Youth Ministry in a Post-Christian World: A Hopeful Wake-Up Call
What you re going to hear in this book is the passionate heart of a thoughtful youth worker who is unwilling to let standard youth ministry operating procedure get in the away of authentic, vital ministry. You won t have to agree with everything Brock says to recognize that he s asking important questions. This isn t just hand-wringing. Particularly in the last few chapters there are some helpful, practical steps for the way forward. Well-worth a read! --Dr. Duffy Robbins Professor of Youth Ministry, Eastern University, St. Davids, PAWhatever your church traditions and views of postmodern Christian relativism might be, this book is important for every youth pastor, leader, or mentor. Brock s 20-plus years of in-the-trenches youth ministry, combined with his discerning eye towards society, culture, and faith, lead to reflections that are insightful, truthful, and challenging, and then to responses that are theologically grounded, practicably sound, and eminently hopeful. --Crystal Kirgiss Literature Professor at Purdue University and author of many books including More Than Skin DeepI really, really hope enthusiastically hope that youth workers all over the country will read Brock Morgan s book Youth Ministry in a Post-Christian World. Please don t get hung up over the phrase post-Christian. Whether you re afraid of that phrase or think you are fully informed on the subject, this book is for all youth workers who want to do thoughtful, transformational and theologically sound youth ministry. I think and reflect a lot about culturally relevant, theologically robust youth ministry, but this book challenged me to examine my own youth ministry praxis and commitment. I m rarely impressed with youth ministry books but this one is so passionately on target that I will sing it s praises for a long time to come. --Mike King President/CEO, Youthfront; Author of Presence Centered Youth MinistryWhatever your church traditions and views of postmodern Christian relativism might be, this book is important for every youth pastor, leader, or mentor. Brock s 20-plus years of in-the-trenches youth ministry, combined with his discerning eye towards society, culture, and faith, lead to reflections that are insightful, truthful, and challenging, and then to responses that are theologically grounded, practicably sound, and eminently hopeful. --Crystal Kirgiss Literature Professor at Purdue University and author of many books including More Than Skin DeepI really, really hope enthusiastically hope that youth workers all over the country will read Brock Morgan s book Youth Ministry in a Post-Christian World. Please don t get hung up over the phrase post-Christian. Whether you re afraid of that phrase or think you are fully informed on the subject, this book is for all youth workers who want to do thoughtful, transformational and theologically sound youth ministry. I think and reflect a lot about culturally relevant, theologically robust youth ministry, but this book challenged me to examine my own youth ministry praxis and commitment. I m rarely impressed with youth ministry books but this one is so passionately on target that I will sing it s praises for a long time to come. --Mike King President/CEO, Youthfront; Author of Presence Centered Youth Ministry