Good Kids, Big Events, and Matching Tshirts

David Hertweck

Description

Good Kids, Big Events, & Matching T-Shirts invites youth leaders into a game-changing conversation. It helps them create and sustain a ministry to youth that is fueled by an effective, contagious relationship with God and others. Writer and youth worker David Hertweck makes great discoveries with fellow youth leaders while moving through three pivotal points:

Are youth becoming fluent in the gospel?
Are youth Spirit-dependent?
Do youth have biblical community?

Hertweck, a veteran youth worker, explains that if those who work in student ministry celebrate some wins while unintentionally missing the big picture—new life in Christ—students will believe the wrong things count. That could have enormous implications for how today''s kids live out their faith now and as adults.

When youth leaders choose to refocus on these values, they are heeding Jesus'' command to make disciples. The teens in their groups will thrive both now and later.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Christianity

Informations

• Publié par: My Healthy Church
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781624232558
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

what others are saying aboutGood Kids . . .

“Davîd Hertweck captures the struggle many o us have în youth mînîstry as we try to define the metrîcs y whîch we evaluate the success o our mînîstrîes. He provîdes practîcal steps to go eyond ehavîor to a deeper, transormatîve practîce o youth mînîstry. Whether you’re new to youth mînîstry or a veteran, you’ll find somethîng here that wîll encourage and înspîre you to etter youth mînîstry.” —Mark Matlock president, Youth Specialties; author of many books including Raising Wise ChildrenandLiving A Life That Matters; www.youthspecialties.com

“Leadershîp îsn’t the task o sîmply provîdîng answers. Oten, ît’s aout reramîng questîons. That’s exactly what Davîd does în a heartelt way înGood Kîds. I trust thîs ook wîll e one you go ack to tîme and tîme agaîn as a needed remînder o what questîons to ask. I hope you go through ît wîth your team and help them to thînk, grow, and lead more efectîvely. I also pray that thîs wîll make a dîference not only în your mînîstry ut în your heart.” —Doug Fields bestselling author of multiple books, includingPurposeDriven Youth Ministry; cofounder of Downloadyouthministry.com

“Good Kîdspromîse easy answers . . . ît delîvers on doesn’t îlîcal ones. It doesn’t promîse a sexy splash that magnetîzes a teenager’s înterest . . . ît delîvers Spîrît-dîrected motîvatîon that wîll endure the test o tîme. And perhaps even more lîe-gîvîng, ît doesn’t call or the youth leader to e a talented, golden-tongued orator who îs a standup comîc durîng “of hours.” Instead, ît calls or every youth leader to careully alîgn theîr prîorîtîes and patterns în youth mînîstry up agaînst the New Testament and take theîr cues solely rom there.” —Jeanne Mayo president, youth leader’s coach, director and founder, “The Cadre”; director of Youth & Young Adult Ministries, Victory World Church, Atlanta, Georgia; speaker, leadership coach, and author

“I’m thankul that my rîend, Davîd Hertweck, îs talkîng aout the need to evaluate the health o youth mînîstry. InGood Kîds he challenges us to go deeper to really know î we’re makîng lîelong dîscîples o our students. The challenge îsn’t easy. We mîght not lîke what we find. But as Davîd says, students’ lîves are at stake. We can’t aford not to take thîs challenge and change thîs conversatîon.” —Scotty Gibbons national youth ministries strategist, National Leadership and Resource Center, General Council of Assemblies of God, author ofThe Big Ten: A QuickAccess Guide to Youth Ministry Essentials

“How does somethîng so prîmary to the church as the gospel message o Jesus get lost along the way? Dave Hertweck skîllully and compassîonately poînts the church ack to the true good

news: the person o Jesus Chrîst. Church leaders need to put thîs ook on theîr must-read lîst and then apply the prîncîples în theîr mînîstrîes to generate spîrîtual transormatîon în every Chrîst-ollower.” —Garland Owensby, DED Min Professor, Bible & Church Ministries, Southwestern Assemblies of God University

“For youth leaders everywhere, Davîd Hertweck has gîven us a tool that wîll help us e honest aout how we engage wîth the mînîstry God has gîven us. From ehavîor modîficatîon to the musîc we use în our worshîp servîces, Davîd sheds lîght on some o the reasons teenagers find our meetîngs less than compellîng. I you’re ready to take an honest look at what your work îs actually producîng, get out your pen and paper whîle you read thîs. Together, we can set hîgher standards or our gatherîngs that wîll ultîmately help students see Jesus.” —Andy Braner president, KIVU, author ofALONE: Finding Connection in a Lonely World,speaker and dreamer

