Sustainable youth ministry : why most youth ministry doesn't last and what your church can do about it / Mark DeVries.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DeVries, Mark.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church work with youth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Books, [2008]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

You're looking for a youth pastor. Again.What goes wrong? Why do youth ministries crumble? And what is the cost to students, parents, volunteers and church staff?Is a sustainable youth ministry possible, even after a youth pastor leaves?Youth ministry expert Mark DeVries knows the answer is yes, because he helps build sustainable youth ministries through his coaching service called Youth Ministry Architects. So take heart: No matter what state the youth ministry at your church is in--in need of a leader and volunteers, full of battles and stress, large or small in number--it can be built to su

Contents:

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.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-224).

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ISBN:

9780830879052

0830879056

OCLC:

908514064