Kara Powell is the author of The Three Big Questions That Change Every Teenager. She says young people should ask themselves if they want to grow an identity belonging or purpose. Next week, we're sharing a forum on mental health from the University of Minnesota featuring psychiatrist Kurt Thompson.
At every age, we ask questions of identity, community, and meaning — Who am I? Where do I belong? What is my purpose? But college students today are asking them with unique urgency and anxiety.
In today's episode, we interview Kara Powell, a researcher at Fuller Youth Institute and co-author of 3 Big Questions that Change Every Teenager. We discuss how young people can better determine their purpose in life, how they can prepare for that purpose to change, and what the Christian tradition might have to offer.