It’s no secret that teenagers experience huge amounts of stress. Much of that stress comes from fear of failure to meet the layers of expectations placed on them by parents, coaches, teachers and, yes, youth leaders. LinC talks about the timely topic of performance anxiety and helps youth begin to experience God’s peace as they tackle and respond to these and other fears. Key Scriptures: Joshua 6:1-21; Esther 4:10-17; Matthew 26:69-75. The entire nation was rocked by the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Reverberating from the heartland were tremors of grief and anger, along with rising tension. Next week’s LinC will examine the Ferguson shooting, looking specifically at how God calls us to respond to emotionally charged situations.
