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Book SynopsisKids desperately need healthy, committed adults who can help them thrive in their faith and become active participants in the life of the church. This requires the efforts of the whole faith community. Chap Clark, one of the leading voices in youth ministry today, brings together twenty-four experts from a variety of denominations and traditions to offer a comprehensive introduction to adoptive youth ministry, a theologically driven, academically grounded, and practical youth ministry model. The book shows readers how to integrate emerging generations into the family of faith, helping young adults become active participants in God's redemptive community.
Table of ContentsContents Introduction: Adoption: Reenvisioning Youth Ministry and the Family of God Chap Clark Part 1: The Context of Adoptive Youth Ministry 1. The Strategy of Adoptive Youth Ministry Chap Clark 2. Understanding the Changing Adolescent Steven Bonner 3. Welcoming Wounded and Broken Adolescents into the Family of God Marv Penner 4. Technology and Adoptive Youth Ministry Bradley Howell 5. Screen Time: A Window into Teens' Dreams Craig Detweiler Part 2: The Call of Adoptive Youth Ministry 6. Reflective Youth Ministry: Youth Ministry as Critical, Ongoing, Communal Reflection Almeda M. Wright 7. Thinking (Practical) Theology Michael McEntyre 8. Youth Ministry, Adoption, and Culture Walt Mueller 9. Thinking Ecclesiologically: Teenagers Becoming Part of the Church Mark Cannister 10. Thinking Critically about Families and Youth Ministry Allen Jackson 11. Thinking Globally: An Asian American Case Study Approach David Jia Hwa Doong and Jinna Sil Lo Jin 12. Thinking Long Term Cheryl A. Crawford Part 3: The Practice of Adoptive Youth Ministry 13. Adoption Extended: Creating a Welcoming Space Pamela Erwin 14. Spiritual Formation: It's a Matter of Time Tony Jones 15. Can I Ask That? Imagining a Church Big Enough for Teenagers' Hard Questions Kara Powell and Brad Griffin 16. A Call to Adoptive Ministry: Middle School Distinctives Heather Flies 17. No Church in the Wild: Urban and Multiethnic Contexts as the New Frontier of Youth Ministry Daniel White Hodge 18. Adoptive Youth Ministry: A Latin American Perspective Howard Andruejol Part 4: The Skills for Adoptive Youth Ministry 19. Adoptive Leadership Bill MacPhee 20. The Communication of Adoption: Hearing and Making Known Duffy Robbins 21. Teaching for Adoptive Ministry Jay Sedwick 22. Rethinking Church Strategies and Structures Steven Argue 23. A Call to Adoption: Integration of Youth Ministry to the Church April L. Diaz Index
