Family- Based Youth Ministry

In a culture that worships youth even as it abandons its young, Family-Based Youth Ministry gets adults, families and congregations involved. This revised and updated edition continues to hold out its bold challenge: Young people belong in the life of their church, and the church belongs in the lives of its youth. Book jacket.

Mark DeVries has served for many years as pastor to youth and their families at First Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee

Foreword

9

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Acknowledgments

11

(4)

Introduction

15

(130)

1 SOMETHING'S WRONG:

The Crisis in Traditional Youth Ministry

21

(14)

2 IS ANYBODY OUT THERE?

The Growth of Teenage Isolation

35

(12)

3 THE DEVELOPMENTAL DISASTER:

The Impact of Teenage Isolation

47

(12)

4 SITTING ON A GOLD MINE:

The Power of the Nuclear Family

59

(12)

5 THE CRITICAL CARE UNIT:

The Peculiar Crisis in Today's Christian Family

71

(12)

6 STACKING THE STANDS:

The Power of the Extended Christian Family

83

(14)

7 IT ONLY MAKES SENSE:

The Vision of Family-Based Youth Ministry

97

(22)

8 BEYOND THE CLEAVERS:

The Challenge and Opportunity of Ministry to Nontraditional Families

119

(12)

9 WALKING THE TIGHTROPE:

Family-Based Youth Ministry and the Developmental Need for Independence

131

(14)

10 A DIFFERENT GOSPEL:

Youth Culture Comes to Church

145

(14)

11 GOD CALLING:

Thinking Theologically About Youth Ministry

159

(12)

12 MAKING IT WORK:

Implementing a Family-Based Youth Ministry

171

(12)

Appendix A: A Matter of Perspective

183

(9)

Appendix B: Has the Traditional Family Really Died?

192

(2)

Appendix C: 19 Models For Youth Ministry

194

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Appendix D: 122 Family-Based Youth Ministry Programming Ideas

197

(14)

Appendix E: Bridges: A Family-Based Curriculum

211

(38)

Notes

249

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Family- Based Youth Ministry

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