Purpose Driven Youth Ministry

Posted on 08 April 2018 by Doug Fields

Forged around the fundamental purposes of evangelism, discipleship, fellowship, ministry, and worship, Purpose Driven Youth Ministry uses the experiences of Saddleback Church in California to illustrate what a healthy youth ministry can be. New Read [ Purpose Driven Youth Ministry ] author [ Doug Fields ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr When my senior pastor told me to order a copy of this book and read it, I wasn t very hopeful Actually, I was nearly predisposed that this book would be crap Why you ask Well, because in my mind, and the minds of many of my friends, the Purpose Drive brand has become synonymous with self help, fluff, market driven Christianity Concoct a purpose statement of your own choosing and market the heck out of it and you will succeed No...I knew going in that this wasn t going to have a Reformed philosophy of ministry, but a few Reformed people had recommended it to me so I thought I d give it a try and try to have an open mind And, while there was some helpful things in the book, I had to wade through lots of marketing techniques, acronyms, and things that I just didn t find helpful to get to the useful parts The section on small groups was good And I took some notes and learned some things here and there throughout the boo I knew going in that this wasn t going to have a Reformed philosophy of ministry, but a few Reformed people had recommended it to me so I tho...My church is very small And my youth group small as well The few chapters did a very good job at explaining how to write a purpose statement and gave good Biblical explanations as to each part of a good purpose statement As I was reading the beginning on this book I was inspired I felt that my church could actually take some of this information in the book and apply it to the youth group However, as I read on the information clearly was written for a church with a youth group ...While some concepts in the book make sense, it came acrossto me as Look at what Saddleback Church does and copy us as opposed to encouraging churches to focus on how God is leading them to healthy youth ministry Another complaint I have about the book is that the author dedicates ONLY ONE chapter...Great but gets extremely tedious Can be overwelming Borders on performance based ministry in my opinion.Was supposed to read this for work, but never made it all the way through I don t believe you can plan out the success of a ministry with a formula or like a business Where s the Holy SpiritWhen I was being ministered to as a youth in my church s youth ministry, this was the system I was propelled to I don t think I turned out that well according to plan but eventually through God s plan, I found my way back.And I potentially see my experience getting lost and bumped around church as useful in helping me to reach out to students once again As I rebuild my passion and start to take baby steps back into serving and leading in the ministry, this book has really given me a lot of new When I was being ministered to as a youth in my church s youth ministry, this was the system I was propelled to I don t think I turned out that well according to plan but eventually through God s plan, I found my way back.And I potentially see my experience getting lost and bumped around church as useful in helping me to reach out to students once again As I rebuild my passion and start to take baby steps back into serving and leading in the ministry, this book has really given me a lot of new perspectives The current state of the ministry has deviated somewhat from the original spirit of it when I was still being ministered to, but I am eager to make a difference not by implementing changes top down but by slowly influencing people around me to see the value of change and this s...A fantastic beginners resource for any new youth Pastor or youth worker within a church setting Gives a plausible argument for creating a purpose statement and getting your teams to wok towards the purpose of the group and why you exist Some practical tips and forms etc which are helpful if you a re from America, which I am not but you can adapt the main points to suit I used this method for 7 years in youth ministry and it served me well Even if you do not agree with every point it is stil A fantastic beginners resource for any new youth Pastor or youth worker within a church setting Gives a plausible argument for creating a purpose statement and getting your teams to wok towar...A book for everyone in youth ministry I wish I would have read this a few years ago and avoided a lot of pitfalls I ve run into If you feel this book is only for larger ministries you re wrong I ve worked in small y...I ignored this book for awhile because I didn t want to read another Purpose Driven Life however, I really enjoyed this one Fields did a great job on making sure the reader knows what youth ministry is really all about It gives great advice and outlooks I liked how the first part of the ...

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08 April 2018

Doug Fields