If you long to reach kids and see their lives changed by God, this comprehensive guide shows you how. Purpose Driven Youth Ministry will do for youth ministry what Rick Warren's Gold Medallion award-winning, The Purpose Driven Church is doing for pastoral ministry. It's an indispensable guide to creating and maintaining youth ministry for the long run. It will help you create a solid spiritual team that builds the foundations of the Christian faith into the hearts and lives of young people. Forged around the fundamental purposes of evangelism, discipleship, fellowship, ministry, and worship, Purpose Driven Youth Ministry uses the experiences of Saddleback Church to illustrate what a healthy Youth ministry can be. Nine transferable principles help you - Connect with the power of God for passionate, committed leadership - Define the purpose of your ministry and communicate it effectively - Identify your potential audience - Create programs that reach your audience and fulfill God's purposes - Implement processes that move students to maturity - Enhance your ministry with clearly defined values - Team up with parents to involve the whole family - Find volunteers and develop them into participating leaders - Persevere through tough times and thrive in an ever-changing environment. Balancing both theory and practice, Purpose Driven Youth Ministry can be applied to any church setting, regardless of size, denomination, facilities, resources, and existing leadership. Purpose-Driven Youth Ministry will help you develop a ministry that equips students rather than a ministry that coordinates events. Doug Fields says, 'My goal for this book is to coach you through a plan to build a healthy youth ministry that isn't dependent on one great youth leader and won't be destroyed when the youth worker leaves the church. It's not a book on how to grow your youth ministry with six easy steps; it's about identifying, establishing, and building health into your church's youth ministry.

Purpose-Driven® Youth Ministry

Religion & Spirituality

Doug Fields

Christian Books & Bibles

Zondervan/Youth Specialties

IMAGINE a group of students sharing this goal—to know Jesus Christ deeper and to make him known to others! IMAGINE them doing as the disciples did—fellowshipping, growing, serving, sharing, and worshiping together! IMAGINE yourself in this kind of caring, committed community—revolutionizing your life and those in the group! The Life Together series is the beginning of a relational journey, from being a member of a group to being a vital part of an unbelievable spiritual community. These books will help you think, talk, dig deep, care, heal, share…and have the time of your life! Life…together! Connecting Your Hearts to Others’ affirms fresh and powerful ways to draw close to each other—and to God. This volume of the Life Together series focuses on the essence of fellowship, a value that is universally endorsed but pretty badly practiced. Six sessions in this book will lead to the opening of your heart in ways you never knew possible. But God did! Here are Christ’s ways—explained fully and interestingly—to achieve an amazing new sense of community! YOUTH LEADERS the Life Together series is a revolutionary small group resource that will change the lives of your students. Six related books overflow with Bible-based sessions to encourage and equip them. Check out the incredible Life Together DVD resources! Doug Fields and Brett Eastman share tips and approaches based on the books’ contents, and about communicating with kids. Also on each DVD are Bible teachings, directly related to passages in the books’ sessions, conducted by the most respected names in youth ministry—Doug Fields, Mike Yaconelli, Duffy Robbins, Efrem Smith, Helen Musick, and Marv Penner. 12 “conversations” with Doug and Brett, 12 detailed Bible teachings—these clips are invaluable resources for anyone seeking to share God's Word effectively to teenagers. Each DVD has almost three hours of the best small group teaching for youth you can imagine!

Connecting Your Heart to Others: Life Together Student Edition (Six Small Group Sessions on Fellowship)

Brett Eastman

Teen & Young Adult

Zondervan

Purpose Driven Youth Ministry: One Step Beyond

History

Speaking To Teenagers

Book by Fields, Doug, Baker, John, Hutchinson, Megan

Life Hurts... God Heals with CD (Audio)

Group Publishing

Creative Bible Lessons on the Life of Christ

Youth Specialties

Would You Rather ... ? 465 Provocative Questions to Get Teenagers Talking

Is marriage really the church's business? There's no doubt marriage is messy and comes with plenty of baggage. But is a couple's marriage really anyone's business but their own? Of course. Marriage doesn't affect just a husband and wife. It affects their kids, their community, even the health of the church your church. When marriages are strong, attendance, tithing, volunteerism, even the quality of worship tends to go up. When marriages are weak, the opposite usually happens. In Married People: How Your Church Can Build Marriages that Last, Ted Lowe and Doug Fields show how the church is uniquely positioned, despite being overcommitted in time and resources, to be in the business of building marriages. For every ministry leader pastor, age group minister, family minister, even the dedicated volunteer this book offers a vision and a step-by-step strategy for empowering marriages and strengthening the church in the process. __________ Years ago, my wife and I had the great benefit of learning about how wonderful a marriage can be from Ted Lowe and the amazing events he produced. That he's partnered with Doug Fields and created a book to help other marriages is absolutely awesome! Jon Acuff, New York Times bestselling author of Start and Stuff Christians Like If you think marriage ministry is outdated, boring, preachy or feminine, then please read Married People. Ted Lowe and Doug Fields do a masterful job of crafting a relevant, fun and engaging marriage ministry strategy for the local church. I know of no other book like it. My hope is that churches will implement their approach and everyone will be FOR marriage. Ted Cunningham, founding pastor, Woodland Hills Family Church, Branson, Missouri, and author of Fun Loving You and Trophy Child Every church is filled with couples struggling in their marriage. We want to help couples have an amazing marriage, but most of our time, resources, and energy are given as a reaction to marital crisis. What I love about Married People is the holistic vision it provides every church and pastor to gain influence with married people and create irresistible environments for them to grow in their love for God and each other. We can't change a human heart, but we can provide the space and opportunities for God to transform married couples. This is a must-have resource for all churches. Justin Davis, pastor, Cross Point Church, Nashville, Tennessee, and co-author of Beyond Ordinary: When a Good Marriage Just Isn't Good Enough 
As culture shifts and marriages continue to struggle, the church at large is desperate to find its voice in engaging, equipping and empowering today's marriages. Married People: How Your Church Can Build Marriages that Last gives words to start conversations and reignite passion within the church to be a voice for this generation and generations to come. Trisha Davis, co-author of Beyond Ordinary: When a Good Marriage Just Isn't Good Enough and co-founder, RefineUs Ministries

Married People: How Your Church Can Build Marriages that Last

Ted Lowe

Orange

The Essential Jesus Youth Edition

Revolution: A 13 Week Bible Study for Teens - Leader's Guide

Reference

Bluefish TV

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