I worked with Tim as the editor on Life with Jesus—and I couldn’t help thinking that this sort of material would be perfect for the tweens and teens in my church youth group. It’s just the right balance between biblical (with a Bible study setting the agenda for each session) and topical (with a practical focus that feels real and relevant). All we’d need to do, I thought, is write new discussion questions and teen-oriented case studies, and add some game ideas—oh, and change the name of the chapter on sex and marriage to something that wouldn’t induce giggles.
I was soon trialling the youth version of Life with Jesus at my church in Chessington, south-west London—and sending it elsewhere for other youth groups to give it a go too. Then we got the illustrator Jason Ramasami involved, adding bespoke doodles that bring to life the teen-friendly versions of Tim's insightful teaching. The result is a simple, flexible, discussion-based guide that I hope will help both young believers and young sceptics to explore what it is really like to follow Jesus for the long haul.
Katy Morgan is a Senior Editor at The Good Book Company and the award-winning author of The Songs of a Warrior and The Promise and the Light. She loves helping children and young people grow in knowledge and love of Jesus, and volunteers in the youth work at her church, King’s Church Chessington in Surrey, UK. She holds a master's degree in classical Greek literature from Cambridge University.
