Culture Shock is a real & can prey on even our strongest students! 
Leaving home causes many of their “God-given needs” (to be loved, accepted and to fit into a group) to go unmet for the first time. As a result, graduates feel out of place, stressed out and alone. These feelings are real and our students want them to stop. This opens students up to trying and bonding with activities and people that they may have avoided in high school. Motivating them to connect to a ministry and to find a Christian roommate helps alleviate these feelings and puts our graduates in a place of support and accountability. This is the aim of the Be Prepared session.
This one evening session is discussion-based and highly interactive. It helps students reflect upon the reasons so many leave the church, providing for great interaction around the reasons and 
then challenges them to avoid the pitfalls so many students encounter using Biblical examples and current college student video clips. The session runs an hour and a half and is best suited for juniors and seniors in high school. When combined with a dinner, it makes a great time of discussion that has proven to help protect the investment you have already made in their lives.
Parents, help us see a preparation session occur in your youth ministry by becoming a YTN Ambassador.
Youth Leaders run a session for your graduates.
