Sustainable youth ministry : why most youth ministry doesn't last and what your church can do about it / Mark DeVries.
Material type: TextPublication details: Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, c2008.Description: 224 p. ; 21 cmISBN:- 9780830833610 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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- BV4447 .D457 2008
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Book: Standard | Hewitson Library, Presbyterian Research Centre | Main | BV4447 .D48 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 11-040 | ||
Knox | Hewitson Library, Presbyterian Research Centre | Youth Ministry | YMT Dev (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available |
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction. A Roll of the Dice: Exposing Today's Most Popular Youth Ministry Model -- 1. Cracking the Code: The Anatomy of Stuckness in Youth Ministry -- 2. The Easy Button: The Crisis of Chronic Underinvestment -- 3. Hoping, Wishing and Praying: Beyond the Frantic Search for the Youth Ministry Superstar -- 4. The Dance Floor: A Systems Approach to Youth Ministry -- 5. Building Right: The Structures of Sustainability -- 6. Changing Culture: The Work of the Environmental Architect -- 7. Searching Right: A Primer for Youth Ministry Search Teams -- 8. Aligning the Heart: The Emotionally Healthy Youth Worker -- 9. Monkeys, Frogs and Balconies: Secrets of Third-Pig Youth Workers -- 10. Architecting the Constellation: From Camp Counselor to Sustainable Leader -- 11. The Magnet Effect: Making Friendship Contagious -- 12. Dancing with Alligators: Navigating the Turbulent Waters of Church Politics -- 13. Rabbit Trails and Brick Walls: When All the Brilliant Plans Don't Work -- Epilogue: Seizing the Unfair Advantage -- App. A. Discussion Questions -- App. B. Sustainable Youth Ministry Builder's List -- App. C. The Compliance Checklist.
Cracking the code : the anatomy of stuckness in youth ministry -- The easy button : the crisis of chronic underinvestment -- Hoping, wishing, and praying : beyond the frantic search for the youth ministry superstar -- The dance floor : a systems approach to youth ministry -- Building right : the structures of sustainability -- Changing culture : the work of the environmental architect -- Searching right : a primer for youth ministry search teams -- Aligning the heart : the emotionally healthy youth worker -- Monkeys, frogs and balconies : secrets of third-pig youth workers -- Architecting the constellation : from camp counselor to sustainable leader -- The magnet effect : making friendship contagious -- Dancing with alligators : navigating the turbulent waters of church politics -- Rabbit trails and brick walls : when all the brilliant plans don't work.
"What is going wrong? What would it take to build a ministry that withstands the revolving door of youth ministers?" "Based on his own experience as a youth minister and on his work with churches in crisis, Mark DeVries pinpoints problems that cause division and burnout. He then provides the practical tools and structures needed to lay a strong foundation for ministry - one that isn't built solely on a person."--BOOK JACKET.
Hewitson Library Youth Ministry collection.
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