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The Gift of Hard Things

Finding Grace in Unexpected Places

By: Mark Yaconelli

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The Gift of Hard Things

Finding Grace in Unexpected Places

By: Mark Yaconelli

Society teaches us to have everything under control, and we tend to think that this can be true even of our spiritual lives. Master storyteller and spiritual director Mark Yaconelli offers a narrative journey through ways in which disappointments have turned into gifts. In these pages are a wealth of spiritual practices that will help us find grace in unexpected places.

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InterVarsity Press

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0830899197

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Between the Listening and the Telling

How Stories Can Save Us

By: Mark Yaconelli

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Between the Listening and the Telling

How Stories Can Save Us

By: Mark Yaconelli

In Between the Listening and the Telling, Mark Yaconelli leads readers into an enchanting meditation on the power of storytelling. From personal meaning-making to school shootings, climate change, and immigration justice, stories help us connect to out human longings and deep scurrents of hope."--Provided by publisher.

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Augsburg Fortress Publishers

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1506481477

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Contemplative Youth Ministry

Practicing the Presence of Jesus

By: Mark Yaconelli

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Contemplative Youth Ministry

Practicing the Presence of Jesus

By: Mark Yaconelli

“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 fl ight 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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Zondervan

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0310829666

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Four Views of Youth Ministry and the Church

Inclusive Congregational, Preparatory, Missional, Strategic

By: Mark Senter

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Four Views of Youth Ministry and the Church

Inclusive Congregational, Preparatory, Missional, Strategic

By: Mark Senter

In "Four Views of Youth Ministry and the Church", solid academic writing is joined with a tone and design that are as compelling to in-the-field, practicing youth workers as to undergraduate and graduate students. The theological assumptions and pragmatic implications regarding the church's mission to youth constitute a meaty theological dish set on a 21st-century platter.

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Zondervan

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0310234050

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Teenagers Matter

Making Student Ministry a Priority in the Church

By: Mark Cannister

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Teenagers Matter

Making Student Ministry a Priority in the Church

By: Mark Cannister

Why Teenagers Matter in the Life of the Church

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1532660278

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When God Shows Up

A History of Protestant Youth Ministry in America

By: Mark H. Senter,Mark Senter

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When God Shows Up

A History of Protestant Youth Ministry in America

By: Mark H. Senter,Mark Senter

A veteran youth ministry expert provides a substantial history of American Protestant youth ministry, helping readers understand trends and changes.

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Baker Academic

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0801035902

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A Beautiful Mess

What's Right With Youth Ministry

By: Mark Oestreicher

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A Beautiful Mess

What's Right With Youth Ministry

By: Mark Oestreicher

When you think about the state of youth ministry today, are you an optimist or a pessimist? Do you cheer or fear? Is the glass half full or half empty? In this honest, frank, blunt examination, veteran youth worker Mark Oestreicher offers a fresh perspective on what’s working in youth ministry today—and discovers that perhaps things aren’t as broken as some of us might have thought. Theologically and anecdotally, we can uncover plenty of encouraging signs in the realm of youth ministry, according to Oestreicher, whose youth ministry experience includes time as an in-the-trenches youth worker and as a publisher of youth ministry books and resources. A Beautiful Mess features insights on the issues and opportunities facing youth workers, including the trend toward longevity in ministry, the power of smaller churches, the work of the Holy Spirit, the rewards of authentic relational ministry, the need for integration instead of isolation, and the centrality of faith and humility. This book will help you experience the freedom of your calling, rather than the stress of expectations. You’ll discover an abundance of reasons to remain optimistic, intentional, and faithful as you engage in the lives of today’s teenagers.

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Group Publishing, Inc.

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0764484559

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Great Talk Outlines for Youth Ministry 2

40 More Field-Tested Guides from Experienced Speakers

By: Mark Oestreicher

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Great Talk Outlines for Youth Ministry 2

40 More Field-Tested Guides from Experienced Speakers

By: Mark Oestreicher

These forty field-tested guides from veteran speakers are essential tools and supplements for any youth worker. Each outline includes sidebars with key illustrations, object lessons, video or music clip suggestions, and/or speaker tips. To facilitate application of the message, each outline is followed by dozens of questions for use in small groups. All the outlines are compiled on a companion CD-ROM and are fully indexed.

