Sustainable Young Adult Ministry /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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IVP Books,
2019.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- How do you solve a problem like young adults? a ruthlessly honest snapshot of the state of today's young adult ministry
- Mistake 1: learn about young adults
- Mistake 2: change the worship style
- Mistake 3: expect the youth director to do it
- Mistake 4: start by creating a young adult program
- Mistake 5: wait until they're ready
- Mistake 6: give up too soon
- Beyond fixing
- Paradox 1: succeed by being willing to fail
- Paradox 2: focus on young adults by taking the focus off young adults
- Paradox 3: reach young people by gathering more old people
- Paradox 4: reach one young adult at a time through a system to reach them all
- Paradox 5: respond to lack of commitment by asking for more
- Paradox 6: attract young adults to your church by sending them away
- I don't know...yet: practicing the long obedience
- Failure isn't an option--it's a certainty.