Rebuilding Youth Ministry: Ten Practical Strategies for Catholic Parishes (A Rebuilt Parish Book), by Christopher Wesley
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Christopher Wesley, director of student ministry at Church of the Nativity in Timonium, Maryland--the Catholic parish at the center of the bestselling book Rebuilt--has doubled teen participation in his programs and tripled the number of adult volunteers who work with youth. In Rebuilding Youth Ministry, Wesley presents ten indispensable strategies for creating successful youth programs where teens feel connected, stay involved, and grow in faith.In Rebuilding Youth Ministry, Christopher Wesley coaches fellow Catholic leaders how to overcome common hurdles of ministering to young people. Wesley shares how he faced feelings of complacency, underestimated youth, and entertained rather than ministered in his own parish. Wesley built a distinctive program based on small group faith formation and sustained with the assistance of more than sixty volunteer adult mentors.Adopting a tone and structure similar to the bestselling books Rebuilt and Tools for Rebuilding, Wesley lays out ten strategies that helped grow participation in his high school program from nine teens to ninety and the middle school program from forty teens to eighty-five. His insider tips include: Think More Than Pizza; Think Small Groups and Mentors; Take Back Confirmation; Go Beyond the Youth Room; Accept That It's Messy; Keep Asking Questions; and Keep Growing
Rebuilding Youth Ministry: Ten Practical Strategies for Catholic Parishes (A Rebuilt Parish Book), by Christopher Wesley - Amazon Sales Rank: #64057 in Books
- Published on: 2015-03-09
- Original language: English
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- Dimensions: 8.33" h x .29" w x 6.20" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 128 pages
Rebuilding Youth Ministry: Ten Practical Strategies for Catholic Parishes (A Rebuilt Parish Book), by Christopher Wesley Review "When the local Church sets priorities, youth ministry nearly always rises to the top. But the solution we seem to land on generally results in a whirlwind of activities with no clear direction, offered in a dingy room, put on by someone who is too often burned out within a year and looking for 'a real job.' Youth ministry done this way is rarely taken seriously because, let's face it, it's rarely successful. Christopher Wesley offers refreshing clarity in the midst of this craziness. In a word, he offers great vision for a ministry the Church so often gets wrong, but really can't afford to." --Chris Stefanick, Founder and president of Real Life Catholic"What I love about Chris Wesley is that this book isn't simply theory--he knows what he's doing and he has shared his simple and practical tools to help us build a dynamic and more effective youth ministry for our churches. This book is a gift!" --Doug Fields, Author of Purpose Driven Youth Ministry"Chris Wesley has put together an inspiring, affirming, challenging, and encouraging book that is a must-read for anyone involved in youth ministry. Chris's love for both youth and youth workers oozes from the pages of this great book." --Clayton Imoo, Director, Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry, Archdiocese of Vancouver"Christopher Wesley provides clarity and insight into the exciting and tumultuous life and work of a person called to youth ministry. With humor and honesty, he helps shed light on the countless challenges we face and how best to form the vision each ministry program needs to be truly successful. This book should be in the hands of every person working with youth, whether a rookie or veteran!" --Katie Prejean, Youth Director, Our Lady Queen of Heaven Parish, Lake Charles, Louisiana
About the Author Christopher Wesley is director of student ministry and team leader for the parish's family ministry programs at the Church of the Nativity in Timonium, Maryland. He has a bachelor's degree in communication arts, electronic media, from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. Chris writes the Marathon Youth Ministry blog (christopherwesley.org) and is the host of the weekly Rebuilt podcast. He and his wife, Katherine, have two sons.. Michael White is a priest in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, pastor of Church of the Nativity in Timonium, Maryland, and coauthor of Rebuilt and Tools for Rebuilding, which have combined sales of more than 100,000 copies.Tom Corcoran is associate to the pastor of Church of the Nativity in Timonium, Maryland, and coauthor of Rebuilt and Tools for Rebuilding, which have combined sales of more than 100,000 copies.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Buy It. No, Buy Three! By Michael Marchand Awesome, practical advice to make your ministry more effective! Buy it now. Then buy one for your pastor. And every youth minister you know.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Easy to read By Barbara Fabulous Resource! Easy to read. Practical advice and solutions. Good to read whether you are a Youth Ministry Volunteer, Staff, or someone who would like to see Youth Ministry started in your own parish. I bought one to read and one to share! We are starting our rebuilding right now.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I recommend this book for anyone in a specialty/functional area parish ... By Colleen R. Vermeulen This is the third in the "Rebuilt parish" series--following Rebuilt and Tools for Rebuilding. I recommend this book for anyone in a specialty/functional area parish ministry--i.e. youth ministry, adult faith formation, young adult ministry, children's religious education, RCIA, etc.Now, this might strike you as a curious recommendation--I mean the title says youth ministry and it's about youth ministry--but the value of this book as a resource for ministry leaders goes well beyond youth ministry.The starting premise (provided by Rebuilt parish authors Fr. Michael White and Tom Corcoran in the forward) is simple, "Students...are an important part of the Church right now. God very much desires a growing relationship with them and has granted them gifts and talents to serve him and his family" (vii). Basically, if you're only concerned with youth ministry for the sake of the future, you've got an inadequate view of how the Holy Spirit can use all believers, today, for the sake of the Gospel.So how to respond? Have a sense of irresistible, joyous urgency that "every even remotely interested teen living within your parish boundaries needs to be connected to a small group that is focused on evangelization and discipleship (growing a relationship with Jesus and learning how to serve him)" (25). Whoa! (You might be thinking). That's impossible. Youth ministry in my parish has been a struggle of kids not showing up, burn out, parents forcing kids into Confirmation, etc. If Church of the Nativity is having success, I want whatever program they're using...And this is where Wesley urges us to change our thinking. Stop with programs, retreats, and events as silver bullets--"teens are not event-driven; they are relationally driven. The last thing they need is another program" (9). [Note: kids and adults are probably the same way ;-) hence why I recommend this book to those with no connection to youth ministry.] Wesley accurately observes, "you'll be hard-pressed to find anyone who disagrees with the concept that relationships are essential to a person's faith journey" (29). But putting this into practice is a challenge in many parishes because we try and think big too quickly--skipping the critical step of building a "structure of authentic relationships" (29).To build strongly means to grow a solid foundation of vision, mission, a volunteer team, parish buy-in and resourcing, prayer, personal ministerial identity, and more--and this is what the ten strategies of Rebuilding Youth Ministry help walk us through. Each chapter dissects one strategy and includes concrete "First Steps" that ministry leaders can immediately begin to discuss and take action on, developing (step-by-step) the sustainable ministry Wesley describes.Overall, Wesley focuses on ministerial strategies rather than specific tactics/techniques, programs, curricula, events, or formats--and this is a good thing. It's a discussion of how to think, envision, and build/develop--rather than a simple prescription of what to do. All too often parishes focus on what to do and doing more, rather than on the deeply rooted, essential vision and relationships behind ministry growth. Rebuilding Youth Ministry challenges the assumption that "more is better" in when it comes to ministry (or parish) health. It's an outstanding guide for anyone ready to honestly assess and renew youth ministry in a parish setting. And, (if you can think outside the box a little) it's also widely applicable for all parish ministers!
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