Living Together (right) was recently published by G2G to help 11th graders with cultural and theological issues they may grapple with. My Child, My Friend (left) is a parental resource designed to go hand in hand with Living Together.
G2G (Generation to Generation) Christian Education Center, a Korean Christian think tank based in the U.S., recently released "Living Together," the second of a series of curricula designed to help Korean American high school students understand their identity and culture through the lens of the gospel and theological truths.
The resource, designed for students in 11th grade, explores both theological and cultural issues, such as grace, baptism, dating, church splits, and time management. A separate facilitator's guide for the book was also published to help leaders use the material in a small group setting.
To allow the discussion to go even further and beyond the church setting, a parent resource in Korean to go hand in hand with Living Together was also released, called "My Child, My Friend," and specifically explores the complexities of parenthood as an immigrant parent in the U.S. through biblical and theological lens.
Living Together follows the first resource that was published in this series, called "Living Between." The first is designed for 10th graders and also has resources for facilitators and parents to go along with it. A resource for seniors in high school is also set to be released next year, which will complete the series. Living Between and Living Together respectively has 32 and 34 lessons, while the upcoming resource for high school seniors will have 34 lessons, making a total of 100 lessons in the series.
G2G is a think tank comprising of many first and second generation Korean American academics and ministers, and has repeatedly shown interest in providing resources to help Korean Americans build and discover their identity, as shown by this series and another resource G2G published in 2011 called "iDentity."
This focus on the younger generation is a unique quality of G2G. Though the history of the Korean immigrant church in the U.S. goes back more than 100 years, not many resources were made specifically for the Korean Americans within this specific context, and most Korean Americans had to either rely on Korean resources translated in English, or English resources that were catered for the general American public.
"Living Together is an excellent resource for high school students who desire to know and grow in Christ," said Dr. Benjamin Shin of Talbot Theological School. "The writers of this book bring years of experience with a practical approach discussing relevant and current topics that many Korean North American youth face on a daily basis. This work is very commendable and should be adopted by every Korean church that has a youth group in it."
For more information, visit www.g2gcenter.org.
Hak Joon Lee, the director of G2G.
