Fulfill Your Student Ministry: A Manifesto and Field Guide

by Samuel Bierig (Editor)

The fact that you picked up this little book means you sense something isn’t quite right in the world of Student Ministry. And you don’t need a sociologist or some team of expert Student Pastors firing a bunch of stats at you to figure it out either. You know something has gone wrong, but you can’t quite put your finger on it. Or, maybe you have put your finger on it, but you want confirmation. Fulfill Your *Student Ministry is meant to serve as a Biblical recalibration for churches and Student Pastors. It is both a manifesto and field guide. Each chapter begins with a manifesto-like statement (the local church, evangelism, preaching, the gospel, sexual holiness, etc.) which contains components of affirmation and denial. Each statement is meant to sharpen and bring clarity and ultimately shape your student ministry in order to bring about maximal biblical faithfulness and health to your local church and student ministry.

Sam Bierig and his stellar team of writers believe Student Ministry isn’t only worth salvaging, but they actually believe that a biblically healthy and ecclesiologically conscious Student Ministry can still thrive.

156 pages, Paperback

Published January 13, 2020

Reviews

[C.J. Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

A solid, practical, gospel-centered resource on student ministry. Its manifesto-nature is helpful, especially since it allows for easy recall.

These guys offer sound advice, helpful correctives, and practical steps... all without being “sticks in the mud.” They encourage their readers to remain steadfast in student ministry, but to make sure they’re being as biblical and Christ-centered as possible.

[Jacob Prince]

If you’ve learned from or benefited from gospel-centrality emphasis then this book won’t be revolutionary. Nonetheless this book will inform end encourage student pastors and ministry leaders to steward the ministry well. I particularly appreciated the under-taught chapters of students and sexuality & students and parents.

[Derek Robinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was one of my favorite books... until I got to the chapter about multi-ethnic groups. It’s an important statement to have about multi ethnicity, but it’s difficult to have an atmosphere of multi ethnicity in a student ministry. You cannot manufacture who attends your church group. Other than that chapter, this book is borderline foundational to any person pursuing the call of student ministry.

[Brennan Cook · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is good and helpful to think through practical ways to reach youth in this culture. Bierig brings in several writers who have much experience in youth ministry to give great examples of how to disciple our students. Bierig does a great job of using scripture to show why scripture must guide our ministries. "The Bible is shallow enough for a new believer to wade in, but deep enough for a theologian to drown in."

[Saolomon Mouacheupao · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

Not anything insightful if you’ve spent time in the 9marks or reformed worlds. But for youth ministry that typically isn’t the perspective, so for that I commend it.

It’s a pretty conservative view of dating (no kissing before marriage) that’s pushed pretty dogmatically.

Other than that, My copy had some typos.

[Dan Carson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read foundational book on student ministry.

[Caleb Batchelor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay.

[Jaegon Kent · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read with practical application points.

[Shawn Moose · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a very helpful and practical book. There are a few things I might disagree with (only a smidge) theologically, but this is one of the most helpful books on Student Ministry I have read. Worth the read!