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Zondervan/Youth Specialties

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0310831105

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Great Talk Outlines for Youth Ministry

40 Field-Tested Guides from Experienced Speakers

By: Mark Oestreicher

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Great Talk Outlines for Youth Ministry

40 Field-Tested Guides from Experienced Speakers

By: Mark Oestreicher

An essential speaking tool for youth workersThese 40 outlines for youth talks--written by veteran youth leaders--are just the beginning. Youth pastors, volunteer youth leaders, camp directors and counselors, and retreat leaders will also find suggestions for bringing talks to life--with illustrations, object lessons, video clips, music, and more. Each outline is followed by dozens of questions for use in small groups--to ensure that your words are heard, processed, and applied.Features include:* Sidebars for every main point which contain key illustrations, object lessons, and video or music clip suggestions* Dozens of small group discussion questions for middle and high schoolers* Fully indexed by contributor, topic, and Scripture* All of the outlines are compiled onto a companion CD-ROM in Microsoft Word® format

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0310831040

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9780310831044

Don't Buy the Lie

Discerning Truth in a World of Deception

By: Mark Matlock

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Don't Buy the Lie

Discerning Truth in a World of Deception

By: Mark Matlock

Can psychics really see our futures? Do angels really float among us on earth? What about demons? And could the supernatural things that happen on TV and in the movies really occur? Using Barna research and biblical truths, Mark Matlock separates the truths from the lies we are told and helps teens like you avoid the traps that can lead to deception. We all know demogorgons aren’t real, and that evil dolls can’t come to life … but are there elements of the paranormal that are really around us on earth? And if so, what does that mean? In Don’t Buy the Lie, Mark Matlock uses the knowledge he’s gained in his role as a special project analyst and presenter for the Barna Group to present clear principles and intriguing examples that show you how to respond to the supernatural with wisdom, and without being duped. He identifies “thinking traps” that lead to deception, such as letting your emotions take over and convincing yourself something could be real until it seemingly is. And with clarity, he provides biblical answers to frequently asked questions about such things as miracles, angels, demons, and psychic abilities. Don’t Buy the Lie: looks at both the spiritual and “secular” sides of the supernatural to show what is real and what is false helps develop discernment when it comes to things you might encounter compares the supernatural claims in our world today with what was happening in the early church to present a biblical perspective contains real research and feedback from teens on each topic

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Zonderkidz

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031086173X

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9780310861737

Youth Ministry 3.0

A Manifesto of Where We’ve Been, Where We Are and Where We Need to Go

By: Mark Oestreicher

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Youth Ministry 3.0

A Manifesto of Where We’ve Been, Where We Are and Where We Need to Go

By: Mark Oestreicher

Over the past several decades there have been three significant shifts in youth culture; each new shift brought with it different values and priorities in the lives of teens. Youth ministries adapted and responded to the first two shifts, but we’re missing the boat on the third. The result? Youth ministry isn’t addressing the realities and needs of today’s youth culture.After nearly three decades in youth ministry, Mark Oestreicher has lived through a lot of those shifts himself. In recent years, he’s found himself wondering what needs to change, especially since so much of what we’re doing in youth ministry today is not working.In Youth Ministry 3.0, youth workers will explore, along with Marko and the voices of other youth workers, why we need change in youth ministry, from a ministry moving away from a dependence on programs, to one that is focused on communion and mission. They’ll get a quick history of youth ministry over the last fifty years. And they’ll help dream about what changes need to take place in order to create the next phase of youth ministry—the future that needs to be created for effective ministry to students.

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0310669421

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9780310669425

Growing Souls

Experiments in Contemplative Youth Ministry

By: Mark Yaconelli

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Growing Souls

Experiments in Contemplative Youth Ministry

By: Mark Yaconelli

The Youth Ministry and Spirituality Project was formed in 1997 to participate in the renewal of youth ministry in the Christian church. Its mission is to foster Christian communities that are attentive to God’s presence, discerning of the Spirit and who accompany young people into the way of Jesus. Our mission is founded on the biblical vision of the human person who is created in the image and likeness of God and whose deepest longing is for communion with God and others in love. In response to Christ’s invitation to abide in him (John 15:4), we believe that the central purpose of youth ministry is to open the minds and hearts of young persons to an intimate relationship with God in Christ through the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit. We seek to fulfill our mission through retreats, workshops, training events, written materials, and relationships that promote a contemplative approach to youth discipleship. The contemplative approach to youth ministry is based on a Christian community’s commitment to cultivate attentiveness to God’s Presence in the lives of young people and is supported in the following seven ways: SABBATH, PRAYER, COVENANT COMMUNITY, ACCOMPANIMENT, DISCERNMENT, HOSPITALITY, AUTHENTIC ACTION.

