This Way to Youth Ministry: An Introduction to the Adventure (YS Academic) [Hardcover]

Duffy Robbins (Author)

Book Description

Series: YS Academic | Publication Date: August 31, 2004

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE WILD LIFE OF YOUTH MINISTRY Youth Ministry. It's quite an idea so much bigger than two words. One part odyssey, one part call, one part mission, and one part quest, youth ministry calls us into places of breathless exhilaration, stunning beauty, genuine peril, and unknown discovery. This is not terrain for the faint of heart. But it is a landscape of grace and wonder. This Way to Youth Ministry is the most complete academic text for those who might be called to such a journey. Thirty-year youth ministry veteran Duffy Robbins explores the theology, theory, and practice of youth ministry and helps you discover how to: Identify your calling to ministry Cultivate the traits and training that make a good youth pastor Set boundaries and maintain priorities Understand the spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical development on adolescents Navigate youth culture and postmodernism Understand youth ministry in relation to the rest of the Church Develop a team of volunteers who will walk the journey with you Develop and apply a personalized ministry philosophy With just the right mix of theory and application, this extensive academic text shows you both the big picture and the close-up details of making ministry work. Whether your journey is just beginning or well under way, This Way to Youth Ministry is the book that will help with everything that lies ahead.

Editorial Reviews

Review

... a foundational textbook for the academic study of youth ministry. -- YouthWorker <br><br> (YouthWorker )

From the Back Cover

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE WILD LIFE OF YOUTH MINISTRY Youth Ministry. It’s quite an idea so much bigger than two words. One part odyssey, one part call, one part mission, and one part quest, youth ministry calls us into places of breathless exhilaration, stunning beauty, genuine peril, and unknown discovery. This is not terrain for the faint of heart. But it is a landscape of grace and wonder.

This Way to Youth Ministry is the most complete academic text for those who might be called to such a journey. Thirty-year youth ministry veteran Duffy Robbins explores the theology, theory, and practice of youth ministry and helps you discover how to:

Identify your calling to ministry Cultivate the traits and training that make a good youth pastor Set boundaries and maintain priorities Understand the spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical development on adolescents Navigate youth culture and postmodernism Understand youth ministry in relation to the rest of the Church Develop a team of volunteers who will walk the journey with you Develop and apply a personalized ministry philosophy

With just the right mix of theory and application, this extensive academic text shows you both the big picture and the close-up details of making ministry work. Whether your journey is just beginning or well under way, This Way to Youth Ministry is the book that will help with everything that lies ahead.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Hardcover: 608 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan/Youth Specialties (August 31, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310248698
• ISBN-13: 978-0310248699
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #388,363 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Duffy Robbins is a professor of youth ministry at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania. He's also the bestselling author and coauthor of Enjoy the Silence, Speaking to Teenagers, Memory Makers, This Way to Youth Ministry, and many more. A thirty-five year veteran of youth ministry, Duffy speaks around the world to teenagers and people who care about them. He's made it this long in youth ministry because he figured out the secret to budgets, dealing with parents, and working with church staff!