Young adult ministry can scare us, but what if it's not as enigmatic as we've been led to believe? Full of practical advice from their own experience (and a wealth of additional resources), this book from Scott Pontier and Mark DeVries explores six common mistakes churches make in their efforts to reach young adults, offering six paradoxes that return us to a simpler, more biblical ministry model.
Young adult ministry can scare us, but what if it's not as enigmatic as we've been led to believe? Full of practical advice from their own experience (and a wealth of additional resources), this book from Scott Pontier and Mark DeVries explores six common mistakes churches make in their efforts to reach young adults, offering six paradoxes that return us to a simpler, more biblical ministry model.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Scott Pontier is a senior consultant at Ministry Architects, a consulting team that helps churches and ministry organizations build sustainable ministries. He is also the lead pastor of Jamestown Harbor Church, a multi-site church in western Michigan. Mark DeVries is the founder of Ministry Architects and author of Sustainable Youth Ministry, Sustainable Children's Ministry (with Annette Safstrom), and Family-Based Youth Ministry. He served for twenty-eight years as associate pastor for youth and their families at First Presbyterian Church in Nashville.
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Introduction 1. How Do You Solve a Problem Like Young Adults? A Ruthlessly Honest Snapshot of the State of Today's Young Adult Ministry 2. Mistake #1: Learn About Young Adults 3. Mistake #2: Change the Worship Style 4. Mistake #3: Expect the Youth Director to Do It 5. Mistake #4: Start by Creating a Young Adult Program 6. Mistake #5: Wait Until They're Ready 7. Mistake #6: Give Up Too Soon 8. Beyond Fixing 9. Paradox #1: Succeed by Being Willing to Fail 10. Paradox #2: Focus on Young Adults by Taking the Focus off Young Adults 11. Paradox #3: Reach Young People by Gathering More Old People 12. Paradox #4: Reach One Young Adult at a Time Through a System to Reach Them All 13. Paradox #5: Respond to Lack of Commitment by Asking for More 14. Paradox #6: Attract Young Adults to Your Church by Sending Them Away 15. I Don't Know . . . Yet. Practicing the Long Obedience 16. Failure Isn't an Option—It's a Certainty Acknowledgments Discussion Questions Appendix: The Young Adult Ministry Roadmap Notes Additional Resources
Introduction 1. How Do You Solve a Problem Like Young Adults? A Ruthlessly Honest Snapshot of the State of Today's Young Adult Ministry 2. Mistake #1: Learn About Young Adults 3. Mistake #2: Change the Worship Style 4. Mistake #3: Expect the Youth Director to Do It 5. Mistake #4: Start by Creating a Young Adult Program 6. Mistake #5: Wait Until They're Ready 7. Mistake #6: Give Up Too Soon 8. Beyond Fixing 9. Paradox #1: Succeed by Being Willing to Fail 10. Paradox #2: Focus on Young Adults by Taking the Focus off Young Adults 11. Paradox #3: Reach Young People by Gathering More Old People 12. Paradox #4: Reach One Young Adult at a Time Through a System to Reach Them All 13. Paradox #5: Respond to Lack of Commitment by Asking for More 14. Paradox #6: Attract Young Adults to Your Church by Sending Them Away 15. I Don't Know . . . Yet. Practicing the Long Obedience 16. Failure Isn't an Option—It's a Certainty Acknowledgments Discussion Questions Appendix: The Young Adult Ministry Roadmap Notes Additional Resources
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