Help! I'm a Junior High Youth Worker! [Paperback]

Mark Oestreicher (Author)

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Product Description

Short, helpful concepts, quotes, and tips in this book pertain to church work with junior high aged kids.

From the Author

Mark Oestreicher is associate pastor of children, students, and young adults at Lake Avenue Congregational Church in Pasadena, California. With 13 years in youth ministry, he has written numerous books, including Wild Truth Bible Lessons and Wild Truth Journal for Junior Highers

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Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan/Youth Specialties (March 7, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310213282
• ISBN-13: 978-0310213284
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #838,725 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Skeletal Guide to Staying Alive in Junior High Ministry, February 4, 2006

By	S. Stevenson - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Help! I'm a Junior High Youth Worker! (Paperback)

Let's face it. Junior High Ministry is not always a picnic. But neither is it a war zone (well,at least not always!). There isn't really a whole bunch of resources out there for Junior High workers, but HELP! I'M A JUNIOR HIGH YOUTH WORKER! by Mark Oestreicher is at least a pretty decent quick help guide to the ministry.

Throughout the book, Mark is mainly giving side-line encouragement to keep going and love the kids, throwing a few helpful ideas in here and there. He approaches topics such as developments physically, socially, and spiritually in junior highers, practical teaching tips, and ways to help spur your students to LIVING their faith, not just showing up on Sundays with a dusty Bible.

I found the teaching tips to be helpful. He offers suggestions on game ideas, ways to keep attention, and a list of helpful curriculums that will NOT bore junior highers. Along the way, Mark throws in stories of his own short-comings as a youth minister and also stories from different individuals involved with youth. There are also a bunch of quotes from actual teens about their views on different aspects of being in junior high. At the end, there is a very comprehensive list of other youth ministry resources from videos to books.

While a VERY quick read (took me in all less than an hour to breeze through), Mark does give some helpful advice and encouragement to get back into the trenches and love the students I work with. Recommended.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Light cliches, August 22, 2004

By	dan k "dan k" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Help! I'm a Junior High Youth Worker! (Paperback)

This book is just riding on the coat tails of the one that came before it. It is again a bunch of shallow advice from someone who is trying to make money off of volunteers.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Fluff, August 20, 2005

By	stephaniebradley (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Help! I'm a Junior High Youth Worker! (Paperback)

These are one-liners that aren't funny or insightful. People who work with teen-agers shouldn't have to listen to someone else tell them what they already know by common sense.