organizing, leading, and managing your youth ministry Robbins, Duffy. creator text bibliography miu Grand Rapids, Mich Zondervan c2010 2010 Rev. & updated. monographic eng

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366 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. If you stand back and look at a thriving youth ministry, you probably won't notice all the pieces and parts that are working to keep that ministry together and functioning well. But the reality is, there are important, behind-the-scenes mechanics of youth ministry that are essential if you're going to keep the ministry moving forward and impacting teenagers' lives. 1. Design. Getting them through the roof -- 2. Laying the foundation. Starting with the heart -- Excellence in ministry -- Getting it done in time : mission impossible? -- Visioneering -- 3. Construction. Making decisions without making enemies -- Blessed be the tie : staff relationships -- The essential partnership : working with families -- Budgeting and finance : squeezing blood from turnips -- The corps of discovery I : building a team -- The corps of discovery II : finding and keeping good volunteer leaders -- 4. Maintenance. Evaluating your ministry -- When the tie binds : dealing with conflict -- Coming and goings I : finding a position that fits your passion -- Coming and goings II : the grace-full exit -- Growing old without growing stale : staying fresh in long-term youth ministry. Duffy Robbins. "Youth Specialties." Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-366). Church work with teenagers Church work with youth BV 4447 .R63 2010 259/.23 9780310670292 (pbk.) 0310670292 (pbk.) 2013435007 BTCTA 130814 20161015020004.0 17852231