Raising the Bar: Ministry to Youth in the New Millennium"We know how to be teenagers. We want [the church] to show us how to be adults." --Kristin, aged 17 Two-thirds of today's teens are interested in having a meaningful relationship with God, yet less than one-third of them are active in a local church. Alvin Reid--an experienced pastor, professor, evangelist, and youth ministry speaker--suggests these statistics are more an indictment of the way the church does youth ministry than of the teens they try to reach. Today's generation of teens, the Millennial generation, is marked by teamwork, authenticity, and a "can-do" attitude. They are much more than kids finishing childhood--a perspective many in the church have and that drives what often happens in youth group--they are young adults with incredible potential who need to learn how to be Christian adults. This compelling book provides an impassioned plea for the church to set a higher standard; to reinvent the fundamental ways we have ministered to teens and their families. Author is a recognized authority and sought-after speaker on youth ministryViews teens positively, but not naivelyEncourages and shows youth ministers and workers how to have a biblically successful ministryWritten with passion and expert knowledge |
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Truth or Consequences : Biblical Teaching Confronts Contemporary Practice 5. Entertaining Children or Assembling an Army : Lessons from History 11 13 15 19 23 37 49 ... 57 .63 6. The Jesus Movement : A Double - edged Sword 73 PART 2 ...
He argues that those called adolescents in contemporary culture are often regarded as heroes in Scripture — Joseph , David , Josiah , Mary , to name a few . And he states that students who learn geometry and trigonometry in high school ...
I wanted adults . " 2 Yet it took a very adult act for Jeremiah Neitz to stand up to a gun- man and share Christ . Young people can and do make mature , respon- sible decisions . But contemporary culture , even within the 16 INTRODUCTION.
But contemporary culture , even within the church , has developed a mistaken mind - set : Youth are kids who need to be baby - sat , rather than young adults ready for the challenge of changing the world . The teen years , or the years ...
But the failure of contemporary youth ministry to make a positive impact on youth culture cannot be ignored . Thus , if we keep doing what we're doing , we'll keep getting what we're getting ! It is not the purpose of Raising the Bar to ...
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A Doubleedged Sword | 73 |
REINVENTING YOUTH MINISTRY | 85 |
Authentic Worship | 133 |
Its Time to Grow Up | 153 |
Meanwhile Back at the Church | 171 |
A Radical Challenge | 193 |
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Raising the Bar: Ministry to Youth in the New Millennium Alvin L. Reid Sin vista previa disponible - 2004 |
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