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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... tell my students , it's the job of a minister both to comfort the afflicted and to afflict the comfortable . Whether you're a pastor , youth pastor , youth worker , parent , or any combination thereof , may the words that follow ...
... Tell them we know how to be teenagers . We want them to show us how to be adults . " These Millennials want us to teach them not only to be adults , they want us to teach them to be godly adults . At a conference a few years ago ...
... " younger generation consistently tells surveyors they're happy , self - confident , and like their parents . ' 10 Males ' opinion is echoed by Chris Lehmann : As almost no media outlet is going to tell you 32 RAISING THE BAR.
... tell you , kids these days are astonishingly well - adjusted , nonviolent , educated , and polite .... A record number of American teens volunteer their time to charitable causes — twice as many as their counterparts of 20 years past ...
... tell the way . " And fourth , we must have a clear strategy so that at the end of the day we don't just have a pile of extended energy but rather the assurance that we've accomplished the goal . 4 ( emphasis added ) The meteoric growth ...
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 |