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Subtitle: a youth ministry handbook
By: Kenda Creasy Dean, editor ; with Roland Martinson ... [et al.].
Series: Youth and theology series
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Nashville, Tenn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 163
ISBN-13: 9781426700088
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-158) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Oh my God: an introduction; title: Haunting questions; title: You are not alone; title: Telling the truth: we do this for joy; title: The trouble with research; title: Does youth ministry matter?; title: Do our practices of youth ministry reflect Christ?; title: Does our practice of youth ministry shape Christians?; title: How long can we keep this up?; title: Can we do better?; title: Daunting challenges; title: Spying on canaan; title: The challenges of a changing lifestage; title: Expanding adolescence; title: Ending adolescence; title: The challenges of a changing context; title: A new sense of place: the challenge of getting grounded; title: A new sense of time: the challenge of changing tempo; title: A new sense of stuff: the challenge of living generously; title: A new sense of self: the challenge of branding; title: A new sense of story: the challenge of telling the truth; title: Challenges ahead: serving Christ in a post-christendom church; title: Learning to be church (again); title: Enduring themes; title: Some things last: Christ's call to discipleship; title: Thumb-lines in youth ministry; title: Belonging: including young people in the community of faith; title: Accompaniment: joining young people on the journey of faith; title: Grace: strengthening young people for the life of faith; title: The sign potential of community; title: The sign potential of imagination; title: The sign potential of adolescents; title: Being in time; title: Promising possibilities; title: The madness of ministry with young people; title: The theological turn in youth ministry; title: Dick and Jane go to church: the hunger for a worthy adventure; title: The missional  church: following Jesus into the world; title: Redefining community: from connections to communion; title: Sacred practices: aiming for embodied faith; title: Practicing the presence of God; title: A curriculum of sacred practice; title: The importance of parents; title: Beyond training events: new possibilities for forming leaders; title: Streams in the wasteland; title: Emerging competencies; title: Setting the believers an example (or not); title: Leading with integrity: still learning; title: Searching Scripture: transformation in  Bible study; title: Inviting wholeness: identity and integrity in teaching; title: Stilling the soul: the practice of presence; title: Soul doctors: nurturing hope amidst suffering; title: Spectators no more: creating church versus consuming it; title: Choosing life: discerning vocation with young people; title: Benedict of Nursia, youth guy; title: A maturing discipline; title: Youth ministry comes of age (maybe); title: Field or discipline; title: Specialists or generalists; title: The risks of intellectual maturity; title: Pastoral imagination: job #1 for preparing youth ministers; title: Practical theology: the parent discipline of youth ministry; title: Discipling a discipline.