Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry
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A personal and practical guide to starting right!
„Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry isn't about copying Doug Fields' first two years; it's about making good choices so you'll survive and become a healthy youth worker for the long haul, no matter what your role- volunteer or lead youth worker."
Doug Fields
Since forever altering the course of the youth ministry world with his best-selling, groundbreaking, Purpose- Driven Youth Ministry, Doug Fields' mind - but especially his heart- has been focused on the many unique needs of youth workers.
Doug translated his passion, insight, and vision for his beloved "rookies" into what you're now reading. Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry- hands down the most crucial phase of youth ministry.
Employing his renowned wisdom and humor- as if you and Doug were chatting over a long, relaxing meal- the author disarmingly relates stories and principles from his own successes and failures over 20 plus years in youth ministry. In the end, he offers treasure troves of practical advice, all in the hope that new youth workers can travel a smoother path and achieve real longevity in a church culture that all too often chews them up and splits them out.
Doug covers all- important issues such as:
- Dealing with discouragement
- Establishing a solid spiritual foundation
- Building effective relationships with students
- Resolving conflict
- Ministering to parents and families
- Trailblazing change
- Working with volunteers
- Defining a realistic job description
- and many others!
In addition, a chorus of insightful sidebar voices joins your conversation with Doug, among them ministry veterans Jim Burns, Steve Gerali, Mike Jaconelli, Helen Musick, Chap Clark, Mary Penner, Rick Warren, Jana L. Sundene, Bo Boshers, Duffy Robbins, Tony Campoly, and Richard Ross, all who've composed extensive, topical essays for each of the dozen chapters.
Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry is a must- have tool for new youth workers, volunteers, seminary professors and students, senior pastors, elders, church boards- even veteran youth workers who've been ministering in unstructured environments and are now asking. "What did I miss? What can I still learn?"
The first two years of youth ministry are never easy. But never fear. Doug fervently assures us: "Hang on. Hoe's coming!"
A youth ministry veteran of more than two decades, Doug Fields has authored and coauthored 25 plus books- most notably his best-selling Purpose- Driven Youth Ministry and One-Minute Bible 4 Students. Doug is youth pastor for Saddleback Church in Southern California, a frequent speaker at Youth Specialties' training events, and heads up an internet youth ministry resource company. (www.dougfields.com)
