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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... offers practical advice for parents , youth workers , pastors , and youth pastors . It challenges the status quo of youth ministry with effective ways to set a new standard for the Millennial Generation . Reid demonstrates how God has ...
... offering students a challenge . Young people in our churches see , for in- stance , youthful militants in the Middle East who , in the name of faith , are raised up with the hope of being suicide bombers . To what , in the name of faith ...
... offers a cultural orientation of today's students , but of importance , too , are events that influence this new generation . For gradu- ating high school seniors in the year 2000 , the most influential event was Columbine . That is ...
... offer , but what it adds is neither consistent nor important enough to justify a significant commitment to such an entity . If they are going to find God , they believe they can find Him elsewhere . " 16 Barna articulates a great ...
... offer a succinct overview of what I have also observed : First , we need innovative leaders , those who blaze a trail with fresh creativity and not just a rehashed imitation of the current cul- ture . Second , we must have a belief in ...
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 |