This Way to Youth Ministry - 9780310248699

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE WILD LIFE OF YOUTH MINISTRYYouth 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 ministryCultivate the traits and training that make a good youth pastorSet boundaries and maintain prioritiesUnderstand the spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical development on adolescentsNavigate youth culture and postmodernism Understand youth ministry in relation to the rest of the ChurchDevelop a team of volunteers who will walk the journey with youDevelop and apply a personalized ministry philosophyWith 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.