{"id":5654,"date":"2014-06-16T20:35:38","date_gmt":"2014-06-17T01:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate\/?p=5654"},"modified":"2014-06-16T20:37:15","modified_gmt":"2014-06-17T01:37:15","slug":"woo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate\/2014\/06\/16\/woo\/","title":{"rendered":"Woo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2014\/06\/woo.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[5654]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5657\" alt=\"woo\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2014\/06\/woo-186x300.jpg\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2014\/06\/woo-186x300.jpg 186w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2014\/06\/woo.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWhat if teenagers wanted to follow Jesus, not just avoid hell?<\/p>\n<p>Desire makes us who we are. What teenagers want\u2014whether they possess it, long for it, are terrified by it, deny it, pursue it, or give up on it\u2014impacts their relationships, dictates their actions, forms their character, and shapes their beliefs. So if they actually want Jesus or the church or the kingdom, then they\u2019re more likely to keep wanting their faith beyond youth group.<\/p>\n<p><em>Woo<\/em>\u00a0connects teenagers\u2019 good desires with the Good News. It\u2019s an invitation to reimagine the church as a place where students\u2019 desires are honored; where they will encounter the One who desires and can participate with God in restoring the world.<\/p>\n<p><em>Woo<\/em>\u00a0isn\u2019t another method or gimmick that will bring students flocking to youth group. Instead, it suggests a way of being\u2014one that begins with us. It\u2019s good.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate?moderation_action=report_form&#038;object_type=post&#038;object_id=5654&#038;width=250&#038;height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What if teenagers wanted to follow Jesus, not just avoid hell? Desire makes us who we are. What teenagers want\u2014whether they possess it, long for it, are terrified by it, deny it, pursue it, or give up on it\u2014impacts their relationships, dictates their actions, forms their character, and shapes their beliefs. 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