Publisher:Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2020.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:
Losing our scales : the adolescent experience of joy -- Intermezzo : I also had a friend -- "Ain't never had a friend like me" : rethinking friendship in youth ministry -- Intermezzo : From sorrow to celebration -- Wonder and onions : reframing celebration in youth ministry -- Intermezzo : Not a story about football -- Trace my hand : the promise of confession in youth ministry -- Enjoying young dragons : snapshots of joyful youth ministries -- Why we do this : passion as the labor of joy.
Summary, etc.:
"By reimagining three common practices in youth ministry through the theological lens of joy, the authors suggest a way forward for the church, freeing Christians to reimagine the church as a whole and not just ministry with young people"--