| What Is the Role of Teens in Your Church? Contributor(s): Kunjufu, Jawanza (Author) |
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ISBN: 1934155497 ISBN-13: 9781934155493 Publisher: African American Images OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Ministry - Youth - Religion | Christian Living - Leadership & Mentoring - Religion | Christian Education - Children & Youth |
| Dewey: 259.23 |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 5.59" W x 8.51" (0.42 lbs) 140 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Exploring the reasons why more than 70 percent of teens stop going to church when they reach adulthood, this impassioned proposal outlines ways that churches can retain their youth populations by giving them opportunities to take on leadership responsibility. Difficult questions, meant to foster self-exploration and self-evaluation within the community, include Are we discriminating against youth? and Do youth feel empowered in our church? Congregations and church leaders are encouraged to take a look at the effort they make to engage teens in terms of budget, space, and programs and to implement methods for increasing this effort and increasing teen involvement. This analysis of religious communities also illustrates models of churches that are utilizing teens in leadership positions and uses these models to propose and advocate a whole new paradigm for the role of youth in the church. |