Youth Ministry Nuts and Bolts : Organizing, Leading, and Managing Your Youth Ministry

by Robbins, Duffy

• ISBN13: 9780310670292
• ISBN10: 0310670292
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-06
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

If you stand back and look at a thriving youth ministry, you probably won't notice all the pieces and parts that are working to keep that ministry together and functioning well. But the reality is, there are important, behind-the-scenes mechanics of youth ministry that are essential if you're going to keep the ministry moving forward and impacting teenagers' lives.

Author Biography

Duffy Robbins is a professor of youth ministry at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania. He's also the bestselling author and coauthor of Enjoy the Silence, Speaking to Teenagers, Memory Makers, This Way to Youth Ministry, and many more. A thirty-five year veteran of youth ministry, Duffy speaks around the world to teenagers and people who care about them.

Table of Contents

Design	p. 13
Getting Them Through the Roof	p. 15
Laying the Foundation	p. 29
Starting with the Heart	p. 31
Excellence in Ministry	p. 43
Getting It Done in Time: Mission Impossible?	p. 65
Visioneering	p. 83
Construction	p. 103
Making Decisions without Making Enemies	p. 105
Blessed Be the Tie: Staff Relationships	p. 129
The Essential Partnership: Working with Families	p. 147
Budgeting and Finance: Squeezing Blood from Turnips	p. 165
The Corps of Discovery I: Building a Team	p. 185
The Corps of Discovery II: Finding and Keeping Good Volunteer Leaders	p. 201
Maintenance	p. 221
Evaluating Your Ministry	p. 223
When the Tie Binds: Dealing with Conflict	p. 247
Comings and Goings I: Finding a Position that Fits Your Passion	p. 265
Coming and Goings II: The Grace-Full Exit	p. 283
Growing Old without Growing Stale: Staying Fresh in Long-Term Youth Ministry	p. 299
Epilogue	p. 317
How to Find a Youth Pastor	p. 321
A Pastor's Perspective: How to Get Hired as a Youth Pastor	p. 335
Nuts & Bolts Web Sites	p. 347
Endnotes	p. 353
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