth ministry and the important role in plays within congregations. Produced by the Diocese of Colorado.

CEY - 20 - WHAT IS GOD LIKE? WHAT DOES FUTURE HOLD? (15 minutes each)

"God never did anything for me", is one response in this survey of passerby interviewed in city slums and suburbia on three continents. Discussion guides available. Springboards to encourage junior high to adult audiences to evaluate their faith and articulate their belief. 


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