Sustainable Youth Ministry: Why Most Youth Ministry Doesn't Last and What Your Church Can Do about It Contributor(s): DeVries, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0830833617 ISBN-13: 9780830833610 Publisher: IVP OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: One of the big problems in youth ministry is the constant turnover of youth ministers. Mark DeVries addresses the problem with a systematic answer: churches need to take corporate responsibility for establishing a vision and structure for effective ministry, rather than leaving it all up to the youth minister. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Ministry - Youth - Religion | Christian Living - Leadership & Mentoring |
Dewey: 259.23 |
LCCN: 2008031403 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.65 lbs) 240 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Evangelical - Theometrics - Mainline |
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Publisher Description: 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 survive and to last for the long haul. Based on his own experience and on his many conversations and interviews with churches in crisis, DeVries pinpoints problems that cause division and burnout and dispels strongly held myths. He then provides the practical tools and structures pastors and church leaders need to lay a strong foundation for your ministry so that it isn't built on a person or the latest, greatest student ministry trend. His accessible guidance
Building a sustainable youth ministry is not easy, and it's not quick. But with commitment to the process, hard work and DeVries's guidance, you can put together a healthy youth ministry--one that fits your church and lasts for the long haul. Youth ministry can last. Here's how. |
Contributor Bio(s): DeVries, Mark: - Mark DeVries is the founder of Youth Ministry Architects, a coaching service which has allowed him to develop and test the ideas in this book as he has worked together with church leaders and youth ministers. He also oversees the youth ministry at First Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee. His books include Family-Based Youth Ministry. |