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Sales Rank: 102567
Category: Book
Author: Mark Devries
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Studio: InterVarsity Press
Manufacturer: InterVarsity Press
Label: InterVarsity Press
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: Rev Upd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 0830832432
Dewey Decimal Number: 259.23
EAN: 9780830832439
ASIN: 0830832432
Publication Date: April 2004
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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.
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The fact you are looking here means YOU NEED THIS BOOK September 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I got involved in Youth Ministry, we were at a crossroads with a shrinking program. This book was recommended to us, and everyone in youth leadership roles at the church read and discussed it. That was at least five years ago and the book is still impactful to me as a youth advisor in what is now a larger and growing ministry. You'll learn what success really means, and it's not how many kids come each week. Devries argues convincingly that nothing's more important than connecting youth to the adults in the church family, and putting the youth program into the context of overall family ministry. If you think you're successful because you offer a lot of activities, you need to read this book. I learned that a successful youth ministry is one that results in life-long discipleship.
Best Youth Group Book Ever June 28, 2008
I got this book a while back and am planning to get another for the youth leaders in our church. By far this is the best and most sensible approach to youth ministy I have ever seen. In making the church body a family as the Bible teaches, each young person will have not just their peer group influencing them but other mature Christian adults in the church mentoring them as well. Just keeping kids busy with lots of fun activities without discipling them and teaching them how to be Christian adults is just that, keeping them busy without regarding the eternal value of who they are and what they do. That's not the real world, and it's not what the Bible teaches regarding how we are to raise our children and young adults.
 Good timing December 30, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Our parenting Sunday School class is reading this together and we are currently in the process of changing our youth ministry at the church. It has already generated parental involvement in the process.
One of the Best Youth Ministry Books Written November 10, 2006
Mark DeVries insight into youth ministry is exactly what needs to be heard and then put into practice. This book is a must-read by anyone involved in youth ministry and considering being involved in youth ministry. This book should open eyes in regards to the Church's responsibilty to our youth and their families!
Family Based Youth Ministry - A must for all Youth Minsters October 31, 2001
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book is a wonderful companion for all who are involved in youth ministry. It focuses on the importance of relationships in the success of the ministry. It doesn't mislead by asserting that all the answers are on the pages of this book. You will be challenged to move your ministry into a more lasting phase in which the adults of the congregation become integral parts of the foundation of the teens.All youth ministers, youth deacons, and youth volunteers should own a copy of this book.
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