Youth Ministry Crash Course!, A

by Rick Bundschuh

Youth ministry fundamentals at your fingertips! Or call it a light-hearted primer to a serious subject. A Youth Ministry Crash Course is 150 to-the-point entries on issues you face every week -- topics that are described, simplified, illustrated, and occasionally tweaked by a couple of veteran youth workers who've acquired a pragmatic streak alongside their compassion for teenagers. Inside you'll find shrewd insight with a wry - On 'You know your kids better than some editor working away in a cubical somewhere. Change material to suit your group, and chuck what doesn't fly.' - On 'Students cycle in and out of your youth group every three or four years -- so recycle your program themes and events that often too.' On 'Never make one when you're tired or ticked off.' - On Sacred ' Learn what they are and keep your kids away from them -- you'll add longevity to your job. E.g., no pew hurdling in the million-dollar sanctuary during youth night. - On Spiritual 'The kid that grows the fastest may not grow the deepest. Don't overlook the one who grows slowly but steadily.' Whether you're new to youth ministry, a Sunday school teacher of junior or senior highers, a volunteer, or a veteran with a novice staff -- in Crash Course you'll find instructions, motivation, and reminders of what the glorious, hectic calling of youth ministry is all about.

96 pages, Paperback

First published February 3, 1997

About the author

Rick Bundschuh serves as a teaching pastor at Kauai Christian Fellowship, and he also continues to write and illustrate material for various publishers. He lives with his beautiful wife, Lauren, their kids, a weenie dog, and a quiver of surfboards in Poipu, Hawaii.