“Have you ever asked yoursel as a youth pastor or youth leader, ‘Are we uîldîng a student mînîstry that’s actually makîng dîscîples?’ I that questîon resonates wîth you, read thîs ook! InGood Kîds, Bîg Events, & Matchîng T-Shîrts,Davîd Hertweck explores how we evaluate success în youth mînîstry y rîngîng ît ack to the maîn poînt: makîng dîscîples. Davîd provîdes questîons that youth leaders should ask themselves aout gospel fluency, Spîrît dependency, and îlîcal communîty. I love the

înclusîon o concrete tîps rom youth leaders natîonwîde to help develop these three vîtal characterîstîcs wîthîn a youth mînîstry context. You’ll laugh, you’ll pause and reflect, and you’ll get hungry (Dave îs a oodîe!), ut most împortantly, you’ll e remînded o what a true gospel-centered youth mînîstry looks lîke!” —Tyler Sollie network youth director, Northwest Ministry Network

“The conversatîon surroundîng youth mînîstry changed a long tîme ago. The travesty îs that many stîll aren’t addressîng ît. Davîd provîdes a resh perspectîve to those who are oth engaged and dîsengaged rom the landscape o aîth and adolescence. The tensîon etween the gospel and what we thînk we know wîll ecome eîther a challenge or a catalyst or the days ahead. InGood KîdsDavîd makes ît clear that or leaders wîllîng to ask the hard questîons the days ahead are rîght. I’m îmmensely thankul or Davîd’s voîce în thîs evolvîng conversatîon. I hîghly recommend thîs ook!” —Heath Adamson national youth director, National Leadership and Resource Center, General Council of the Assemblies of God

“Davîd Hertweck has opened the door or an împortant conversatîon on the undamental goals o youth mînîstry. We need to revîsît the metrîcs and methods o the past în lîght o the shîtîng culture o the Amerîcan church. The new metrîcs o gospel fluency, Spîrît dependency, and îlîcal communîty thîs ook ofers wîll help ocus the uture o youth mînîstry

în a healthy dîrectîon. Whîle thîs new conversatîon wîll look dîferent everywhere, the language Davîd întroduces în thîs new ook can guîde any youth mînîstry toward a uller expressîon o what ît looks lîke or students to lîve as dîscîples o Jesus Chrîst în the twenty-first century. I’m honored to call thîs gîted author a mînîstry rîend and rother.” —Matt Rule district youth director, South Texas Youth Ministries “Throughout the years, we’ve seen several trends în youth mînîstrîes. Some have helped youth mînîstry; others have hurt ît. But one thîng îs certaîn. Our congregatîons and communîtîes are în extreme need o youth groups equîpped wîth the essentîal Chrîst-centered tools needed to raîse up generatîons o young leaders and servants wîllîng to ollow Jesus Chrîst and to lît up Hîs name wherever they go. The uture pastors, teachers, mînîsters, polîtîcîans, lawyers, doctors, mothers, and athers wîll come rom today’s youth mînîstrîes. That’s why Bîle- centered oundatîons are vîtal or the educatîon and growth o these uture leaders. InGood KîdsHertweck provîdes Davîd youth mînîstrîes wîth împeratîve oundatîons to estalîsh healthy youth groups or the present and the uture.” —Eddie Zaldana district youth director, Spanish Eastern District

“Davîd Hertweck îs a gîted leader, communîcator, and author. Thîs ook îs a must-read or every youth leader who wants theîr young people to emrace a lîelong pursuît o ollowîng Jesus.

Davîd rîngs an urgent, relevant, and much-needed message that wîll enefit every person who works wîth young people. Be prepared to e înspîred, provoked, and equîpped—you won’t finîsh thîs ook dîsappoînted.” —Kent Hulbert Youth Alive

“Thîs ook îs a must-read or anyone serîous aout doîng youth mînîstry în thîs culture. Davîd îs candîd, sharîng experîences rom hîs personal lîe and years o youth mînîstry. You’ll find the ook oth înormatîve and transormatîonal, as ît ofers practîcal ways to help students all în love wîth Jesus. In short, thîs ook îs aout grace; we’re helpless wîthout the grace o God. Davîd gets that. I recommend thîs ook or every youth pastor and youth worker.” —Omar C. George Church of God New York, state youth and discipleship director

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Changing the Conversation on Health in Youth Ministry

Davîd Hertweck

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