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Ken Moser has been a youth leader for 20 years. The lessons he has learned and the model of youth ministry described in Changing the World can be applied to groups of any size. If you long to see young people grow to maturity in Christ, make sure that you put in place a programme that will work for you not against you. This book will help you to think about your goals, shape your programme and run meetings that will surely change the world for Christ.
'Our youth group had a reputation for being successful. Other churches looked to our model because it drew large numbers. Three years ago we started to move toward the approach outlined in this book. Change has been gradual and there were difficulties. Today things are different. Increasingly the young people are keen to do Christian things. Among many signs of change are good attendance at teen prayer meetings, growth in participation in small groups and the popularity of active service in ministries at church as well as on short-term missions.'
- Chris Newill
'We got a lot of flack when we changed the emphasis from entertainment to Bible teaching. Now as a result of loving our teenagers, building real relationships and teaching them the Bible, we have a great bunch of teenagers who love the Lord Jesus.'
- Hayley Ronne
'I've learned that good things don't happen instantly. They take time. I am inspired when I see how important solid fellowship, small group accountability and following Jesus has become to kids who are fairly 'rough around the edges'! Youth Church is a rock in a turbulent sea for them. It offers stability, love and most importantly the opportunity to meet the living Saviour. We must not underestimate teenagers. They have a great thirst and a strong desire to follow Him.'
- Scott Tubman
Table of Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 The ballad of Bruce and Neil
2 Sailing out of the doldrums
3 Major on the majors
4 Discipleship
5 Building ...Reaching ...Flowing
6 Aiming for perfection
7 Designing a programme
8 The meeting
9 Components of a successful meeting
10 Running effective Bible studies
11 Building your leadership team
12 Starting out
13 Making your programme fun!
14 Socials
15 Introducing change
Epilogue
Appendix:
-Putting together the 'perfect meeting'