- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Zondervan (1 May 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0310267773
- ISBN-13: 978-0310267775
- Product Dimensions: 2.3 x 1.7 x 0.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 692,628 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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""Contemplative Youth Ministry" is refreshing rain for dry youth workers and barren youth ministries. More than the same old youth ministry tips and tricks, it gives principles and practices to soak in God's grace, love, and power. I wish I had read it 15 years ago." - Kara Powell, Ph.D., executive director, Center for Youth Ministry and Family Ministry, Fuller Theological Seminary. "Mark invites readers to be encountered by the presence of Jesus who is always near. This book is transparent about the challenges that churches and families face as they desire to be effective in youth ministry. The book is filled with the honest stories of different kinds of youth ministries representing the breadth of Christianity in the United States. I heartily endorse "Contemplative Youth Ministry" as a rich encounter with the souls of youth and adults whose lives have been transformed by our very present God." - Bill Kees, director of youth ministries, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). "Mark Yaconelli not only reminds us of some of the long-forgotten pathways of faith, he shares with us how it actually looks when men and women who love God practice it with young people. I especially appreciate Mark's optimism in his perspective of today's kids, for his insights are grounded in God's view of them." - Chap Clark, Ph.D., associate professor of youth, family, and culture, Fuller Theological Seminary. "Mark Yaconelli was experimenting with contemplative youth ministry practices before contemplative youth ministry practices became cool. This book has about it the unique air of authenticity. He shares with us in these pages his own journey as a youth worker who actually believes that God's still small voice speaks louder than the roaring windstorm of our busy youth ministry calendars. It's a book about creating for our students places of silence and opening up spaces for God to speak." - Duffy Robbins, professor of youth ministry, Eastern University; author of "Enjoy the Silence" and "This Way to Youth Ministry". "Mark Yaconelli has emerged as one of youth ministry's most provocative 'voices in the wilderness,' calling us back to our theological taproots: The contemplative practices that bind our lives to the life of Christ. If Mark's research has taught us anything, it's that these practices do not cause youth ministry to take flight into a spiritual never-never land; rather they anchor young people - and their churches - in the fertile soil of Christian tradition, in the nitty-gritty of daily life, and in the explosive transformation that awaits us when we wait upon God." - Kenda Creasy Dean, parent, pastor, and professor of youth, Princeton Theological Seminary; author of "Practicing Passion: Youth and the Quest for a Passionate Church".
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Format:Paperback
The title of this book almost put me off as the Christian 'seven-steps-to-success' have made me sceptical. However, Yaconelli's approach to 'doing' Youth Ministry is quite different as he actively discourages pre-formed methods and encourages an approach that listens to God and considers the needs of youth.
He talks about how to facilitate a group that allows God to be the centre, the initiator of ideas, and encourages the young people to fully express themselves.
I particular appreciated the approach of 'being' rather than 'doing', of enjoying the presence of Jesus and young people. Of not feeling the responsibility to 'go' anywhere but of opening yourself to Him and the young people.
This 'contemplative' approach is not new but is interesting as it is adapted as an approach to Youth Ministry.
Overall, a useful but not must-read.
He talks about how to facilitate a group that allows God to be the centre, the initiator of ideas, and encourages the young people to fully express themselves.
I particular appreciated the approach of 'being' rather than 'doing', of enjoying the presence of Jesus and young people. Of not feeling the responsibility to 'go' anywhere but of opening yourself to Him and the young people.
This 'contemplative' approach is not new but is interesting as it is adapted as an approach to Youth Ministry.
Overall, a useful but not must-read.
Format:Paperback
great book, it shows how you can put contemplative prayer into ministry. as youth workers this is something we need to be more aware of.
Format:Paperback
When I got this book three years ago it totally transformed by approach and thinking about youth ministry.
It is an absolute must for those involved in christian youth work, as it seeks to do away with the trappings of activity from which most christian youth work and youth workers gets their worth. Instead it focuses on introducing young people to the presence of Jesus - which is what I now hope to do.
Buy this book - worth every penny.
It is an absolute must for those involved in christian youth work, as it seeks to do away with the trappings of activity from which most christian youth work and youth workers gets their worth. Instead it focuses on introducing young people to the presence of Jesus - which is what I now hope to do.
Buy this book - worth every penny.
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