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Author : Kenda Creasy Dean

Publisher : Abingdon Press

Page : 297 pages

File Size : 47,38 MB

Release : 2010

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1426700083

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Book Description

Today's youth ministry is tomorrow's mainstream theology



Timeless Youth Ministry

Author : Lee Vukich

Publisher : Moody Publishers

Page : 290 pages

File Size : 32,36 MB

Release : 2008-01-01

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1575673770

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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.



Building a Youth Ministry that Builds Disciples

Author : Duffy Robbins

Publisher : Zondervan

Page : 241 pages

File Size : 10,88 MB

Release : 2012-01-24

Category : Religion

ISBN : 031089073X

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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 End of Youth Ministry? (Theology for the Life of the World)

Author : Andrew Root

Publisher : Baker Academic

Page : 336 pages

File Size : 31,77 MB

Release : 2020-03-17

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1493420178

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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.







Gospel-Centered Youth Ministry

Author : Cameron Cole

Publisher : Crossway

Page : 210 pages

File Size : 24,95 MB

Release : 2016-02-12

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1433546981

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Book Description

Youth ministry is an essential part of most evangelical churches. And yet, there is a surprising lack of resources written specifically for youth workers focused on viewing all aspects of youth ministry through a gospel-focused lens. Featuring contributions from a host of experienced youth workers from a wide variety of churches, this how-to manual offers guidance related to every facet of youth ministry, from planning short-term mission trips to working with parents. Theologically rooted yet eminently practical, this handbook will equip youth leaders to effectively shepherd the young people under their care—training them to live faithfully in their homes, churches, and schools.



Youth Ministry on a Shoestring

Author : Lars Rood

Publisher : Zondervan

Page : 181 pages

File Size : 29,90 MB

Release : 2011-08-30

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0310430305

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Most youth pastors find it a constant struggle to get enough money allotted to their ministry’s budget, and with the latest recession, they’re feeling the crunch now more than ever as churches are cutting costs anywhere they can. But a youth pastor doesn’t have to feel stuck. In this book, youth workers will find innovative ideas to help them discover useful resources in places they hadn’t looked before. In his 15 years of youth ministry, Lars Rood has had his share of tight budgets, and he found that by looking at things from a different perspective, he was able to make his ministry work with limited funds. Here, Rood helps youth workers discover resources in the things around them, or through partnerships and people around them. He offers hope and encouragement to (often) frustrated youth workers as he guides them toward a new perspective when it comes to their ministry budgets.