Jeffrey Dean - Watch This. A Getting-There Guide to Manhood for Teen Guys

This Is Me will encourage, inspire, and challenge anyone who dives in. Many girls and women feel too scared or uncomfortable to talk about these issues with a guy. For that reason, this book poses a uniqueness that separates it from the pack. Not only is Jeffreys approach on a very personal level, its packed with biblical truths. This book will change your life if youre a young lady, a mother, or even a guy!

J OSH R EEDY , lead singer, DecembeRadio

In Watch This, Jeffrey uses biblical truth to encourage teen guys to grow toward authentic manhood.

J ASON R OY , lead singer, Building 429

Jeffrey Dean has a way of zeroing in on todays youth culture. He knows teens and how to communicate the love of Jesus to them in a way that captures their attention and convicts their hearts.

J OSH D. M C D OWELL , author and communicator

Jeffrey Deans This Is Me reads like an honest conversation with a trusted big brother. No catchy gimmicks or watered-down lessonsjust straight talk about the things girls care about most, backed up by Scripture, with all the authenticity that todays teens long for. I cant wait to share it with the girls in my life!

S HELLEY B REEN , singer, Point of Grace, and coauthor of Life, Love, and Other Mysteries

In both This Is Me and Watch This, Jeffrey Dean has done a great job of identifying the things that matter most in life and conveying a message of hope for teens. His words are timeless and strong. Youll love what you read, because it connects with the very heart of God.

D ANIEL S. W OLGEMUTH , President/CEO, Youth for Christ

This Is Me is one of the most thorough, honest, biblical, and compassionate books I have read in quite some time. Its the kind of message I believe God will use to touch many teenagers across America. Jeffrey Dean is not only a talented musician and communicator, but God has given him a deep love for todays teenagers, and it shows. I highly recommend his work to you.

D AWSON M C A LLISTER , national talk show host

Among student communicators Ive heard, I rate Jeffrey Dean among the top five. His message is relevant, clear, and biblical. He has a unique ability to relate to students about their culture and the choices they face. I highly recommend him.

P HIL W ALDREP , Phil Waldrep Ministries, Trinity, Alabama

Jeffrey is a gifted and passionate speaker who connects with teens at all levels. He is insightful and relevantspeaking into todays issues with the boldness that contemporary student culture requires.

R ON K ECK , managing director, Serendipity House Publishing

I am always amazed at the energy and enthusiasm that Jeffrey Dean brings to his work with teens. And his enthusiasm is contagious! Jeffreys abstinence message has been an extremely valuable resource for our clubsbecoming, in fact, the perfect vehicle to carry this all-important message to our young people. I know first-hand that Jeffreys message is not only getting into our schools and youth facilities, but its being listened to and taken to heart by kids.

J OHN H OLLIS , director of development, Boys and Girls Clubs of Delaware

Jeffreys stories are true, his facts are accurate, and his message to teens about making todays choices count for the future is heard loud and clear.

L ESLEE J. U NRUH , president of the Abstinence Clearinghouse

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Dean, Jeffrey.
Watch this : a getting-there guide to manhood for teen guys / by Jeffrey Dean. 1st ed.
p. cm.
1. Teenage boysReligious life. 2. Teenage boysConduct of life. I. Title.
BV4541.3.D43 2007
248.832dc22

2007010433

Printed in the United States of America

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To Mom and Dad
Thank you for encouraging me to dream

Many thanks to everyone at Multnomah: To my editor, Adrienne Spain, you are truly a gift. Thank you for your commitment to this project. To David Kopp, executive editor, for our new friendship and for your immeasurable wisdom. To Jason Myhre and Tiffany Lauer, marketing directors, for believing.

Thank you to the many who have journeyed with us over the past decade of ministry to teens and their families. Special thanks to Kimberly and Dan Klaveryou know my love!

To all my family, and especially Kent and Jeremy, for all the great stories weve made in life so far. I love you like brothers oh yeah, you are my brothers. To my girlsyou are my joy. To my wife, you are everything.

To God. Thank you for taking control of my life and saying, Watch this!

What would it take to show the world the real you?

still remember how it felt standing at the top of the Big One. Long before halfpipes and vert ramps, we simply had this steep, daunting hill. The journey down the Big One was the only way home from the neighborhood swimming pool, so for us there were only two ways down: walk or ride.

At the end of each day wed stand gazing down the Mount Everest of blacktop, and then, one by one, the others would launch their boards until I was the only one left, standing alone with my board and a stomach full of fear. Thats when I would finally take off down the hill sitting on my board. It took about fifteen seconds to actually make it down. But it only took five or six seconds for the insults to start flying.