| Keep It Real: Working with Today's Black Youth Contributor(s): Wimberly, Anne E. Streaty (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0687497027 ISBN-13: 9780687497027 Publisher: Abingdon Press OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Education - Children & Youth - Religion | Christian Ministry - Youth |
| Dewey: 259.230 |
| LCCN: 2005014384 |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6.12" W x 9.04" (0.61 lbs) 168 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Religious Orientation - Christian - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Theometrics - Mainline |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Offers the village of hope as a framework where pastors and leaders offer the church as a place of support, guidance, and accountability for youth, parents, and other adults who are raising today's black youth. The first edition of Working with Black Youth, edited by Charles R. Foster and Grant S. Shockley, was published in 1989. Since that time the challenges for black youth have only intensified and grown in complexity. A burning question of Black churches continues to be: How can we effectively ministry with our youth? Their world is fast-paced, media-centered, techno-savvy, hip-hop, violent, and plagued with HIV/AIDS. The Church wants to guide youth toward a Christian identity with values for wise decision-making. Youth want their questions heard. They want to see hope modeled. They need leadership opportunities. While there are no quick, easy, or singular approaches to working with black youth, there can be a framework to offer vital and relevant youth ministry. This book proposes a comprehensive framework that has evolved over ten years of annual youth and family convocations of the Interdenominational Theological Center as well as youth and family forums and activities related to the Youth Hope-Builders Academy of ITC. The framework builds on the image of the congregation as a village of hope where pastors and leaders get real to offer the church as a place of support, guidance, and accountability for youth, parents, and other adults who are raising today's black youth. Contributors: Daniel O. Black, Philip Dunston, Maisha I. Handy, Michael T. McQueen, Tapiwa Mucherera, Elizabeth J. Walker, Herbert R. Marbury, Annette R. Marbury, and Anne E. Streaty Wimberly |
Contributor Bio(s): Wimberly, Anne E.: - Anne E. Streaty Wimberly is Professor of Christian Education at the Interdenominational and Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia. She has 37 years of teaching experience and has been involved in music instruction in all age levels from preschool through graduate level.Marbury, Herbert: - Vanderbilt University Divinity School h.marbury@vanderbilt.edu or hmarb1@gmail.com also |