Raising and Mentoring Black teen boys PLAYBOOK FOR CHRISTIAN MANHOOD: 12 Key Plays for Black Teen Boys JAMES C. PERKINS .

Raising and Mentoring Raising and Mentoring Black teen boysBlack teen boys

PLAYBOOK FOR CHRISTIAN PLAYBOOK FOR CHRISTIAN MANHOODMANHOOD: :

12 Key Plays for Black Teen Boys12 Key Plays for Black Teen Boys

JAMES C. PERKINSJAMES C. PERKINS

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RAISING AND MENTORING RAISING AND MENTORING BLACK TEEN BOYSBLACK TEEN BOYS

This book provides young boys This book provides young boys with strategies that will guide with strategies that will guide them around the traps that lead them around the traps that lead them to destroy themselves. them to destroy themselves.

PLAYBOOK FOR CHRISTIAN MANHOODPLAYBOOK FOR CHRISTIAN MANHOOD: : 12 Key Plays for Black Teen Boys12 Key Plays for Black Teen Boys

It will empower them to live a It will empower them to live a successful and productive life.successful and productive life.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOOKTHE PURPOSE OF THIS BOOK

RAISING AND MENTORINGRAISING AND MENTORING BLACK TEEN BOYS BLACK TEEN BOYS

At the end of each chapter, there is a work At the end of each chapter, there is a work section to guide the reader on the key areas section to guide the reader on the key areas needed to focus and grasp the principles needed to focus and grasp the principles discussed.discussed.

PLAYBOOK FOR CHRISTIAN MANHOOD PLAYBOOK FOR CHRISTIAN MANHOOD : : 12 Key Plays for Black Teen Boys12 Key Plays for Black Teen Boys

HOW TO USE THE BOOKHOW TO USE THE BOOK

This book can be used by an individual, This book can be used by an individual, parent, mentor, or any positive adult to help a parent, mentor, or any positive adult to help a teen think about and plan a strategy to address teen think about and plan a strategy to address the issues raised in each chapter.the issues raised in each chapter.

It is formatted like a football playbook using It is formatted like a football playbook using football analogies that capture and retain the football analogies that capture and retain the interest of the reader.interest of the reader.

RAISING AND MENTORINGRAISING AND MENTORING BLACK TEEN BOYS BLACK TEEN BOYS

PLAYBOOK FOR CHRISTIAN MANHOOD PLAYBOOK FOR CHRISTIAN MANHOOD : : 12 Key Plays for Black Teen Boys12 Key Plays for Black Teen Boys

PURPOSE OF THIS SEMINARPURPOSE OF THIS SEMINARThe lessons in this seminar will help teens to The lessons in this seminar will help teens to think carefully about their everyday decisions think carefully about their everyday decisions and choose a positive outcome for their life.and choose a positive outcome for their life.

Tips will be provided from each chapter of Tips will be provided from each chapter of the book that will help teens embrace the book that will help teens embrace themselves, their responsibilities, and their themselves, their responsibilities, and their potential.potential.This seminar will give teachers, parents, This seminar will give teachers, parents, and mentors a better understanding of their and mentors a better understanding of their pivotal role in the process of developing pivotal role in the process of developing teens of character, leadership, and teens of character, leadership, and responsibility.responsibility.

RAISING AND MENTORING RAISING AND MENTORING BLACK TEEN BOYSBLACK TEEN BOYS

You are NOT who people say you areYou are NOT who people say you are

You are NOT who you think you areYou are NOT who you think you are

You are who God says you areYou are who God says you are

Chapter OneChapter One

KNOW WHO YOU AREKNOW WHO YOU ARE

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Discover your purpose by asking:Discover your purpose by asking:

What problem would I like to use my life to What problem would I like to use my life to solve?solve?

What do I want to do to make the world a What do I want to do to make the world a better place?better place?

