I just read a great blog: Adolescents Crave Purpose.  We know it's true!  I am no adolescent but I haven't stopped craving purpose!  I can't help but think the church and Christian Education are missing out on the obvious. Christ offers the greatest purpose of all - purpose for life, purpose for learning, purpose for doing and being!  We must do our utmost to remove the obstacles we set in the path of today's learners (tomorrow's leaders).  

What obstacles?  

• thinking that meaningless regurgitation of facts indicates learning
• presenting uninspiring learning activities, outdated textbooks, assessment that doesn't measure for learning
• defaulting to the methods and materials of our generation
• accepting mediocre resources because it's got the Christian label denying our students the training and opportunity to think deeply, to ask and be asked in a variety of learning communities.  

Let's give our disciples-in-training meaningful learning experiences that involve their hearts, minds, hands and voices!