__"Another winner from the mind and heart of Chap Clark"__ "I read everything that Chap Clark writes on youth ministry with eager anticipation of being challenged, inspired, and motivated to figure out how to care for students in a deeper way. Adoptive Church, another winner from the mind and heart of Chap Clark, provides that deeper way. I highly recommend it."  
--__Doug Fields__, author of Purpose-Driven Youth Ministry; cofounder of Downloadyouthministry.com  
  
"Clark is one of the leading experts in the world on helping young people and emerging adults be energized with their faith. As a professor, he offers research and content that are second to none. As the senior pastor of one of America's finest churches, he understands how to integrate this research into the practical and life-changing principles needed today in every church. An important message for this generation of church leaders."  
--__Jim Burns__, president, HomeWord; author of Confident Parenting and Creating an Intimate Marriage  
  
"Reflecting Clark's deepest convictions, Adoptive Church concretely presents the theology and practices of a church that welcomes adolescents as family."  
--__Cheryl Crawford__, Azusa Pacific University  
  
"Don't read this book unless you are ready to think seriously about your ministry with young people. Do read this book if you want your young people to become lifelong disciples who take their place in the work and fellowship of God's kingdom. This is wisdom that can benefit us all."  
--__Ken Knipp__, vice president of training, Young Life  
  
"Few can argue with the relative failure of the common programmatic youth ministry strategy for passing on faith to the next generation. Acknowledging his own failures, Clark jumps into the middle of the discussion to challenge your thinking about how we have been doing youth ministry for decades. If your passion is to see youth and emerging adults on a successful journey of becoming like Christ, then you need to read Adoptive Church. Clark provides practical steps to implement the changes necessary to create an adoptive environment where adolescent faith can grow and become deeply rooted."  
--__Jay Sedwick__, Dallas Theological Seminary

__Chap Clark__ (PhD, University of Denver), one of today's leading voices in youth and young adult ministry, is senior pastor at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach, California. He is also president of ParenTeen, works closely with Young Life, and taught for over twenty years at Fuller Theological Seminary. A speaker, trainer, and consultant with more than thirty-five years of ministry experience, Clark is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including the bestsellers Hurt 2.0 and Sticky Faith, and has edited and contributed to Adoptive Youth Ministry and Youth Ministry in the 21st Century. Follow him on Twitter: @chapclark.

__Outreach 2019 Recommended Resource of the Year (Youth and Children)__ Teens and emerging adults don't feel at home in the church because they are not fully included in the church body. How can congregations nurture young adults, welcome them as siblings into God's household, and empower them to become fully embedded contributors within and to their faith community?  
  
Integrating the latest research on adolescent faith and young adult ministry for the local church, this book presents a new way of thinking about youth ministry. Chap Clark offers today's youth leaders highly practical principles based on his extensive experience, showing how they can implement a sustainable youth ministry program in their local church. He presents the adoptive youth ministry model as a way to help congregations see youth ministry as a bridge to inclusion, participation, and contribution in the body of Christ. Clark's comprehensive plan for designing and implementing youth ministry shows churches how to intentionally welcome young people and create an environment where they belong.

One of the leading voices in youth ministry today presents a comprehensive way of designing and implementing youth ministry that nurtures, empowers, and includes young people in God's household.

__Contents__ Foreword Steven Argue Welcome to the Adoptive Church  
1. Creating an Adoptive Youth Ministry  
__Part 1: The Goal of an Adoptive Church__ 2. Adoptive Youth Ministry: From Me to Us  
3. Creating Environments Where Faith Families Flourish  
4. Making Disciples among Siblings: The Adoptive Process of Christian Formation  
5. The Goal of Ministry in an Adoptive Church  
__Part 2: The Structure of Adoptive Youth Ministry__ 6. Implementing Adoptive Youth Ministry  
7. The Power of Partners  
8. Building Your Ministry Team  
__Part 3: The Fundamental Practices of Adoptive Churches__ 9. Nurture and the Ministry of Going  
10. Beyond Participation: The Power of Empowerment  
11. Adoptive Youth Ministry and the Challenge of Change  
Appendix: Adoptive Church 101  
Index

Clark, Chap

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Outreach 2019 Recommended Resource of the Year (Youth and Children)  
  
Teens and emerging adults don't feel at home in the church because they are not fully included in the church body. How can congregations nurture young adults, welcome them as siblings into God's household, and empower them to become fully embedded contributors within and to their faith community?  
  
Integrating the latest research on adolescent faith and young adult ministry for the local church, this book presents a new way of thinking about youth ministry. Chap Clark offers today's youth leaders highly practical principles based on his extensive experience, showing how they can implement a sustainable youth ministry program in their local church. He presents the adoptive youth ministry model as a way to help congregations see youth ministry as a bridge to inclusion, participation, and contribution in the body of Christ. Clark's comprehensive plan for designing and implementing youth ministry shows churches how to intentionally welcome young people and create an environment where they belong.

\["For youth ministers","Adoptive Church helps you grow a church that nurtures young adults","A great resource for investing in the next generation of believers"\]

Foreword Steven Argue  
Welcome to the Adoptive Church  
1\. Creating an Adoptive Youth Ministry  
Part 1: The Goal of an Adoptive Church  
2\. Adoptive Youth Ministry: From Me to Us  
3\. Creating Environments Where Faith Families Flourish  
4\. Making Disciples among Siblings: The Adoptive Process of Christian Formation  
5\. The Goal of Ministry in an Adoptive Church  
Part 2: The Structure of Adoptive Youth Ministry  
6\. Implementing Adoptive Youth Ministry  
7\. The Power of Partners  
8\. Building Your Ministry Team  
Part 3: The Fundamental Practices of Adoptive Churches  
9\. Nurture and the Ministry of Going  
10\. Beyond Participation: The Power of Empowerment  
11\. Adoptive Youth Ministry and the Challenge of Change  
Appendix: Adoptive Church 101  
Index

Helping you create a versatile and vibrant youth ministry, Adoptive Church is a fruitful read for helping you nourish the next generation of believers.

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