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What Is the Role of Teens in Your Church? [electronic resource].

By: Publication details: Chicago : African American Images, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (162 p.)ISBN:
  • 9781934155738 (electronic bk.)
  • 193415573X (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: What Is the Role of Teens in Your Church?DDC classification:
  • 250.835
LOC classification:
  • BX5
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1. What Does the Bible Say?; 2. Trends; 3. Framework; 4. The Current State of the Church; 5. The Current State of Teen Ministry; 6. Youth Pastors; 7. Parents; 8. Teen Empowerment Model; 9. New Wine, New Wineskins; Afterword; Endnotes; Bibliography; Notes; Back Cover.
Summary: Exploring the reasons why more than 70 percent of teens stop going to church when they reach adulthood, this impassioned proposal outlines ways that churches can retain their youth populations by giving them opportunities to take on leadership responsibility. Difficult questions, meant to foster self-exploration and self-evaluation within the community, include Are we discriminating against youth? and Do youth feel empowered in our church? Congregations and church leaders are encouraged to take a look at the effort they make to engage teens in terms of budget, space, and programs and to implem.
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Cover; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1. What Does the Bible Say?; 2. Trends; 3. Framework; 4. The Current State of the Church; 5. The Current State of Teen Ministry; 6. Youth Pastors; 7. Parents; 8. Teen Empowerment Model; 9. New Wine, New Wineskins; Afterword; Endnotes; Bibliography; Notes; Back Cover.

Exploring the reasons why more than 70 percent of teens stop going to church when they reach adulthood, this impassioned proposal outlines ways that churches can retain their youth populations by giving them opportunities to take on leadership responsibility. Difficult questions, meant to foster self-exploration and self-evaluation within the community, include Are we discriminating against youth? and Do youth feel empowered in our church? Congregations and church leaders are encouraged to take a look at the effort they make to engage teens in terms of budget, space, and programs and to implem.

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