Title: The end of youth ministry? : why parents don't really care about youth groups and what youth workers should do about it /
Authors: Root, Andrew, 1974-
Year: 2020
Subjects: Church work with youth; Church youth workers; Youth Religious life; Church work with youth; Church youth workers; Youth Religious life
Abstract: "Using an innovative first-person fictional narrative, an expert in youth ministry diagnoses the challenges facing the church today and offers a new way to think about what youth ministry can be for: not happiness, but joy"--
Contents: Toward a journey to joy -- Don't waste your life: youth ministry and the good life -- Are the kids OK? Goods and youth ministry -- Three sets of parents: things and happiness emerge -- Identity, part one: a dance party, Demi Lovato, and the internal quest -- Transformation in youth ministry -- Identity, part two: romance, recognition, and resentment -- Happiness, part one: Powerball, endgames, and Sheryl Crow versus Taylor Swift -- When goods become the good -- Happiness, part two: holiness, virtue, and Luther's freak-out -- Joy and the custodian: what youth ministry is for -- Borne burdens: youth ministry and stories of joy -- Open takes and closed spins: youth ministry and transcendence -- An identity event: how youth ministry affects identity -- Holding vigil: youth ministry and cruciform practices -- Conclusion: friendship and DQ.