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Zondervan

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0310831164

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9780310831167

The Gift of Hard Things

Finding Grace in Unexpected Places

By: Mark Yaconelli

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Finding Grace in Unexpected Places

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InterVarsity Press

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0830899197

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Wonder, Fear, and Longing, eBook

A Book of Prayers

By: Mark Yaconelli

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Wonder, Fear, and Longing, eBook

A Book of Prayers

By: Mark Yaconelli

Every heart feels wonder. Every heart knows fear. Every heart aches with longing. Awed, we whisper, “Thank you.” Frightened, we cry, “Mercy.” Yearning we plead, “Show me the way.” Because the truth is, no matter who you are, every heart needs prayer.This is a prayer book. A book to seduce, cajole, entice, and encourage your heart into prayer. More than a book to be read, this is a book to be explored. It is a book of stories, divine poetry, holy verses, mystical inspirations, prayerful imaginings, meditative practices, and spiritual exercises that seek to uncover the hidden communication between you and God. As you read and explore more about love, longing, fear, suffering, compassion, rest, reflection, passion, wonder, and gratitude you’ll be invited to discover prayer within the various moods, attitudes, and experiences that we human beings often find ourselves in. It’s a book to be used, flipped through, tested, experimented with, and then set aside. It is a book that asks you time after time to stop and listen, turn and welcome the silent love of God. The hope of this book isn’t to teach you anything. The point of this book is to encourage you to give yourself to God—your anger, your fear, your gratitude, your curiosity—your real self to the real God, because then (and only then) will your heart find peace (even in the midst of wonder, fear, and longing). Because every heart needs prayer.

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Zondervan

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0310579031

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9780310579038

Family-Based Youth Ministry

By: Mark DeVries

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Family-Based Youth Ministry

By: Mark DeVries

Mark DeVries offers an approach that brings teens into one-to-one relationship with older Christians; involves the whole church family from singles to seniors; and frees pastors and leaders from worrying about attendance, budget and competition with other programs.

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0830868054

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9780830868056

Wild Truth Journal for Junior Highers

50 Life Lessons from the Scriptures

By: Mark Oestreicher

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Wild Truth Journal for Junior Highers

50 Life Lessons from the Scriptures

By: Mark Oestreicher

Meet 50 of the Bible's most outrageous and amazing people. You'll find out what happened when God went major rad with His Wild Truth--and you'll discover how God can do the same thing right now in your life. Check out some of the people you'll get to know: - Skipper (pulls off major animal style Rescue 911) - Hammerhead (gives a bad dude a permanent headache) - LAZ (a dead guy. . Until You-Know-Who comes along) - Moe's Mom (sends her son on THE river-rafting trip of all time) - Bad Luck Boils (overcomes major zit problem) . . .and dozens of other folks you've just gotta meet! Open up Wild Truth Journal - and dare to discover the power of God's love.

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Zondervan

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0310207665

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Science Fiction Television Series, 1990-2004

Histories, Casts and Credits for 58 Shows

By: Frank Garcia,Mark Phillips

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Science Fiction Television Series, 1990-2004

Histories, Casts and Credits for 58 Shows

By: Frank Garcia,Mark Phillips

This is a detailed examination of 58 science fiction television series produced between 1990 and 2004, from the popular The X-Files to the many worlds of Star Trek (The Next Generation onward), as well as Andromeda, Babylon 5, Firefly, Quantum Leap, Stargate Atlantis and SG-I, among others. A chapter on each series includes essential production information; a history of the series; critical commentary; and amusing, often provocative interviews with overall more than 150 of the creators, actors, writers and directors. The book also offers updates on each series' regular cast members, along with several photographs and a bibliography. Fully indexed.

