| Teenage Guys: Exploring Issues Adolescent Guys Face and Strategies to Help Them Contributor(s): Gerali, Steven (Author) |
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ISBN: 0310269857 ISBN-13: 9780310269854 Publisher: Zondervan OUR PRICE: $21.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: Youth workers need to fully understand the inner workings and development of adolescents in order to really meet their needs. In Teenage Guys, Dr. Steve Gerali presents the stages of development that adolescent guys go through, providing stories from his own experiences in ministry and counseling as well as practical research findings to equip youth workers (both male and female) to more effectively minister to teenage guys. With advice from counselors and veteran youth workers, you?ll find helpful suggestions on how to minister to teenage guys and their families. Each chapter includes discussion questions to help you and other youth workers process the issues your own students face and learn how you can help them and mentor them through this tumultuous time. In addition to concepts like mentoring and rites of passage, Dr. Gerali also walks readers through the seven areas of development young guys go through. You?ll understand more about: Cognitive development ? Identity formation ? Social development ? Emotional development ? Physiological development ? Sexological maturation ? Faith formation |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Education - Children & Youth - Family & Relationships | Life Stages - Adolescence - Religion | Christian Ministry - Evangelism |
| Dewey: 259.23 |
| LCCN: 2006000896 |
| Series: Youth Specialties (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.08" W x 9.08" (0.94 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Sex & Gender - Masculine - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Theometrics - Evangelical |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Youth workers need to fully understand the inner workings and development of adolescents in order to really meet their needs. In Teenage Guys, Dr. Steve Gerali presents the stages of development that adolescent guys go through, providing stories from his own experiences in ministry and counseling as well as practical research findings to equip youth workers (both male and female) to more effectively minister to teenage guys. With advice from counselors and veteran youth workers, you'll find helpful suggestions on how to minister to teenage guys and their families. Each chapter includes discussion questions to help you and other youth workers process the issues your own students face and learn how you can help them and mentor them through this tumultuous time. In addition to concepts like mentoring and rites of passage, Dr. Gerali also walks readers through the seven areas of development young guys go through. You'll understand more about: Cognitive development - Identity formation - Social development - Emotional development - Physiological development - Sexological maturation - Faith formation |
Contributor Bio(s): Gerali, Steven: - Dr. Steven Gerali is a speaker, professor, and clinical counselor recognized around the world as an expert in the field of adolescence and youth ministry. He is the author of several books about the issues of adolescence. Before becoming a professor of youth ministry, Steve served for more than 25 years as pastor of student ministries at churches in Arizona and Illinois in the United States. He is the father of two grown daughters and he currently lives in southern California with his wife, Jan. |