02082cam a2200313 a 4500 15371288 OSt 20170624020003.0 080717s2008 ilua b 000 0 eng 2008031403 9780830833610 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0830833617 (pbk. : alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocn233940149 (OCoLC)233940149 DLC DLC BTCTA BAKER YDXCP C#P BWX DLC BV 4447 .D48 2008 259/.23 22 DeVries, Mark. 23781 Sustainable youth ministry : why most youth ministry doesn't last and what your church can do about it / Mark DeVries. Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, c2008. 224 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-224). Cracking the code : the anatomy of stuckness in youth ministry -- The easy button : the crisis of chronic underinvestment -- Hoping, wishing, and praying : beyond the frantic search for the youth ministry superstar -- The dance floor : a systems approach to youth ministry -- Building right : the structures of sustainability -- Changing culture : the work of the environmental architect -- Searching right : a primer for youth ministry search teams -- Aligning the heart : the emotionally healthy youth worker -- Monkeys, frogs and balconies : secrets of third-pig youth workers -- Architecting the constellation : from camp counselor to sustainable leader -- The magnet effect : making friendship contagious -- Dancing with alligators : navigating the turbulent waters of church politics -- Rabbit trails and brick walls : when all the brilliant plans don't work. Church work with youth. 343 Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0824/2008031403.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 12 58259 58233 0 0 lcc 0 0 GEN CPL CPL GEN 2013-12-04 Donation - YMI 22.00 42 9 BV 4447.D48 2008 R28463K3232 2025-10-21 09:41:06 2025-10-16 1 2013-12-04 BK