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McFarland

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0786491833

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Listening to the Beliefs of Emerging Churches

Five Perspectives

By: Robert Webber,John Burke,Dan Kimball,Doug Pagitt,Mark Driscoll,Karen M. Ward

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Listening to the Beliefs of Emerging Churches

Five Perspectives

By: Robert Webber,John Burke,Dan Kimball,Doug Pagitt,Mark Driscoll,Karen M. Ward

A cross-section of five frontline leaders in the controversial emerging church movement shed informative light on their beliefs and basic message to help us understand whether it s all about new methods or a new message or both.

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HarperCollins Christian Publishing

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0310271355

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9780310271352

Let It Go

Come Home from Your Guilt Trip

By: Mark Atteberry

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Let It Go

Come Home from Your Guilt Trip

By: Mark Atteberry

Christians everywhere beat themselves up over sins that their heavenly Father has long since forgiven and forgotten. In "Let It Go," Atteberry leads us to let go of inferiority, perfectionism, criticism, and shame, and hold on to abundance, grace, salvation, and joy.

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0784723648

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All In Student Edition

By: Mark Batterson

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All In Student Edition

By: Mark Batterson

Halfway is no way to live. Quit holding back. Quit holding out. It’s time to go all in and all out for God. The good news is this: If you don’t hold out on God, God won’t hold out on you. If you give everything you have to follow Jesus, you’ll receive amazing spiritual rewards. But this reality also comes with a deeper truth: Nothing belongs to you. Not even you. In All In: Student Edition, Mark and Parker Batterson explore what going all in can mean for your life, sharing unique illustrations and unforgettable stories, as well as compelling accounts of biblical characters. Throughout, they demonstrate the amazing things that can happen when you surrender to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Mark Batterson writes: “When did we start believing that God wants to send us to safe places to do easy things? Jesus didn’t die to keep us safe. He died to make us dangerous.”

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0310745195

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The Soundies

A History and Catalog of Jukebox Film Shorts of the 1940s

By: Mark Cantor

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The Soundies

A History and Catalog of Jukebox Film Shorts of the 1940s

By: Mark Cantor

The 1940s saw a brief audacious experiment in mass entertainment: a jukebox with a screen. Patrons could insert a dime, then listen to and watch such popular entertainers as Nat "King" Cole, Gene Krupa, Cab Calloway or Les Paul. A number of companies offered these tuneful delights, but the most successful was the Mills Novelty Company and its three-minute musical shorts called Soundies. This book is a complete filmography of 1,880 Soundies: the musicians heard and seen on screen, recording and filming dates, arrangers, soloists, dancers, entertainment trade reviews and more. Additional filmographies cover more than 80 subjects produced by other companies. There are 125 photos taken on film sets, along with advertising images and production documents. More than 75 interviews narrate the firsthand experiences and recollections of Soundies directors and participants. Forty years before MTV, the Soundies were there for those who loved the popular music of the 1940s. This was truly "music for the eyes.

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1476646422

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9781476646428

Help! I'm a Junior High Youth Worker!

50 Ways to Survive and Thrive in Ministry to Early Adolescents

By: Mark Oestreicher

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Help! I'm a Junior High Youth Worker!

50 Ways to Survive and Thrive in Ministry to Early Adolescents

By: Mark Oestreicher

To Be a Junior High Youth Worker . . . takes a distinct kind of adult, just as junior highers are a distinct kind of people. Betwixt and between though they may be, early adolescents are as capable of a genuine spiritual understanding and growth as high schoolers.It’s just that junior highers absorb Bible teaching and demonstrate their spirituality—well, differently. Help! I’m a Junior High Youth Worker! is your primer for understanding young teenagers, then teaching them with a mind-set and with methods that fit them.First Things First. Three axioms that define your territory as a junior high youth worker.So Just What Is a Junior Higher, Anyway? The essence of early adolescence: the need for appropriate rules . . . the dilemma of throwing sixth graders and eighth graders together in the same program . . . small is good.Developmentally Speaking. Changes junior highers enjoy and endure cognitively, emotionally, socially, spiritually . . . their changing relationships with parents . . . individuation and hair under their arms.Time to Teach! Your required dose of pedagogy: the case for fun learning . . . ten top teaching topics for middle school ministry . . . how simulations, role plays, and storytelling can be your best teaching methods for early adolescents.Faith Outside the Youth Room. Spiritual discipleship for middle schoolers: they don’t have to be high schoolers to begin forming habits of prayers, service, and outreach.Help! I’m a Junior High Youth Worker! is help at hand surviving and thriving in ministry to early adolescents.