Chapter Two:Chapter Two:

KNOW YOUR PURPOSEKNOW YOUR PURPOSE

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Education is still the best stair step to a Education is still the best stair step to a productive futureproductive future

Being smart is not “acting white”Being smart is not “acting white”

Chapter Three Chapter Three

THE VALUE OF EDUCATIONTHE VALUE OF EDUCATION

RAISING AND MENTORING RAISING AND MENTORING BLACK TEEN BOYSBLACK TEEN BOYS

Decide to get money the honest wayDecide to get money the honest way

What can you do to generate income What can you do to generate income legitimatelylegitimately

Chapter FourChapter Four

A MAN AND HIS MONEYA MAN AND HIS MONEY

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Parents or guardians are the first people Parents or guardians are the first people who teach us about authoritywho teach us about authority

Most times, parents and guardians have Most times, parents and guardians have our best interest in mindour best interest in mind

Chapter FiveChapter Five

DEALING WITH PARENTS DEALING WITH PARENTS (GUARDIANS)(GUARDIANS)

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Like you, girls are made in the image of GodLike you, girls are made in the image of God

They are not objects to be used to gratify our They are not objects to be used to gratify our sexual desiresexual desire

We must honor our sexualityWe must honor our sexuality

Chapter SixChapter Six

THE BOYS AND THE GIRLSTHE BOYS AND THE GIRLS

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Nobody is your friend who encourages you Nobody is your friend who encourages you or helps you do wrongor helps you do wrong

A friend is a person who encourages you to A friend is a person who encourages you to be your bestbe your best

Chapter SevenChapter Seven

FRIENDSHIP: OUR BROTHER’S FRIENDSHIP: OUR BROTHER’S KEEPERKEEPER

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Do not follow others in order to be acceptedDo not follow others in order to be accepted

Be strong enough to live by your own Be strong enough to live by your own principlesprinciples

Chapter EightChapter Eight

THERE IS A LEADER IN YOUTHERE IS A LEADER IN YOU

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Everybody will experience disappointmentEverybody will experience disappointment

Do not allow disappointment to cause you Do not allow disappointment to cause you to think of yourself as a victimto think of yourself as a victim

Life does not end because all your dreams Life does not end because all your dreams don’t come truedon’t come true

Chapter NineChapter Nine

WHEN THINGS DON’T WORK THE WHEN THINGS DON’T WORK THE WAY YOU THOUGHT THEY WAY YOU THOUGHT THEY

WOULDWOULD

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Develop good health habitsDevelop good health habits

Drinking, smoking, and drugging is not Drinking, smoking, and drugging is not manly. It is self destructive.manly. It is self destructive.

Chapter TenChapter Ten

YOUR BODY IS THE TEMPLE OF YOUR BODY IS THE TEMPLE OF GODGOD

RAISING AND MENTORING RAISING AND MENTORING BLACK TEEN BOYSBLACK TEEN BOYS

You owe it to yourself and the world to You owe it to yourself and the world to make your community a better place.make your community a better place.

Use your life to improve the quality of life Use your life to improve the quality of life for others.for others.

Chapter ElevenChapter Eleven

SHOULDERING YOUR SOCIAL SHOULDERING YOUR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYRESPONSIBILITY

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Leave a relationship where you will be Leave a relationship where you will be missedmissed

Leave an example that’s worth imitatingLeave an example that’s worth imitating

Leave a situation better because you lived.Leave a situation better because you lived.

Chapter TwelveChapter Twelve

LEAVING A LEGACYLEAVING A LEGACY

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Let’s start a national ground swell of Let’s start a national ground swell of intentional effort to challenge our intentional effort to challenge our boys to change their culture from boys to change their culture from negative self-destructive behaviors to negative self-destructive behaviors to being the smart positive young men being the smart positive young men they can be.they can be.

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

Raising and Mentoring Raising and Mentoring Black teen boysBlack teen boys

PLAYBOOK FOR CHRISTIAN PLAYBOOK FOR CHRISTIAN MANHOODMANHOOD: :

12 Key Plays for Black Teen Boys12 Key Plays for Black Teen Boys

JAMES C. PERKINSJAMES C. PERKINS

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