Sustainable youth ministry

DeVries, Mark.

Sustainable youth ministry why most youth ministry doesn't last and what your church can do about it / [electronic resource] : Mark DeVries. - Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, ©2008. - 1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-224).

Cracking the code : the anatomy of stuckness in youth ministry -- The easy button : the crisis of chronic underinvestment -- Hoping, wishing, and praying : beyond the frantic search for the youth ministry superstar -- The dance floor : a systems approach to youth ministry -- Building right : the structures of sustainability -- Changing culture : the work of the environmental architect -- Searching right : a primer for youth ministry search teams -- Aligning the heart : the emotionally healthy youth worker -- Monkeys, frogs and balconies : secrets of third-pig youth workers -- Architecting the constellation : from camp counselor to sustainable leader -- The magnet effect : making friendship contagious -- Dancing with alligators : navigating the turbulent waters of church politics -- Rabbit trails and brick walls : when all the brilliant plans don't work.

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Church work with youth.
RELIGION--Christian Life--General.
RELIGION--Christian Ministry--Adult.
RELIGION--Christian Ministry--Counseling & Recovery.
Church work with youth.
Church work with youth.


Electronic books.

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