Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry
by Doug Fields
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Author: Doug FieldsEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-08-01
ISBN: 031024045X
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Zondervan/Youth Specialties
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Book Review: Dude...this was good.
Summary: 5 Stars
Mean parents?
Not everybody will like me?
Kids won't remember all of my message points?
The elder board might not think turning the baptismal into a hot tub is a good idea!? OH MAN!
Maybe you're like me (a new youth leader) and you have a crazy list of "must read" books and you have no idea where to start. I know the feeling folks (I'm there right now). But one book that everyone agreed that I start with was this book.
I was stepping into a ministry where the demographic difference (education, church background, age) was so different I had no idea where to start.
Do I host a huge event? Tell stories? Go through 1 Chronicles!? AHHH!
Doug Fields put together a very helpful,practical and honest book. The entire book is put together in a readable way.With writings from both Doug Fields and other ministers from around the country who are in the battlefield right now. The contributing writers do more than validate, but they relate the topics to their real world experience. Finally a book with more than just concepts and theories!
First you'll probably read it straight through, but afterwards it will turn into a quick reference book. If anything just to re-affirm how you're going to handle a difficult situation.
As a single new minister, I felt absolutely clueless about parents. What do they really want from me? A couseler? A listener? A babysitter?
Doug very clearly lays out what parents need from you and how you can pour your life into their's without telling them how to raise your kids. I loved it when he talked about parents being experts on their children, so don't treat them like an idiot when you don't agree with how they want to raise their own children.
It is because of this book that I have already learned ways of forming relationships with distant parents, learned how to find the needs of my attending kids, and build a foundation for a relationship based ministry.
I would have paid 10 times the price for this book. The wisdom of these pages are truly beyond value for me a new minister to kids.
Summary of Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry
The sequel to the first bestseller, Purpose-Driven® Youth Ministry, this book addresses twelve valuable steps that will help readers take the first steps as they begin their ministry. An invaluable resource for anyone in youth ministry and ideal for first-timers, veterans, or college students in youth ministry.Church Administration Books
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