It's February so like anything youth group related, we're kicking off four weeks of episodes centered around dating, relationships, and sex. This week we start with friendships and how we didn't teach kids how to be friends with the opposite sex, what that led to, and try to figure out how we do better moving forward.

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We continue our discussion on doubts and deconstruction in the church. This week we shift our focus to where we go from here and ask if deconstruction is the best route to tackle our doubts or if there's a better way.

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There is a movement across the country where people are deconstructing the faith they were taught as kids. As a response to that, there have been some really at-best out of touch, at worst unsympathetic things said by church leaders and pastors about those deconstructing. This week is the first half of a two-part episode where we discuss doubts in our faith and how to approach them in a healthy way.

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Whether it was books about people who had gone to Heaven and come back to earth, weird paintings in church lobbies, or scary Carman music videos, youth group gave us a less-than-awesome view of Heaven and Hell. This week we talk about what those two things actually are and how having a good view of them can impact how you view your faith.

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There’s a line between letting the Holy Spirit lead and emotionally manipulating people for a response. Where is that line? How do we determine if what we experienced was actually the Holy Spirit? We talk about the balance between emotions and discernment this week on Unlearning Youth Group.

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Did you ever want to get a tattoo or dye your hair but were told your body is a temple and you couldn't do that? Was the person who told you that smoking or eating a Big Mac while saying it? This week we talk about the hypocrisy of how we viewed our body as a temple and what a better view of that looks like.

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If you grew up in church, you were probably told to choose your friends wisely. While that's biblical and sound advice, it somehow turned into an us vs them mentality where we looked down on those who believed different than us. And maybe - just maybe - that's part of the reason we have so many of the issues we have in our culture today.

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Growing up, we emphasized testimonies and conversion stories that were gigantic transformations. But often times those stories were best case exaggerated, worst case lies. And they made church kids feel shame for not having a crazy conversion story. This week we talk about the mistakes we made and look at how we need to look at testimonies and stories moving forward.

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If you went on a foreign mission trip in youth group, chances are it was a glorified vacation with a little bit of serving. But is there a better way to approach mission trips than the way we did growing up? Is there a better way to use that money to help other people? This week we dive into those issues and try to unlearn some bad mission trip approaches so we can have healthier ones moving forward.

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Mental health wasn't something we talked about in youth group. We were made to feel Jesus was all we needed as if you couldn't be a Christian and struggle with your mental health. This week we talk about how that was wrong, try to find some good in that approach, and then talk about a healthier way to approach mental health moving forward.

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