Raising the Bar: Ministry to Youth in the New Millennium"We know how to be teenagers. We want [the church] to show us how to be adults." --Kristin, aged 17 Two-thirds of today's teens are interested in having a meaningful relationship with God, yet less than one-third of them are active in a local church. Alvin Reid--an experienced pastor, professor, evangelist, and youth ministry speaker--suggests these statistics are more an indictment of the way the church does youth ministry than of the teens they try to reach. Today's generation of teens, the Millennial generation, is marked by teamwork, authenticity, and a "can-do" attitude. They are much more than kids finishing childhood--a perspective many in the church have and that drives what often happens in youth group--they are young adults with incredible potential who need to learn how to be Christian adults. This compelling book provides an impassioned plea for the church to set a higher standard; to reinvent the fundamental ways we have ministered to teens and their families. Author is a recognized authority and sought-after speaker on youth ministryViews teens positively, but not naivelyEncourages and shows youth ministers and workers how to have a biblically successful ministryWritten with passion and expert knowledge |
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... believe that the same nation that pro- duced a LeBron James , who became a star in the NBA at age eighteen , or a Cassie Bernall , a teenaged martyr for Christ , can also produce a generation of teens capable of rising to a new standard ...
... believe that God is drawing a line in the sand for the church , and that it's being drawn for this coming generation . It's time to awaken . It's time to get real . It's time to jettison our recreational Christianity for the radical New ...
... believe , the Generational Gathering , for family is returning as a major part of the lives of this new generation . We know how to be teenagers . We want them to show us how to be adults . -Kristin ( age seventeen ) Those who study ...
... accustomed to nonstop me- dia chatter about bad kids . . . . To believe the news , you'd sup- pose our schools are full of kids who can't read in the classroom , shoot one another in the hallways , spend their loose Meet the Millennials 29.
... believe in the future . The idealism of the ' 60s generation is seen in the Millennials , but without so much of the anti - authority edge . Volunteerism among youth has soared over the past few years . A pastor told me recently that 50 ...
Contents
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A Doubleedged Sword | 73 |
REINVENTING YOUTH MINISTRY | 85 |
Authentic Worship | 133 |
Its Time to Grow Up | 153 |
Meanwhile Back at the Church | 171 |
A Radical Challenge | 193 |