Title: Youth ministry and theological shorthand : living amongst the fragments of a coherent theology /
Authors: Bailey, David; Ward, Peter
Year: 2019
Subjects: Church work with youth; Church work; Theology
Abstract: In Youth Ministry and Theology Shorthand, David Bailey explores the dialogue between practice and theological education through the lens of youth ministry. This qualitative study illuminates how youth ministers talk about their work amongst young people. Through the slowing down of the youth ministry process it is discovered that youth ministers speak in theological shorthand. Theological shorthand is a paradox: it is both meaningful--it fuels long-term sacrificial service amongst young people--and it is problematic, as it risks untethering youth ministry from the wider narrative of the Christian story.