"Youth ministry changes--and must change--in the context of changing cultures. Mark Senter has experienced much of the history of modern youth ministry as a youth pastor himself and as a professor and leading scholar in the field. In When God Shows Up, Senter has produced a book that professors, students, youth leaders, and senior pastors should study. It challenged and expanded my thinking. Senter's latest book is grist for dynamic, ministry-transforming discussion."--__Dean Borgman__, Charles E. Culpeper Professor of Youth Ministries, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary  
  
"When God Shows Up will be a standard text in the field and will help us all stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before us with a passion to reach and nurture young people."--__Leonard Kageler__, executive administrator, Association of Youth Ministry Educators; professor, Nyack College  
  
"The profession of youth ministry has a debilitating case of amnesia. Senter's book is the antidote. He brings the untold stories of the past to life and draws valuable lessons for today's youth ministers. Every youth minister and youth ministry educator in America should read this book. It is the most comprehensive history of youth ministry available. Senter approaches youth ministry sympathetically from a strong faith perspective, yet also critically, aware of the importance of learning from the mistakes of the past."--__Thomas E. Bergler__, associate professor of ministry and missions, Huntington University; senior associate editor, The Journal of Youth Ministry "Mark Senter has done it again! Those of us who have read and used The Coming Revolution in Youth Ministry have waited far too long for this rich addition to the field of youth ministry. When God Shows Up offers a remarkable sweep across the heritage of youth ministry, demonstrating the factors that have shaped us today. Students of youth ministry will benefit from this work for years to come. I urge all those who care about where youth ministry has been and where it is going to read this fine book."--__Wesley Black__, professor of student ministry, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

__Mark H. Senter III__ (PhD, Loyola University) is professor of educational ministries at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He is chair of the board of the Association of Youth Ministry Educators and served as a youth pastor for eleven years. Senter has written and spoken widely on Christian education topics, with a specialty in youth ministry, and is the author or coauthor of eight books, including The Coming Revolution in Youth Ministry.

For more than two centuries, youth ministries have either strengthened teenagers after a special encounter with God or tried to retain them until such a moment when God shows up. Here veteran youth ministry expert Mark Senter provides the first substantial history of the phenomenon of American Protestant youth ministry. More than a history, this book highlights the evolution of adolescence and adolescent spirituality, outlines three distinct cycles in the history of youth ministry, describes the major shapers of youth ministry over the last century, and helps readers understand trends and changes in youth ministry and their connections to broader church life.

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

Preface: God Shows Up  
Part 1   
1\. Newsies: A Survey of the Diverse Experiences of Youth in America   
2\. Rebel without a Cause: The Rise and Fall of Adolescence in America  
3\. Bruce Almighty: A History of Spirituality in Youth Ministry  
4\. Whatever Goes Around Comes Around: The Concept of Cycles in History  
Part 2: Youth Group Jazz: Period of Associations (1824-1875)  
5\. Tom Sawyer and the British Invasion: Period of Associations (1824-1875)   
6\. Cadets of Temperance: Structuring Youth Societies  
7\. The Gangs of New York: The Setting for Modern Youth Ministry  
Part 3: Sheet Music Jazz: The Period of Youth Societies (1881-1925)  
8\. Trouble in River City: The Period of Youth Societies (1881-1925)  
9\. Saturday Night in River City: Denominational Youth Societies (1889-1935)  
Part 4: Modern Jazz: The Period of the Relational Outreach (1933-1989)  
10\. The Great Gatsby: Youth Fellowships in Mainline Denominational Youth Ministry (1936-1965)   
11\. Grease: Parachurch Club Programs (1933-1989)  
12\. Pleasantville: The Evangelical Church Discovers Teenagers (1933-1989)  
13\. Friday Night Lights: The Youth Rally Era (1938-1967)  
Part 5: Jazz Fusion: Combining Old and New (1990 and Beyond)  
14\. Into the Woods: Re-inventing Youth Ministry   
15\. Mr. Holland's Opus: The Legacy of Youth Ministry  
Epilogue  
Index

Senter, Mark H.

COVER PAGE

TITLE PAGE

COPYRIGHT PAGE

DEDICATION

SERIES PREFACE 

PREFACE: GOD SHOWS UP 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 

PART 1: BIRTH OF YOUTH MINISTRY JAZZ: THE CONTEXT 

1. NEWSIES: A SURVEY OF THE DIVERSE EXPERIENCES OF YOUTH IN AMERICA

2. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE: THE RISE AND FALL OF ADOLESCENCE IN AMERICA

3. BRUCE ALMIGHTY: A HISTORY OF SPIRITUALITY IN YOUTH MINISTRY

4. WHATEVER GOES AROUND COMES AROUND: THE CONCEPT OF CYCLES IN HISTORY

PART 2: YOUTH MINISTRY JAZZ: THE PERIOD OF ASSOCIATIONS (1824–75) 

5. TOM SAWYER AND THE BRITISH INVASION: THE PERIOD OF ASSOCIATIONS (1824–75)

6. CADETS OF TEMPERANCE: STRUCTURING YOUTH SOCIETIES

7. GANGS OF NEW YORK: THE SETTING FOR MODERN YOUTH MINISTRY

PART 3: SHEET MUSIC JAZZ: THE PERIOD OF YOUTH SOCIETIES (1881–1925) 

8. TROUBLE IN RIVER CITY: THE PERIOD OF YOUTH SOCIETIES (1881–1925)

9. SATURDAY NIGHT IN RIVER CITY: DENOMINATIONAL YOUTH SOCIETIES (1889–1935)

PART 4: MODERN JAZZ: THE PERIOD OF THE RELATIONAL OUTREACH (1933–89) 

10. THE GREAT GATSBY: YOUTH FELLOWSHIPS IN MAINLINE DENOMINATIONAL YOUTH MINISTRY (1936–65)

11. GREASE: PARACHURCH CLUB PROGRAMS (1933–89)

12. PLEASANTVILLE: THE EVANGELICAL CHURCH DISCOVERS TEENAGERS (1933–89)

13. FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: THE YOUTH RALLY ERA (1938–67)

PART 5: JAZZ FUSION: COMBINING OLD AND NEW (1990 AND BEYOND) 

14. INTO THE WOODS: REINVENTING YOUTH MINISTRY

15. MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS: THE LEGACY OF YOUTH MINISTRY

EPILOGUE 

NOTES 

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For more than two centuries, youth ministries have either strengthened teenagers after a special encounter with God or tried to retain them until such a moment when God shows up. This title provides the history of the phenomenon of American Protestant youth ministry. It also highlights the evolution of adolescence and adolescent spirituality.

Mark H. Senter III (PhD, Loyola University) is professor of educational ministries and chair of the department at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He is the president of the Association of Youth Ministry Educators, served as a youth pastor for eleven years, and is the author of The Coming Revolution in Youth Ministry.

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This book is the most comprehensive history of youth ministry available.

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This book establishes Mark Senter as today's foremost youth ministry historian.

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When God Shows Up is required reading for anyone remotely concerned with the future of the church's ministry to young people.

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