The Complete Book of Youth Ministry
Author : Warren S. Benson
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 24,70 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802498496
The End of Youth Ministry? (Theology for the Life of the World)
Author : Andrew Root
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 27,84 MB
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1493420178
Book Description
What is youth ministry actually for? And does it have a future? Andrew Root, a leading scholar in youth ministry and practical theology, went on a one-year journey to answer these questions. In this book, Root weaves together an innovative first-person fictional narrative to diagnose the challenges facing the church today and to offer a new vision for youth ministry in the 21st century. Informed by interviews that Root conducted with parents, this book explores how parents' perspectives of what constitutes a good life are affecting youth ministry. In today's culture, youth ministry can't compete with sports, test prep, and the myriad other activities in which young people participate. Through a unique parable-style story, Root offers a new way to think about the purpose of youth ministry: not happiness, but joy. Joy is a sense of experiencing the good. For youth ministry to be about joy, it must move beyond the youth group model and rework the assumptions of how identity and happiness are imagined by parents in American society.
OMG
Author : Kenda Creasy Dean
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 26,87 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1426700083
Book Description
Today's youth ministry is tomorrow's mainstream theology
Building a Youth Ministry that Builds Disciples
Author : Duffy Robbins
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 18,38 MB
Release : 2012-01-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 031089073X
Book Description
While most youth pastors are being regularly evaluated (or even scrutinized) for what they’re doing right now in the youth group, the reality is that the most important thing they are doing won’t actually be evident until much later. That’s because the biggest challenge for any youth ministry is helping teens embrace a whole-hearted devotion to God that lasts far beyond their years in the youth room. Unfortunately, much of youth ministry seems to be designed on the model of setting teenagers up for a “date” with God—a delightful evening that involves music, laughter, food, and light conversation. But what scripture calls us to is not a “one-night stand” with God, but a lifelong love of God that endures.Youth ministry educator and veteran, Duffy Robbins, offers youth workers a blueprint for building that kind of faith in teenagers. In this concise book, ideal for busy youth workers, they’ll be equipped to build a youth ministry that instills that lasting faith in its students.
The Practical Youth Ministry Handbook
Author : Michael D. Warden
Publisher : Group Publishing (Company)
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 28,49 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781559451758
Book Description
Top tips from successful youth workers about how to develop & maintain your youth ministry...grow in your role as a youth worker...& even how to avoid common mistakes.
Timeless Youth Ministry
Author : Lee Vukich
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 21,77 MB
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1575673770
Book Description
Most adults feel uncomfortable in the teen subculture. From this uneasy position, adults like to 'handle' the teens like children because they are threatening. The purpose of Timeless Youth Ministry is to help people in the church and Christian youth organizations minister to teenagers. As former youth pastors and current professors of youth ministry, the authors have 'been there, done that' in this field. They've run programs, camps, and ministry trips in such diverse places as southern California, east Tennessee, northeast Ohio and Alberta, Canada,to name a few. This book is a needed resource to examine afresh what it means to be an adolescent in today's culture and how those who minister to young people can best reach them.
Reaching a Generation for Christ
Author : Richard R. Dunn
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 705 pages
File Size : 30,35 MB
Release : 1997-03-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1575678500
Book Description
Things have changed. The Truth has not. The 1950's are gone forever. The days of the Sunday school attendance award and the much-loved Sunday school picnic have faded into oblivion. Yet some youth ministries still operate as if today's kids are living in a vacuum, unaffected by the changing morals of today's society. How can we reach these kids with the truth of the gospel? More than fifty of America's youth experts give advice and encouragement to those who long to see this generation know the love of Christ. They help readers think through their philosophies of youth ministry, break down barriers that impede progress, and maximize their own gifts and the gifts of those who work with them. They answer tough questions such as: How can leaders build a relational youth ministry? How can we find and support volunteers? What are the issues women face in youth ministry? How do we minister in ethnic communities? How should we respond to popular culture? How can we help hurting adolescents? You can have a vibrant youth ministry even in these uncertain times. You can reach this generation for Christ.
Revolution YM
Author : Ron Luce
Publisher : Nexgen
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 30,53 MB
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780781443029
Book Description
The ultimate resource for powerful youth ministry! Backed by the proven experience of youth minister Ron Luce, Revolution YM: Training Youth Specialists for High-Impact Ministry is just what the title implies - it's a comprehensive guide to high impact, vital youth ministry! And this two-in-one book is designed to help both experienced and new youth leaders grow their ministries in effectiveness and in numbers. Care is taken in helping leaders establish a youth ministry philosophy, and by providing inspiration and step-by-step plans to help them make their ministry visions a reality! This 480-page manual offers complete training for youth leaders, helping them grow their ministries not only by providing practical instruction in ministry and leadership development but also teaching them how to prioritize and balance their spiritual and personal lives.
Experiential Youth Ministry Handbook
Author : John Losey
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 38,44 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310255325
Book Description
This book provides more than eighty activities youth workers can use to help students connect.
The Youth Worker's Handbook to Family Ministry
Author : Chap Clark
Publisher : Zondervan Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,66 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Church group work with teenagers
ISBN : 9780310220251
Book Description
Teens today are a product of families much different from those 30 years ago. Home life is shaped by dual wage-earning parents, skyrocketing educational costs, blended families, and other concerns. For youth workers who know the importance of factoring their teens' families into the youth ministry equation, here at last is a comprehensive guidebook. Chap Clark offers highly useful information for involving teens in the church family and for custom-designing a family ministry program. This hands-on book offers to-the-point explanations of every aspect of family ministry. Its wide margins encourage note-taking. It provides a wealth of specific tools and ideas. And it's replete with quotes and statistics that can be used in parent seminars, retreats, and other events described in the book.
