The God-Hungry Imagination : The Art of Storytelling for Postmodern Youth Ministry

Acknowledgments 6 Foreword by Ron Foster and Kenda Creasy Dean 11 Preface 15 PART 1: Postmodern Ministry 19 Chapter 1 A "Narratable World"? 21 PART 2: Imagination 37 Chapter 2 Defining Imagination 41 Chapter 3 Imagination and Spiritual Formation 55 PART 3: Story 69 Chapter 4 What Is Story, and Why Does It Work? 75 Chapter 5 What Story Are We Telling? 91 PART 4: Storytelling 107 Chapter 6 Worship as Story 111 Chapter 7 The Art of Immersion 125 PART 5: Practical Concerns 141 Chapter 8 The Youth Pastor as Bard 145 Chapter 9 Notes from the Field 159 Appendix A: "Imaginative Intelligence"? 173 Appendix B: Further Musings on the Bible and Narrative Form 175 Appendix C: Suggested Resources 179 Notes 185 Bibliography 199 About the Author 205