FOR ADVENTIST PREACHERS, TEACHERS, AND PARENTS
How to Explain the Sabbath to Young, Unchurched Generations So They Fall in Love With It
In 90 minutes you'll walk away with a fresh framework for presenting the Sabbath that resonates with today's younger, unchurched generations — with power, conviction, and zero compromise on theology.
The Sabbath Isn't Dated. It Just Needs a New Voice.
Young, secular people are desperate for exactly what the Sabbath offers — rest, identity, liberation from the performance treadmill. The Sabbath was made for this moment.
This workshop gives you the frameworks to proclaim it in language today's world can actually hear, without compromising a single theological conviction.
This Live workshop fixes that by showing you how to:
Present the Sabbath in a way that resonates with unchurched generations
Use language that connects before you ever mention theology
Make young people genuinely excited about the seventh day
This Workshop Is Built For You If…
You're a pastor or lay preacher who wants to present the Sabbath in a way that genuinely excites young people
You teach Bible studies or Sabbath School and want to connect with young adults who grew up outside the church
You're a parent trying to communicate the beauty of the Sabbath to your kids without it sounding like a rule
You work at an SDA academy, university, or youth Sabbath School and need fresh frameworks for today's students
You love the Sabbath personally but struggle to articulate why it matters to anyone who didn't grow up Adventist
What you’ll learn
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The Story-Arc Gospel Framework
Discover how to preach or talk about the good news of Jesus in a way that is simple, easy to follow, and super relevant for younger listeners.
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Contextualization for Tik-Tok Minds
You don’t need to be young and hip to connect with youth. You just need to show you care about their world. Learn how to do just that with the power of “contextualization”.
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The Relevance Bridge
Unlock the step by step model that starts with the tensions youth already feel and then connects each of them to the good news of Jesus.
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Trauma-Informed Gospel Teaching
Learn how to talk about repentance, obedience, and surrender without re-activating spiritual wounds that make young people run away from church.
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Jesus at the Centre
Discover the three foundations that keep Jesus naturally and effortlessly central in your preaching and teaching so you can point youth to Jesus in everything you say.
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From Monologue to Dialogue
Access simple frameworks, questions, and scripts you can use this Sabbath to get your youth engaged in exploring and discovering the power of the gospel for themselves.
Workshop agenda
(90 minutes)
Start:
Three common traps that make our good news sound like bad news in 2025
0:10 The Story-Arc of the Gospel in a Scroll World
How to tell the big story of Jesus in a way youth actually want to keep listening
0:25 Language Shifts
Translating religious words into “youth language”
0:40 The Relevance Bridge
Crafting starting points that connect with real tensions youth feel today
0:55 Trauma-Aware Evangelism
How to talk about sin, judgment, and repentance with youth who have been hurt by the church
1:10 Jesus-Only
Three keys that ensure Jesus is the living centre of every study, sermon, and conversation
1:25 Q&A and next steps
Bring your real context and questions!
It’s not Jesus they’re tired of.
After a decade of pastoring and leading an online ministry that engages both youth and secular seekers, one thing is clear: young people are still deeply curious about Jesus.
This workshop will help you share the good news of Jesus in a way that cuts through all of that and feels like real, grounded, hopeful news in 2026.
Master Gospel Conversations for Today’s Tik-Tok Generations!
Only $67
About Your Host
Marcos Torres is an ordained SDA pastor, author & founder of The Story Church Project. He coaches Adventist believers to communicate the gospel in secular spaces without watering down Scripture. His biggest passion is cultural mission in the secular West and is known for turning complex biblical themes into compelling, hope‑filled stories that young and unchurched audiences connect with.