Raising the Bar : Ministry to Youth in the New Millennium

Foreword 11(2) Acknowledgments 13(2) Introduction: Every Generation Must Be Taught Anew 15(4) PART 1: TEST TIME: DOES YOUTH MINISTRY PASS? 19(66) 1. Meet the Millennials: The Next Great Generation 23(14) 2. Time to Climatize: Analyzing Youth Culture 37(12) 3. The Potency of Expectancy: Why We Can Be Optimistic 49(8) 4. Truth or Consequences: Biblical Teaching Confronts Contemporary Practice 57(6) 5. Entertaining Children or Assembling an Army: Lessons from History 63(10) 6. The Jesus Movement: A Double-edged Sword 73(12) PART 2: REINVENTING YOUTH MINISTRY 85(108) 7. Life Is Short. Pray Hard 87(14) 8. Teaching the Youth Well 101(18) 9. Get Real: Authentic Living 119(14) 10. Every Move I Make: Authentic Worship 133(20) 11. Advice to Parents: It's Time to Grow Up 153(18) 12. Meanwhile, Back at the Church 171(12) 13. Rites of Passage 183(10) Conclusion: A Radical Challenge 193(4) Endnotes 197