On Fire or Burned Out? Involving Young People in Social Issues

Authors

Steve CaseFollow

Document Type

Contribution to Book

Publication Date

2021

Abstract

As young people become aware of injustices, their response tends to be one of either getting fired up or overwhelmed to the point of burnout. There is a third way. They may need guidance to pursue a better response, recognizing it requires much more than a quick fix. This third way identifies social injustice and goes beyond the symptoms to root causes and systemic processes. Giving a dollar to a homeless person might do some good, but young people should expand their understanding and practice by asking systemic “Why?” questions. Because of the prevalence of injustice in our world, exposure to multiple needs calls for wise guides and mentors who will engage with young people in a spiritual formation that includes the call a righteous/just God shares with them to replace injustice with shalom.

Comments

The book that includes this chapter is available for purchase from AdventSource

First Page

37

Last Page

42

Book Title

Real. Deal. Heal. Gen Z and Social Issues

Publisher

Advent Source

City

Lincoln, NE

Series

The 180° Symposium

ISBN

9781629099392

Recommended Citation

Case, Steve, "On Fire or Burned Out? Involving Young People in Social Issues" (2021). 180 Symposium Publications. 5.
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/cye-pubs/5

Acknowledgements

Posted with permission, Center for Youth Evangelism at Andrews University