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YOUTH MINISTRY
TACKLING
IN THE TRENCHES
THE TOUGH
ISSUES
that face youth leaders SUMMARY:
ow do you reach unchurched teens? How can you
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effectively mobilize volunteers for youth ministry? How
can your teens’ parents become more engaged?
Youth Ministry in the Trenches tackles some of the toughest
challenges facing youth leaders today (and won’t leave them feeling
overwhelmed). Written by ministry veterans Rick Bundschuh, Marv
Penner, and Wayne Rice, the resources are practical, easy-to-read,
and easy-to-use. Each topic is addressed in a simple and practical
style with ideas that youth workers can implement in their ministry.
• Reaching Unchurched Teens helps youth leaders equip
students to reach their friends who don’t know Christ.
• Building and Mobilizing Teams is crucial for leaders
feeling the need for more help, effective delegation, and
highly involved volunteers who care deeply for students.
• Engaging Parents as Allies will show leaders how to
RICK BUNDSCHUH (Reaching Unchurched Teens) is
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engage parents—making sure they’re involved and feel
a pastor, writer, cartoonist, and veteran youth worker. He is the
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needed—and leave behind the old paradigm that parents
author of numerous youth worker resources and books, including
Reaching Unchurched Teens Building and Mobilizing Teams
Engaging Parents as Allies
Passed Thru Fire and The Passed Thru Fire Experience. Rick serves
are obstacles.
as teaching pastor at Kaui Christian Fellowship in Poipu, Hawaii. Series: Youth Ministry in the Trenches Series: Youth Ministry in the Trenches
Series: Youth Ministry in the Trenches
Author: Rick Bundschuh Author: Marv Penner
Author: Wayne Rice
Challenging, fun, and thought-provoking, these must-have
MARV PENNER (Building and Mobilizing Teams), veteran
Ministry Area: Youth Ministry Area: Youth
Ministry Area: Youth
resources will empower youth workers to be more effective in
youth worker and author of a number of books, is the National
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Director of Youth Specialties, Canada. He teaches at numerous
leading students.
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colleges and seminaries around the world and is director of the
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Youth Specialties ONE DAY training team.
WAYNE RICE (Engaging Parents as Allies) is the co-founder
of Youth Specialties and the founder of Understanding Your
Teenager, which provides resources for parents of teens and
preteens. He is the author of numerous books, including Up Close
and Personal, winner of the 1990 ECPA Gold Medallion Award.
KEY POINTS:
ENDORSEMENT:
“The Youth Ministry in the Trenches series will help new recruits • Useful for anyone involved in youth ministry—from new recruits
avoid landmines, recognize dangers, and design strategies for daily
seeking advice to veterans just looking to be inspired.
life in the trenches, and they will encourage veterans who’ve become
• Written in an engaging, relational style by people who know what it’s
overwhelmed with the tasks before them. Youth leaders at any level
For Student Ministers, Written in an
like to be in the trenches.
Youth Leaders, Volunteers, Easy-to-use Style
will be encouraged to do effective spiritual battle for their students.”
Sunday School Teachers and
—David Olshine, veteran youth worker, author, director of youth
Others Leading Teenagers
• Filled with the latest ideas from youth ministry combined with wisdom
from experienced youth leaders.
ministries at Columbia International University
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