The Root, Andrew 1974- creator Dean, Kenda Creasy 1959- text bibliography Electronic books. Miscellanea. ilu 2011 monographic eng 1 online resource (264 pages) : illustrations Andrew Root and Kenda Creasy Dean invite us to envision youth ministries full of practical theologians, addressing the deep questions of life with a wonderfully adolescent mix of idealism, cynicism and prophetic intolerance for hypocrisy. The result is a more rigorous and meaningful youth ministry, and a more theologically grounded and engaged church. Part 1 : theological starting points : what does youth ministry have to do with theology? -- The new rhetoric of youth ministry / Kenda Creasy Dean -- God is a minister : youth ministry as fundamentally theological / Andrew Root -- Youth ministry as an integrative theological task : toward a representative method / Andrew Root -- Proclaiming salvation : the ministry of youth for the twenty-first-century church / Kenda Creasy Dean -- Walking into the crisis of reality : how theology is constructed / Andrew Root -- Youth ministry as discerning Christopraxis : a hermeneutical model / Andrew Root -- God's hiddenness, absence and doubt / Andrew Root -- Part 2 : theology enacted : exploring youth ministry practice -- Is Jesus magic? : healing and the cross in youth ministry / Andrew Root -- Talking about sin with young people / Andrew Root -- Holding on to our kisses : the hormonal theology of adolescence / Kenda Creasy Dean -- The eschatological significance of summer camp / Kenda Creasy Dean -- What are we doing in these mountains? : the outdoor trip and the theology of the cross / Andrew Root -- The mission trip as global tourism : are we ok with this? / Andrew Root -- Doubt and confirmation : the mentor as co-doubter / Andrew Root -- Ascension deficit disorder : youth ministry as a laboratory for hope / Kenda Creasy Dean -- Postscript : reflecting on method : youth ministry as practical theology / Andrew Root with Blair D. Bertrand. Andrew Root & Kenda Creasy Dean. Title from PDF title page (viewed on Jan. 6, 2014). Includes bibliographical references. Church work with youth Theology Miscellanea RELIGION Christian Life General RELIGION Christian Ministry Adult RELIGION Christian Ministry Counseling & Recovery Church work with youth Theology BV4447 .R6625 2011 259/.23 Root, Andrew, 1974- (DLC) 2011013716 (OCoLC)703207315 9781461942825 1461942829 9780830869343 0830869344 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=638006 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=638006 N$T 140106 20200709055943.0 ocn867566809 eng