However in many parts of the world young people are conspicuous by their absence from the worshipping life of the Church. In this book experts from around the Anglican Communion write about their experience of listening to young people and working with them, and the voices of the young are heard clearly and loudly. From Paraguay to Sydney, Palestine to Glasgow, the message is clear.
Young people do want to be heard.
Young people want older people to engage with them, where they are. And young people have a deep spiritual sense, enormous energy and a tremendous amount to offer the Church. The message of this book, which examines youth ministry from a variety of perspectives, is that to successfully bring young people into the life of the Church, the Church must learn to engage with young people within their own culture. In return the Church will find that young people are worth listening to, and if the future of the Church and the proclamation of the gospel is placed in their hands the future looks bright indeed.