Churches today face unique challenges as they seek to help young people engage with the Christian faith and youth workers, whether employed or volunteer, play a key role in supporting this process. This book provides a comprehensive overview of Christian youth work, drawing together practice, theory and theology in a format which is both engaging and informative.

Sally Nash

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Dedication

Acknowledgements

The Contributors

Introduction

1. Being a Christian Youth Worker: Finding Ourselves by Losing Ourselves

Response: Graeme Thompson

2. Being a Reflective Practitioner and Lifelong Learner: Pursuing Wisdom and Fruitfulness

Response: Fuzz Kitto

3. Youth Culture: A Theoretical Examination for the Sake of Ministry with Young People

Response: Simon Hall

4. Theological Inquiry in Christian Youth Work

Response: Graham Stanton

5. Christian Youth Work and the Kingdom of God

Response: Reggie Nel

6. Inclusive Youth Work

Response: Paul Fenton

7. Adolescent Identity Development

Response: Becca Dean

8. Appropriate Relationships: ‘Like a Friend’

Response: Ali Campbell

9. The Church

Response: Bård Norheim

10. Spiritual Practices and Faith Formation

Response: Bert Roebben

11. Holistic Pastoral Care

Response: Jon Jolly

12. Mission

Response: Alastair Jones

13. Education and Curriculum

Response: Allan Clyne

14. Working with Families

Response: Lizzie Hackney

15. Ethical Dilemmas and Practice

Response: Anna Thompson

16. Leadership and Management

Response: Len Kageler

This title provides an introduction to and overview of some of the key areas of teaching and practice for Christian youth workers. It offers theoretical and theological perspectives as well as insights into different contexts of Christian youth work.

Churches today face unique challenges as they seek to help young people engage with the Christian faith and youth workers, whether employed or volunteer, play a key role in supporting this process. This book provides a comprehensive overview of Christian youth work, drawing together practice, theory and theology in a format which is both engaging and informative. Serving as both a text and workbook, it brings together key youth ministry thinkers and grass-roots practitioners to explore significant themes and issues. It will be invaluable to those thinking about youth work at a strategic level as well as youth work practitioners. Each of the sixteen chapters is followed by a response written from a different perspective, modelling reflective practice and theological reflection. Topics covered include mission, church, adolescent identity, appropriate relationships, spiritual practices, youth culture, pastoral care, work with families, education, leadership and management, inclusive youth work, theology, lifelong learning, ethical dilemmas and the Kingdom of God.

A highly theoretical &amp; yet deeply practical book. I cannot recommend this highly enough to anyone engaged in, or caring about, youth work in the UK. Get hold of your copy today. -- Gavin Calver One of the biggest challenges facing the church today is how to connect with a generation of young people who have no prior experience of any sort of faith. The particular strength of this book is its combination of theological reflection with insights from the social sciences, and all of it grounded in the experience of practitioners working in diverse cultural contexts. -- John Drane

Sally Nash is the Director of the Midlands Institute for Children Youth and Mission (MCYM) at St John's College Nottingham and a Curate in Hodge Hill in Birmingham. Jo Whitehead is the Assistant Director of MCYM and is an experienced youth worker, church leader, facilitator and writer.

• The only textbook on Christian Youth Work from a UK context. • The Centre for Youth Ministry is the main national training body for Youth Ministry in the UK. • Sally Nash is one of the UK's leading voices on Christian Youth Work.

A highly theoretical &amp; yet deeply practical book. I cannot recommend this highly enough to anyone engaged in, or caring about, youth work in the UK. Get hold of your copy today.

One of the biggest challenges facing the church today is how to connect with a generation of young people who have no prior experience of any sort of faith. The particular strength of this book is its combination of theological reflection with insights from the social sciences, and all of it grounded in the experience of practitioners working in diverse cultural contexts.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of Christian youth work, drawing together practice, theory and theology in a format which is both engaging and informative. It will be invaluable to those thinking about youth work at a strategic level as well as youth work practitioners.

1\. Being a Christian Youth Worker: Finding Ourselves by Losing Ourselves Nick Shepherd 2. Being a Reflective Practitioner and Lifelong Learner: Pursuing Wisdom and Fruitfulness Sally Nash 3. Youth Culture: A Theoretical Examination for the Sake of Ministry with Young People Andrew Root 4. Theological Inquiry in Christian Youth Work Jeremy Thompson 5. Christian Youth Work and the Kingdom of God Graeme McMeekin 6. Inclusive Youth Work Andrew Smith 7. Adolescent Identity Development Amy Jacober 8. Appropriate Relationships: 'Like a Friend' Sam Richards 9. The Church Matt Brain 10. Spiritual Practices and Faith Formation Jo Whitehead 11. Holistic Pastoral Care Karen Jones 12. Mission Terry Linhart 13. Education and Curriculum Simon Davies 14. Working with Families Colin Bennett 15. Ethical Dilemmas and Practice Paul Nash 16. Leadership and Management Liz Dumain

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Christian Youth Work in Theory and Practice

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