What we have is not for sale, but is given for free. The Ambiguous Self - there is a new way of living without boundaries but youth do not know how to deal with choices. We must figure out how to fix the flux without being or becoming rigid. Youth and adults have significant relationships across generations as well as with peers. Youth and adults participate in awe-full worship.
Youth are producers of culture as well as consumers of culture.
Youth participate in Christian discernment. Mission is central feature of youth ministry. Youth are prepared for vocation and experience church as a culture of 'call'. We are competing for the attention of adolescents. We live in a postmodern culture.