Download or read book Jesus Focused Youth Ministry written by Barry St. Clair and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To equip leaders for Jesus-focused youth ministry through the church to reach the world.
Download or read book Reaching Out to Religious Youth written by L. Kay Carman and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 2004-06-30 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a guide to services, programs, and collections for youth committed to their religious beliefs, covering Protestantism, evangelical Christianity, Catholicism, Islam, Judaism, and other religious traditions.
Download or read book Do They Run When They See You Coming written by Jonathan McKee and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-07-13 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reaching Out to Unchurched TeenagersFive facts about the unchurched:1. They believe all religions have value.2. They are spiritual, not religious.3. They don’t know what Christianity really is.4. They don’t know what they believe.5. They are looking for something that works.If you want to make an impact on this generation, these are five basic rules you must understand. Author Jonathan McKee writes that by taking the time to learn students’ unique situations you show you care about them as people, not as mission projects.Informative and full of real-life examples, Do They Run When They See You Coming? provides vital information you need to better understand students outside your youth group. Yet this book isn’t a sociological or marketing survey; the tangible guidelines and methods inside help you get into the mind of unchurched students––so you can get to know their hearts. Because, as every youth worker knows, real ministry is always about getting to the heart.
Download or read book Reaching Out to Religious Youth written by L. Kay Carman and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2004-06-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Messy Grace written by Caleb Kaltenbach and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes, grace gets messy. Caleb Kaltenbach was raised by LGBT parents, marched in gay pride parades as a youngster, and experienced firsthand the hatred and bitterness of some Christians toward his family. But then Caleb surprised everyone, including himself, by becoming a Christian…and a pastor. Very few issues in Christianity are as divisive as the acceptance of the LGBT community in the church. As a pastor and as a person with beloved family members living a gay lifestyle, Caleb had to face this issue with courage and grace. Messy Grace shows us that Jesus’s command to “love your neighbor as yourself” doesn’t have an exception clause for a gay “neighbor”—or for that matter, any other “neighbor” we might find it hard to relate to. Jesus was able to love these people and yet still hold on to his beliefs. So can you. Even when it’s messy. “Messy Grace is an important contribution to the conversation about sexual identity for churches and leaders. Caleb's story is surprising and unique, and he weaves it together compellingly. He states his views clearly, leaves room for disagreement, and champions love no matter where you are in this conversation.” —Jud Wilhite, Sr. Pastor, Central Christian Church
Download or read book Teenagers Matter written by Mark Cannister and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-08-23 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why Teenagers Matter in the Life of the Church
Download or read book Reaching a Generation for Christ written by Richard R. Dunn and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 1997-03-05 with total page 705 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Made Known Loved written by Ross Murray and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the debates about the inclusion of LGBTQ people in the life of the church, one overlooked community is LGBTQ youth. Made, Known, Loved: Developing LGBTQ-Inclusive Youth Ministry builds on experience and wisdom cultivated through The Naming Project, a ministry created at the intersection of youth, faith, and LGBTQ identity.Formed at a time when the overlap of such categories was unthinkable, The Naming Project provides a place where youth of all sexual orientations can be safe and affirmed in their identity and faith. Because of that foundational work, other pastors and youth ministers often reach out to leaders of The Naming Project with their questions about LBGTQ-inclusive youth ministry. Made, Known, Loved provides the guidance these leaders have been asking for.The book first helps congregation leaders and parents examine the values of the congregation and youth group. It focuses on keeping young people, including LGBTQ youth, safe and helping them feel respected and see themselves as beloved children of God. The book also provides a how-to manual for LGBTQ-inclusive youth ministry, sharing the best procedures and practices from the fifteen-plus years of The Naming Project's ministry, including its ongoing summer camp.Made, Known, Loved shows congregations how to create a program that affirms LGBTQ youth in their faith and their identity, accepts and welcomes diverse sexual orientations and gender identities, and equips future leaders for the church and the LGBTQ community.
