Getting Students to Show Up: Practical Ideas for Any Outreach Event---from 10 to 10,000 [Paperback]

Jonathan McKee (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 17, 2007

Whenever I talk with youth workers at big events, I see the same look in their eyes. It's the look of, 'I want to pull off an event like this.' I regularly get phone calls from youth workers around the country saying, 'We've never done anything like this before, but we wanted to do a big evangelism event . . .' At 80% of the events I speak at each year it seems as if the youth worker in charge expected large numbers, only to get a fourth of his or her expectations. The heart is there and the motives are pure . . . but the experience and know-how are in short supply. Most youth workers would love to pull off successful outreach events, if they only knew how. Youth workers are only learning how to program outreach events by 'trial and error.' They need a resource to not only teach them the basics in programming outreach events, but also give them tools and examples that actually work. This book will help them understand the mindset of this outreach crowd, and give them the tools to plan effective outreach programs. The book will show them examples of how NOT to do it, as well as giving them 'ready-made' events that work. It will also provide the basics such as the importance of DRAW, and aligning every single element with the events PURPOSE. The target market is all youth workers who want to plan weekly outreach programs, big events, or campus programs. A secondary audience would be student leaders who want to learn how to run 20 minute lunchtime 'Bible Clubs,' geared for outreach. Youth workers would be the gatekeepers to this audience, because they are the ones who would purchase the books for their student leaders

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'...Here you can learn how to plan programs that point people to Jesus by hearing others' mistakes and getting useful advice from a savvy veteran.' -- YouthWorker Journal

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Whenever I talk with youth workers at big events, I see the same look in their eyes. It's the look of, 'I want to pull off an event like this.' I regularly get phone calls from youth workers around the country saying, 'We've never done anything like this before, but we wanted to do a big evangelism event . . .' At 80% of the events I speak at each year it seems as if the youth worker in charge expected large numbers, only to get a fourth of his or her expectations. The heart is there and the motives are pure . . . but the experience and know-how are in short supply. Most youth workers would love to pull off successful outreach events, if they only knew how. Youth workers are only learning how to program outreach events by 'trial and error.' They need a resource to not only teach them the basics in programming outreach events, but also give them tools and examples that actually work. This book will help them understand the mindset of this outreach crowd, and give them the tools to plan effective outreach programs. The book will show them examples of how NOT to do it, as well as giving them 'ready-made' events that work. It will also provide the basics such as the importance of DRAW, and aligning every single element with the events PURPOSE. The target market is all youth workers who want to plan weekly outreach programs, big events, or campus programs. A secondary audience would be student leaders who want to learn how to run 20 minute lunchtime 'Bible Clubs,' geared for outreach. Youth workers would be the gatekeepers to this audience, because they are the ones who would purchase the books for their student leaders --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan/Youth Specialties (July 17, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310272165
• ISBN-13: 978-0310272168
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #803,354 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jonathan McKee, president of The Source for Youth Ministry, is the author of numerous books including the brand new "Candid Confessions of an Imperfect Parent," and various youth ministry books like, "Connect: Real Relationships in a World of Isolation," and the award winning book, "Do They Run When They See You Coming?" He speaks and trains at camps, conferences, and events across North America, and provides free resources to adult mentors on his websites, TheSource4YM.com and TheSource4Parents.com. Jonathan lives with his wife Lori and their three teenagers in Northern California.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Size matters, September 29, 2010

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Bryan Jaster (Columbus, OH) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Getting Students to Show Up: Practical Ideas for Any Outreach Event---from 10 to 10,000 (Paperback)

This book ultimately affirms that size matters. It draws upon the tired strategies of influence (manipulation!) to get people to "go to church". I'd recommend a book more in tune with a theology of incarnation where real presence matters more than tactics.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This is a good resource for thinking about outreach, February 5, 2008

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RJ Tomns (Southwest Kansas USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Getting Students to Show Up: Practical Ideas for Any Outreach Event---from 10 to 10,000 (Paperback)

If you are looking for a list of outreach ideas, then this book will disappoint you. However if you have little or no experience at planning an outreach event then this book is a great starting resource. The book has practical advice about how to think about outreach events, but is lacking in providing preplanned outreach events. In addition, there is information that most youth leaders will never need to think about, like how to book a band or a speaker.

I am a new youth minister and I found the book to be a good starting point, but I was looking for more outreach ideas. Getting students to show up did illuminate some areas that I had neglected in my planning so it is a good resource, but it is not a list of outreach ideas.

The end of the book does contain some outreach ideas and he points you to a free website (www.thesourceforym.com) which he is involved with and which does contain a list of outreach ideas.