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031085220X

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Baptists and the Emerging Church Movement

A Baptistic Assessment of Four Themes of Emerging Church Ecclesiology

By: David Mark Rathel

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Baptists and the Emerging Church Movement

A Baptistic Assessment of Four Themes of Emerging Church Ecclesiology

By: David Mark Rathel

In Baptists and the Emerging Church Movement, David Rathel examines the major ecclesiological proposals of the emerging church movement. Though many theologians argue that the emerging church movement emphasizes epistemology, Rathel contends that its primary concern is ecclesiology. Emerging church leaders offer a number of important ecclesiological proposals, including restructuring traditional church leadership models to accommodate the rise of postmodernity, changing the mission of the church so that the church may strike a more "missional" tone in contemporary culture, removing the categories of "in" or "out" within the church body, and adopting the multi-site church model. In assessing these proposals, Rathel draws upon historic Baptist convictions about the nature of the church, using Baptists' ecclesiological distinctives and long history of ecclesiological thought as a helpful reference point. This book will not only serve as a guide for those who wish to learn of emerging church ecclesiology, it will also be an aid to Baptists who wish to evaluate recent trends in ecclesiology in light of their denominational distinctives.

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1625644930

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Wild Truth Bible Lessons--Pictures of God 2

12 More Wild Bible Studies on the Character of a Wild God--and What It Means for Your Junior Highers and Middle Schoolers

By: Mark Oestreicher

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Wild Truth Bible Lessons--Pictures of God 2

12 More Wild Bible Studies on the Character of a Wild God--and What It Means for Your Junior Highers and Middle Schoolers

By: Mark Oestreicher

The Bible is a photo album, brimming with self-portraits of a God who wants to be known. God has put these pictures in the Bible to reveal his character. By examining them, we discover who God is and why he’s worth knowing better. And we discover something else: who he wants us to be. He wants us to copy his picture into our own character. Wild Truth Bible Lessons--Pictures of God 2 is a guide to 12 God-pictures taken straight from the Photo Album. They are active Bible lessons for junior high and middle school Sunday school classes or youth group meetings, each one based on one of the 50 pictures of God and presented energetically, relevantly, and scripturally in the companion student book Wild Truth Journal: Pictures of God. The lessons are loaded with off-the-wall and easy-to-do discussion starters, video ideas, scripts, games with a point. And, of course, Bible passages and studies that springboard junior highers from the abstract into the concrete as (open Bibles in hand) they explore the nature of God in a lively, relevant way, and then begin practicing in their own lives the traits of God.Here’s how the lessons are organized: * Picture Prep grabs your group’s attention to prepare them for what’s ahead.* Action Shot takes your students into the Bible to catch God in the act of revealing his character.* Self-Portrait explores the given aspect of God’s character...how it makes God just that much more awesome...and why it’s a very good trait for us to have, too.* Print It! challenges your students to print God’s picture into their own lives by living out his character in an immediately practical way.12 lessons

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031086755X

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Sustainable Youth Ministry

Why Most Youth Ministry Doesn't Last and What Your Church Can Do about It

By: Mark DeVries

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Sustainable Youth Ministry

Why Most Youth Ministry Doesn't Last and What Your Church Can Do about It

By: Mark DeVries

You're looking for a youth pastor. Again. What goes wrong? Why do youth ministries crumble? And what is the cost to students, parents, volunteers and church staff? Is a sustainable youth ministry possible, even after a youth pastor leaves? Youth ministry expert Mark DeVries knows the answer is yes, because he helps build sustainable youth minist...

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1458723992

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Embracing the Gray

A Wing, a Prayer, and a Doubter's Resolve

By: Mark A. Hollingsworth

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Embracing the Gray

A Wing, a Prayer, and a Doubter's Resolve

By: Mark A. Hollingsworth

Mark Hollingsworth, a manager of rock bands and an advocate for the poor, tells his story about his family and his many travels around the world, always seeking to understand the uncertainties of life.