Download or read book Four Views of Youth Ministry and the Church written by Wesley Black and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2010-01-05 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join the conversation as experts propose, defend, and explore Four Views of Youth Ministry and the Church.In a dialog that often gets downright feisty, four youth ministry academicians delineate their distinct philosophical and ecclesiological views regarding how youth ministry relates to the church at large--and leave a taste of what’s profound and what’s not in these four typologies:Inclusive congregational (Malan Nel). What happens when a church thoroughly integrates its adolescents, making them full partners in every aspect of congregational life?Preparatory (Wesley Black). Why and how should a church consider its teenagers as disciples-in-training and its youth ministry a school of preparation for future participation in church life?Missional (Chap Clark). What does a church look like, whose youth ministry does not necessarily nurture "church kids" but is essentially evangelistic? Whose youths and youth workers are considered missionaries?Strategic (Mark Senter). How feasible is it for a youth ministry to become a new church on its own--the youth pastor becoming the pastor, and the new church planted with the blessing of the mother church?In Four View of Your Ministry and the Church, solid academic writing and an inviting tone and design create a compelling text for both in-the-field, practicing youth workers and undergraduates and graduate students.
Download or read book Youth Ministry 1 0 written by Paul Collins and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2008-03 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The youth of our nation are struggling. They are disconnected and adrift. Jesus has called us to reach them and those who feel the call often feel overwhelmed and unprepared as they face this seemingly insurmountable task. This book is written to give not only hope and encouragement, but tools that work. Even starting with nothing in a small church with a tiny budget you can be effective in reaching the youth of this generation, even if you don't have a bible college degree. Hang on, this could be the greatest job you will ever love! Paul Collins is Pastor of Underground Fellowship in Green Bay WI and the founder of Oben Youth Ministries. He has worked with teens for 27 years in various capacities including adult sponsor, church scout group leader, bus driver, retreat cook, camp counselor, Sunday school teacher and Youth Pastor. He has a passion for reaching the teens of this generation and for helping small churches find the keys to building successful youth ministries with limited budget and resources. Paul and his wife Lisa have worked side-by-side starting with 6 kids in their basement to a multi-faceted youth program reaching out to teens who attend the local church and those with no church background alike.
Download or read book Outreach Saving Our Youth written by Dr. Mary "May" Larry Ph.D. and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will challenge you to evaluate your outreach method and walk with Christ. Touch on sensitive issues of Christian fighting against systemic racism; by promoting Social Justice. It will rekindle the passion toward our lost youth, for they are our future. Will you help? To SAVE a child, a YOUTH?
Download or read book The Skinny on Outreach written by Greg Stier and published by Group Publishing, Inc. . This book was released on 2015-05-28 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does the idea of outreach excite you? Does it intimidate you? Does it frustrate you? In the context of youth ministry, outreach is simply looking beyond yourself and equipping teenagers to do the same. It’s about a commitment to encouraging and equipping teenagers to engage in a lifestyle of share the world-altering message of Jesus. Jesus commands us to reach out, compassion compels us to reach out, and true discipleship calls us to reach out. The Skinny on Outreach delivers specific, tangible ideas for building a youth ministry where teenagers discover how every area of life offers ongoing opportunities for relational evangelism. This book will fuel your passion for reaching out and sharing the message of Jesus—and for inviting teenagers into this exciting adventure, too. When your teenagers are on mission with Jesus and telling people about him, they’ll also grow deeply in him. Help your students become life-changing ambassadors for Jesus’ message of grace and hope. And join Jesus in the quest for the unreached teenagers in your community!
Download or read book Reaching Out Through Christian Education written by Steve Clapp and published by LifeQuest Publishing Group. This book was released on 1995-04 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mission shaped Youth written by Tim Sudworth and published by Church House Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tim Sudworth presents an overview of innovative and dynamic ways of reaching out to young people. The book includes examples of work with schools, youth congregations, engaging young people in more traditional services and outreach projects.
Download or read book No Meeting Required written by Christina J. Semmel and published by Saint Mary's Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Effective youth ministry does not require a young person to sign up for, enroll in, or even attend a youth ministry program to be under the care of youth ministry in his or her parish. This book provides ideas for reaching out to young people without requiring them to do anything in return. Through nongathered ministry efforts, we can let all the young people in our community know that God's love (and ours) is not contingent on their showing up at an event"--Publisher description.
Download or read book Reaching Out to Troubled Youth written by Dwight Spotts and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Spiritual Growth in Youth Ministry written by J. David Stone and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
