A practical handbook of biblical answers to the questions youth and children's ministry leaders have.
Biblical answers to youth and children's leader's questions.
What have you always wanted to know about children's and youth work? This new book gives Bible-centered answers to the top ten most frequently asked questions, including:
- What is Christian youth work?
- How do you teach mixed groups?
- What are the criteria for good leaders?
- How do you build bridges with parents?
- How do you keep control?
Find answers to these, and other questions, inside this biblical, practical handbook.
1. What's it all about? – Ian Fry
What is Christian youth work?
2. Desperately seeking leaders – Roger Fawcett
What are the criteria for good children's and youth leaders?
3. The whole package – Nick Margesson
How can we teach the whole counsel of God?
4. The word on the street – Martin Cole
How can we encourage young people to read the Bible?
5. Mix and match – Mark Tomlinson
How do we pitch our teaching for a mixed group?
6. Letting the lion loose – Trevor Pearce
How do we put a program
7. Serving suggestions - David Whitehouse
How do we encourage teenagers to get serving?
8. Out of control? – Alison Mitchell
How can we keep effective discipline?
9. Poles apart – Chris Slater
How do we integrate young people into the congregation?
10. Bridging the gap – Richard Newman
How can we build bridges with parents?
11. Getting excited! – Danny Rurlander
How can we get our church leadership excited?
| Contributors | Alison Mitchell |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781905564453 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Dimensions | 130mm x 198mm x 10.6mm |
| Weight | 0.12 kg |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 160 |
| Publisher | The Good Book Company |
Short, punchy chapters written by practising youth workers, on the topics that your volunteer leaders want to know about.
Firmly bible centred and full of practical examples, I have bought one for each of our 14-18s leaders. Easy to read but not theologically light weight, the contents page reads like a list of things I ought to be discussing at my leaders meetings. Buy two because you'll want to give one away.
This book gave much to think about when organising church youth work. It discussed the role of parents and the church and the purposes of youth work. Although some of it was relevant for independant Christian youth work this was not so focussed on in the book which was a shame. Each section has a short Bible study section to help keep focus on the reasons for doing youth work well. Even though I don't do church youth work it definitely provided food for thought and gave me some good ideas.
