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This book was written to address some of the chaos or disorder
often associated with youth ministries. It evolved as a result of
my own experiences working with young people for the last sixteen
years. I was convinced that there had to be way to structure the
youth program so that any one aspect is not sacrificed at the
expense of another. I came to realize that in my attempt to satisfy
the desires of the youth, who could not get enough fun activities,
I sacrificed order, purpose, and aim. It appeared that we were, for
many years, shooting the air - shooting at nothing, hitting
nothing. I had to come around to asking myself the question, "Why
was I doing what I did with the youth ministry." In examining that
question, I discovered we had no structure, no guiding principles,
and no core values. This book attempts to address the confusion
that is often associated with youth ministries lacking in these
areas, and suggests an action-driven style without losing sight of
these orderly components. This work for youth leaders is unique,
not only because of its unusual format but also because of its
biblical basis, philosophical positions, practicality, and
simplicity. It breaks with the black and white style in which youth
materials are usually written, and it adopts a new color approach
based on acrostics. As a template or model, this work will assist
youth leaders with the flexibility of structuring programs that can
be unique to their own ministry needs without ignoring core values
and guiding principles, and/or afford them the availability of a
youth ministry resource as is. It presents activity ideas to
instill the core values of the Christian faith in youth in these
modern times when the foundations of such values are being shaken
and undermined. It includes colorful, illustrative diagrams and
graphics in the interior, making it different and appealing to
youth workers and other readers. It is goal-focused. That is, it
lays out goals and sub-goals that should be common to all youth
ministries to some degree, and presents activity ideas, as well as
instructions, in some cases, to meet targets. With its concise,
outline format and intervening comments, it makes for easy reading
while conveying what the author has in mind on some subjects. These
features should allow not only youth leaders, but also youth,
themselves, to discharge meaningful and leadership duties in an
environment geared for them and their peers.
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