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160494417X

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Rescuing the Church from Consumerism

By: Mark Clavier

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Rescuing the Church from Consumerism

By: Mark Clavier

Rescuing the Church . . . examines how people are initiated into a consumer culture during childhood and thus drawn into pursuing a vocation as consumers by means of various quasi-sacramental rites and practices. The upshot of this is that the church today is composed primarily of men and women whose lives are situated more within a consumer culture than within a distinctively Christian one. In order for the church to free itself, the author believes it must reclaim a sacramental identity that is grounded in a narrative tradition and realized in real, local worshipping communities.

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Hopecasting

Finding, Keeping and Sharing the Things Unseen

By: Mark Oestreicher

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Hopecasting

Finding, Keeping and Sharing the Things Unseen

By: Mark Oestreicher

Mark Oestreicher shares the story of his trip into the desert—literally and figuratively—after a disruptive life event. From there he helps us understand the elusive nature of hope: where it comes from, how we come upon it, how we lose sight of it, how we come back to it and how we hang on to it against all hope.

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Consumer Detox

Less Stuff, More Life

By: Revd. Mark Powley

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Consumer Detox

Less Stuff, More Life

By: Revd. Mark Powley

Consumerism is everywhere. It shapes the way we eat, shop, rest, think, love and believe. We can’t escape it, but how can we live well in the midst of it? We are daily seduced by a 250 billion dollar marketing machine. But how often do we consider how this might influence us? The current prevailing orthodoxy is that life should be lived to the max. By contrast, Jesus modeled a life of joyful limitation – free to do; free not to do. Consumer Detox, complete with the Detox Diary in the back of the book with suggestions for each chapter, encouraging stories, and space for writing personal reflections, is for those who want to break out of a lifestyle dominated by consumerism and journey toward a richer, simpler, more generous life. Consumer Detox, written out of Mark Powley’s experience of making a change in his own life, is a three part book that will help you break out of the consumer mindset, slow down to enjoy the natural rhythms of life, and live a life of generosity. This book isn’t about living a smaller life but having a bigger vision, which can help you become everything you were made to be.

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Wild Truth Journal - Pictures of God

50 Life Lessons from the Scriptures for Junior Highers and Middle Schoolers

By: Mark Oestreicher,Todd Temple

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50 Life Lessons from the Scriptures for Junior Highers and Middle Schoolers

By: Mark Oestreicher,Todd Temple

This journal features 50 two-page devotionals that introduce junior highers to the many pictures of God in Scripture, helping them discover the character of God and challenging them to practice those traits in their own lives.

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Inside the Mind of Youth Pastors

A Church Leader’s Guide to Staffing and Leading Youth Pastors

By: Mark Riddle

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Inside the Mind of Youth Pastors

A Church Leader’s Guide to Staffing and Leading Youth Pastors

By: Mark Riddle

The teens in your church are impacting their world today and they’ll be the leaders of tomorrow. As a leader in your church, you understand the importance of an effective youth ministry. But it’s not as easy as simply putting a person in charge of the youth ministry in your church. Some of the most important steps in building a sustainable youth ministry happen even before you begin looking for a youth pastor. And once you have a person in place, there are several key things you can do to help develop a healthy student ministry that includes encouraging your youth pastor, engaging teens, and involving parents. In this practical book for church leaders, you’ll: • Set goals for your student ministry that inform your search for a youth pastor. • Facilitate communication with your entire church ministry staff by using the included discussion guide. • Discover how to implement a ministry that supports families and their involvement in the youth ministry. Whether you already have a youth pastor or are just beginning your search, this book will help you set up your student ministry and youth pastor for health and longevity. Make sure you understand what’s going on inside the mind of your youth pastor—whether he or she is a veteran, a volunteer, or an inexperienced new pastor—so that together, you can create a life-changing student ministry that reaches teens and draws them to Jesus.

