By a circuitous route, I found a DVD resource for young people, called, The Trouble with Paris. (It came via an Aussie magazine called Novus, which contained an article by Darren Rouse (famous for the very popular ProBlogger site) who's a Baptist pastor in Melbourne. In the article he referred to his other site, The Living Room, and in one of the posts there I found reference to the DVD.
The Trouble With Paris takes you on a four-week journey exposing the myths of popular culture, whilst presenting a new lens by which to view Christianity in a consumer world.
Western culture teaches us that our value and identity comes from the products, experiences and relationships that we consume. You can become a celebrity if you want it bad enough. Youth is worshipped and commitment to anything is uncool. But where do I find contentment and happiness? In a society where consumerism is god, how do Christians express their faith in a meaningful and relevant way?
Mark Sayers, Australia 's leading young adults theologian, presents a unique insight into how media and advertising impacts upon our dreams, values and expectations as Christians. The Trouble With Paris has thoughtful animation and an interactive question time, and is the ideal resource for small groups or individuals wanting to reshape how to live out your faith in a world of plastic promises.
The modules are as follows:
• Week One – The Pursuit of Happiness
• Week Two – Fame, Fortune and other Fables
• Week Three – Reality Bites
• Week Four – Finding God's Reality
You can buy a copy of the DVD directly from the website.
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