Outposts of Grace: Ministry with Young Adults

24/05/2022 34 min
Outposts of Grace: Ministry with Young Adults

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Jesse Enniss and Kim Ingram, podcast hosts, talk with Rev. Dr. Preston Davis, Minister to the University at High Point University about his DMin focus on Christian practice for addressing the increase in fear and anxiety in young adults.  They talk about the role of mentors, churches, and parents in the lives of young people and how to help young adults belong. Preston shares knowledge, experience and wisdom from his research and interactions with students that are beneficial to all of us. Duke: DMin Degree (duke.edu) Candler @ Emory: Doctor of Ministry (DMin) | Candler School of Theology | Emory University | Atlanta, GA Hood: Doctor of Ministry (DMIN) : Hood Theological Seminary Hood Theological Seminary (hoodseminary.edu) Resources: Springtide Research is an excellent resource for thinking about the crossroads of young adult flourishing and spiritual formation. iGEN Generation Z Unfiltered: Facing Nine Hidden Challenges of the Most Anxious Population  Confessions | Cokesbury by Augustine On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts Hayworth Chapel and Religious Life | Religious Life | High Point University Preston's recommended reading list:   Light Weight: Love Does, Bob Goff.   Middle Weight: Letters to a Young Doubter, William Sloane Coffin Making Sense of the Bible, Adam Hamilton Blue Like Jazz, Donald Miller Ragamuffin Gospel, Brennan Manning ABCs of Christian Faith, Will Willimon In the Name of Jesus, Henri Nouwen Confessions, Saint Augustine. Or a modern reading of it, On the Road w Saint Augustine, James KA Smith Pastrix, Nadia Bolz-Webber Anything by Rachel Held Evans   Heavy Weight: My Bright Abyss, Christian Wiman God and the Lynching Tree, James Cone (Black Liberation theology) Holy Envy, Barbara Brown T aylor (interfaith focus)   More about Preston Davis and the ministry at HPU: Minister to the University | Religious Life | High Point University