| Family-Based Youth Ministry Contributor(s): DeVries, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0830832432 ISBN-13: 9780830832439 Publisher: IVP OUR PRICE: $23.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2004 Annotation: Offering an entirely different approach to youth ministry that will build mature Christian believers, this refreshing guide shows parents, youth pastors, and church members how their church can reach today's teens and how to keep them involved in the life of the church. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Education - Children & Youth - Religion | Christian Living - Family & Relationships - Religion | Christian Ministry - Youth |
| Dewey: 259.23 |
| LCCN: 2003027939 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.5" W x 8.25" (0.73 lbs) 255 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical - Religious Orientation - Christian - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Have you tried all the new youth programs? Have you planned one too many wacky activities? Are you frustrated about the size of the youth group? Here's an approach to ministry that takes youth work seriously. Family-based youth ministry is about adults discipling teens one-on-one and in groups. It is about involving not just the nuclear family but the whole church family--from singles to older adults. More important, it's about incorporating youth into the life of your church. So stop worrying about the size of your youth group or your budget. Mark DeVries's refreshing approach to youth ministry will show you how your church can reach today's teens and how you can keep them involved in the life of the church. Whether you are a parent, a youth pastor or a church member who cares about teens, you will find in this book an entirely different approach to youth ministry that will build mature Christian believers. |
Contributor Bio(s): DeVries, Mark: - Mark DeVries (MDiv, Princeton Theological Seminary) is the founder of Ministry Architects, a consulting team that assists churches in building sustainable youth ministries. He has served since 1986 as associate pastor for youth and their families at First Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee. He has trained youth workers on five continents and has taught courses or been a guest lecturer at a number of colleges and seminaries. DeVries is the author of Family-Based Youth Ministry and coauthor of The Most Important Year in a Woman's Life/The Most Important Year in a Man's Life, and he has been a contributing writer for Josh McDowell's Youth Ministry Handbook, Starting Right and Reaching a Generation for Christ. In addition, his articles and reviews have been published in a variety of journals and magazines. He and his wife, Susan, have four grown children. |