Reinventing Youth Ministry (Again): From Bells & Whistles to Flesh and Blood. By Wayne Rice. Kindle edition; Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2010, 207 pp., $17.00.
Over the past several years, local church youth ministry has come under fire. These critiques have questioned the validity [...]
Doug Fields has been the Pastor to Students at Saddleback Church in Southern California since 1992. Early in his book, Purpose Driven Youth Ministry, Fields identifies his goal for the book is to coach the reader “through a plan to build a healthy youth ministry [...]
Youth Ministry 3.0: A Manifesto. By Mark Oestreicher. El Cajon, CA: Youth Specialties, 2008, 155 pp., $12.99.
The premise for Mark Oestreicher’s book, Youth Ministry 3.0, is that youth workers need to change (19). Oestreicher introduces the problem by referencing recent studies, which found that teens [...]
I don’t always do what is right as a father. I often miss opportunities to do what is right and best for my family. I tend, like most dads, to want what is best for me. That’s why I was so interested in what I read recently about the nature of leadership. It comes [...]
Contemplative Youth Ministry: Practicing the Presence of Jesus. By Mark Yaconelli. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2006, 256 pp., $19.99.
Contemplative Youth Ministry: Practicing the Presence of Jesus is the result of research conducted by Mark Yaconelli, the creator and co-director of the Youth Ministry and Spirituality [...]
We are happy to announce that the latest issue of the Journal of Discipleship and Family Ministry is now available. The theme of our Fall 2011 installment is Adoption. In this issue we have provided several articles that touch on this vital topic from a variety of perspectives. John Mark Yeats begins the [...]
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Editorial Timothy Paul Jones
Father, Son and Holy Spirit: Theological Foundations for Family Ministry Bruce A. Ware
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