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Teen Mania International is an Evangelical Christian youth organization located in Dallas, Texas (formally Garden Valley, Texas).〔(Teen Mania Pulling Up Roots )〕 Teen Mania focuses primarily on four key programs, with a few additional smaller endeavors. It is one of the largest Christian youth organizations in the U.S. Its primary program includes "Acquire the Fire" events, described by one writer as "a mix of pep rally, rock concert and church service," that are held in over 30 cities across the United States and Canada each year. The ministry focuses much of its energy towards its domestic and overseas mission trips, operated under the title "Global Expeditions". Teen Mania previously operated a one-year-long residential leadership training program on its campus, titled the Honor Academy, aimed towards high school graduates, and college students. The ministry has faced criticism for its use of overtly militaristic symbolism, as well as techniques that have been compared as similar to military training. It has also been criticized by some former interns and employees for what they characterize as spiritual abuse and financial mismanagement. In recent years it has faced significant financial difficulties, including a foreclosure on their campus, a lawsuit for breach of contract, and over $5.2 million in negative assets. In February 2014 the ministry changed its name to "Teen Mania International" as part of a move from Garden Valley to Dallas after defaulting on the mortgage on their campus.〔 In May 2014, Teen Mania announced that it would be expanding its work to include overseas churches. ==Mission statement== Teen Mania Ministries' mission, as stated on its corporate website, is "To provoke a young generation to passionately pursue Jesus Christ and to take his life-giving message to the ends of the Earth".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Teen Mania’s Mission Statement )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Teen Mania Ministries」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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