Youth Ministry in This Season of Disruption

by Mark Oestreicher

Author	: Mark Oestreicher
Publisher	:
Total Pages	:
Release	: 2020-10-15
Genre	:
ISBN	: 9781942145578

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Choose your word for these times we're in: unprecedented, weird, challenging, exhausting. Each of them is true, of course. And youth workers everywhere are struggling to figure things out, wrestling with calling and expectations, experimenting and learning and holding onto hope.This book dives headfirst into that space with you, bringing the voices (and thinking) of 28 unique youth ministry practitioners-consider them as your own little band of partners.This book doesn't have all the answers. But it's a snapshot from the brilliant and resourceful tribe of youth workers that you're a part of. Between the lines, we hope you'll get a sense of God's Spirit whispering: Don't give up; you can do it!

Shaping the Spiritual Life of Students

by Richard R. Dunn

Author	: Richard R. Dunn
Publisher	: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages	: 260
Release	: 2001-05-21
Genre	: Religion
ISBN	: 9780830822843

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Richard Dunn shows how to mentor today's teens by setting the pace--physically, intellectually, emotionally, socially and spiritually--with sensitivity to the unique issues of adolescent development.

Middle School Ministry

by Mark Oestreicher

Author	: Mark Oestreicher
Publisher	: Zondervan
Total Pages	: 386
Release	: 2009-10-06
Genre	: Religion
ISBN	: 0310867401

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Many people run scared from the middle school youth room. But (thankfully!) there are people out there who are actually drawn to those young teens. Although often times they’re not equipped to deal with the unique challenges that middle school ministry presents, or they’re just not sure what to do when a room full of young teens (who are “part child, but not quite adult”) are running around the youth room. Finally, there’s a comprehensive guide to middle school ministry, from two veterans of this unchartered territory. Mark Oestreicher and Scott Rubin help youth workers understand the importance of middle school ministry, the development process for young teens and their implications for ministry, and how to best minister to these sometimes misunderstood students. They share their experiences (as middle school pastors and parents of middle schoolers), giving youth workers he encouragement, hope, and training they need to succeed in middle school ministry.

Talking Back to Purity Culture

by Rachel Joy Welcher

Author	: Rachel Joy Welcher
Publisher	: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages	: 217
Release	: 2020-11-10
Genre	: Religion
ISBN	: 0830848177

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The generation born into evangelical purity culture has grown up, but many still struggle with its complicated legacy. Examining purity culture's teachings through the lens of Scripture, Rachel Joy Welcher charts a path forward in the ongoing debates about sexuality—one that rejects legalism and license alike, steering us back instead to the good news of Jesus.

5 Views on the Future of Youth Ministry

by Mark Oestreicher

Author	: Mark Oestreicher
Publisher	: Youth Cartel
Total Pages	: 144
Release	: 2021-07-16
Genre	:
ISBN	: 9781942145622

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Is youth ministry thriving? Stagnant? Evolving? Dying? What does any of that mean for us as youth workers, or, more critically, for the young people we care about? In this edition of our "multi-views" series, the chapters are authored by a group of youth ministry thought leaders. We asked them two key questions: What are the problems youth ministry currently faces? And what is the pathway forward? Each chapter represents a thoughtful, practical, and challenging viewpoint. At the end of each chapter, there is a sidebar from an in-the-trenches youth worker whose ministry is currently living out the future the chapter's writer foresees. We expect that the words of this book will cause you to rethink, to dream, and to question. There are no easy answers and one-size-fits-all solutions here. But we also believe that along with the challenges they bring to the forefront, these chapters will leave you with a sense of hope-filled possibility the future of youth ministry and the teenagers God calls us to love and care for.

Disruptive Discipleship

by Sam Van Eman

Author	: Sam Van Eman
Publisher	: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages	: 232
Release	: 2017-08-08
Genre	: Religion
ISBN	: 0830890815

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What can we do when we feel stuck? Sam Van Eman has found that our spiritual lives need disruptive experiences to jolt and reorient us. Filled with concrete examples of how ordinary people are shaped by pursuing these out-of-the-ordinary experiences, this book provides a path to deeper faith on purpose.

Disruptive Christian Ethics

by Traci C. West

Author	: Traci C. West
Publisher	: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages	: 244
Release	: 2006-01-01
Genre	: Religion
ISBN	: 9780664229597

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This book brings to the fore the difficult realities of racism and the sexual violation of women. Traci West argues for a liberative method of Christian social ethics in which the discussion begins not with generic philosophical concepts but in the concrete realities of the lives of the socially and economically marginalized.

Sticky Faith Innovation

by Steven Argue

Author	: Steven Argue
Publisher	:
Total Pages	: 268
Release	: 2021-01-08
Genre	:
ISBN	: 9780991488087

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Ministries holding on to programs that worked in the past because "We've always done it that way" are about as relevant as a landline or cassette tape. This book is for every youth leader who knows that change is part of youth ministry. It's for adults and mentors whose hearts both sing and break over young people. And it is for courageous pastors who will do whatever it takes to faithfully serve their teenagers. That's right, this book is for you. Building on over a dozen years of research and intensive work with more than 50 youth ministries and 100 youth leaders, we've developed a step-by-step innovation process that equips youth leaders and their teams to effectively serve teenagers' changing lives and support their long-term faith. Sticky Faith Innovation will guide your team time and time again as you propel your compassion, creativity, and courage toward cultivating a youth ministry that responds to the changing needs of your young people.

Youth Ministry in a Multifaith Society

by Mr Len Kageler

Author	: Mr Len Kageler
Publisher	:
Total Pages	: 334
Release	: 2014-05-02
Genre	:
ISBN	: 9781459677906

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How do we ground our young people in the faith while encouraging their relationships with friends of other faiths? Veteran youth minister and researcher Len Kageler digs into the data surrounding this exciting multifaith era and offers surprising confidence that our kids can be guided into mature Christian faith while simultaneously learning to ...