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What's in the Bible for Teens

By: Mark Littleton

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What's in the Bible for Teens

By: Mark Littleton

Spiritual and Practical Guide for Teens Through Scripture, biblical character studies, and personal application, this unique and engaging Bible reference allows readers to see what God's Word says about everyday topics. Lighthearted yet serious, the What's in the Bible books are ideal for individuals looking for personal answers as well as groups wanting to share the enlightenment through Bible study. No matter the toopic, these approachable and insightful books are ideal for people of all level of biblical understanding.

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Baker Books

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1441260226

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Between the Listening and the Telling

How Stories Can Save Us

By: Mark Yaconelli

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Between the Listening and the Telling

How Stories Can Save Us

By: Mark Yaconelli

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Augsburg Fortress Publishers

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1506481477

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Contemplative Youth Ministry

Practicing the Presence of Jesus

By: Mark Yaconelli

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Practicing the Presence of Jesus

By: Mark Yaconelli

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0310829666

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Wild Truth Bible Lessons 2

12 More Wild Studies for Junior Highers, Based on Wild Bible Characters

By: Mark Oestreicher

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Wild Truth Bible Lessons 2

12 More Wild Studies for Junior Highers, Based on Wild Bible Characters

By: Mark Oestreicher

Wild Bible characters . . . wild activities, games, discussion starters, and video ideas . . . wild truths for living. Put them all together, blend well, and you’ve got Wild Truth Bible Lessons 2--12 more dynamite lessons for junior high youth groups by Mark Oestreicher. Like its fun, creative predecessor, Wild Truth Bible Lessons, this book invites kids to discover the adventure of faith through the events and responses of real Bible people who did wild things for God. Based on another 12 personalities from the list of characters in Wild Truth Journal: 50 Life Lessons from the Scriptures, each lesson reaches back into history to help junior highers learn about Bible people and principles--and then reaches forward to challenge students to make better decisions, better friends, and better lives. 12 lessons.

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Wild Truth Bible Lessons--Pictures of God

12 MORE wild Bible studies on the character of a wild God and what it means for junior highers and middle schoolers

By: Mark Oestreicher

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Wild Truth Bible Lessons--Pictures of God

12 MORE wild Bible studies on the character of a wild God and what it means for junior highers and middle schoolers

By: Mark Oestreicher

Here are 12 active Bible lessons for junior high Sunday school classes or youth group meetings, each one based on one of the 50 pictures of God presented in Wild Truth Journal: Pictures of God--energetically, relevantly, and scripturally. The lessons are loaded with off-the-wall and easy-to-do discussion starters, video ideas, scripts, and games with a point. And of course, there are plenty of Bible passages and studies to springboard junior highers from the abstract into the concrete as (open Bibles in hand) they explore the nature of God in a lively, relevant way — then begin practicing the traits of God in their own lives. 12 lessons.

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Wonder, Fear, and Longing

A Book of Prayers

By: Mark Yaconelli

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Wonder, Fear, and Longing

A Book of Prayers

By: Mark Yaconelli

In our hectic lives, it's easy to forget that prayer is more about a conversation and experience with God than it is a request line. This book is an invitation to meaningful prayer. Through stories, images, contemplative exercises, poetry, classical prayers, and creative meditations on prayer, you'll explore ten human experiences where prayer originates: love, desire, fear, suffering, compassion, brokenness, rest, reflection, wonder, and gratitude.

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Harper Collins

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Downtime

Helping Teenagers Pray

By: Mark Yaconelli

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Downtime

Helping Teenagers Pray

By: Mark Yaconelli

You know the reality: teens don’t have much downtime in their lives. Between school, extra-curricular activities, jobs, friends (and youth group!), students these days barely have enough time to do all the things they need to do in a day. It’s no wonder that quiet, reflective time in prayer with God is not high on their priority list.With years of experience helping teens encounter God in quiet, contemplative ways, Mark Yaconelli will give you the tools and insights needed to help teens understand why and how to pray, and to guide them towards a life of prayer. You’ll find several prayer exercises in this book, based on the praying tradition of the Christian church, along with instructions to help you introduce the prayers to students. Not only are there explorations of classical methods of prayer that involve silence, solitude, and scripture, but you’ll also discover more recent forms of prayer that use creative media, music, writing, movement, and acts of compassion. As you help teens bring prayer into their everyday lives, your students will find that they long for those times when they can step away from it all and find rest and comfort in God.

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