{"id":4089,"date":"2014-02-14T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T13:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/?p=4089"},"modified":"2026-05-24T16:23:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T20:23:15","slug":"teens-need-relevance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/teens-need-relevance.htm","title":{"rendered":"Young People Need Relevance"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3214\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3214\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/477311260477517977\/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3214\" src=\"\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/reaching-teens.jpg\" alt=\"Reaching Teens\" width=\"250\" height=\"173\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3214\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click image to enlarge in Pinterest &amp; repin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you want to get their attention and keep it, you need to provide young people with what they need and want &#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/teens-renewal.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">renewal,<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/teens-relationship.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">relationship,<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/teens-realness.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">realness,<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/teens-need-reasons.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reasons,<\/a><br \/>\nand as we will consider in this post,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">&#8212; <strong>relevance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Teens need to believe that what they&#8217;re learning has pragmatic value. They want to know what difference it will make to them. If they don&#8217;t see the relevance, they will have little motivation to learn and to ultimately believe.<\/p>\n<h2>Questions to Ask about the Relevance of Your Bible Lessons to Young People&#8217;s Lives<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>They live in the here and now. How does the lesson relate to their lives now?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>They are governed by circumstances and often by emotions. How does the lesson address what&#8217;s currently happening or how they feel?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0They are driven by a need for significance and acceptance? How does the lesson give them perspective they need?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How Make Teaching Relevant<\/h2>\n<p>Get their <a title=\"Getting Students' Attention\" href=\"\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/attention.htm\">attention<\/a> with relevant illustrations or activities that pull them in to want to learn more. 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