YouthWorker Journal - March/April 2009 - (Page 6)

Feedback, Etc. Coming Up in the Next YouthWorker Journal IMPACT is the theme of our May/June issue, and we are rounding up a veritable posse of youth ministry veterans and experts who want to help you have a great impact in your work: • Duffy Robbins, Les Christie and Mark Matlock explore how most effectively to connect with students and transform their lives in our YouthWorker Journal Roundtable. • Dr. Dave Rahn, Chief Ministry Officer with Youth for Christ/USA shares the system YFC has been using to measure ministry impact. • Jim Candy tells how to avoid the five biggest mistakes youth ministries make with games, activities, media, teaching and images. • Greg Stier tells how to teach theology in ways kids will grasp. • Jen Bradbury and Jake Kircher see if there’s anything we can learn from Jesus’ teaching methods. • As part of our ongoing celebration of our 25th anniversary, we recycle an article by Marlene LeFever on kids’ learning styles originally published in 1991, along with some new thoughts from Marlene. • Plus, we explore Innovators, Appropriators, Resisters and Reclaimers, thanks to Richard Flory and Donald E. Miller, authors of the fascinating new book, Finding Faith: The Spiritual Quest of the Post-Boomer Generation. Gotcha! Dear YouthWorker Journal: I’m writing in response to your November/December issue and its special section on diversity. I was saddened and DIVERSITY disappointed with the short shrift you gave to the issue of diversity. It seemed the purpose of the special section was to promote your inner circle of contributors and the various books they’ve written. If you’re going to discuss the issue of diversity in the church, how could you not include Oakhurst Presbyterian in Atlanta? This is a church that, in the aftermath of the Civil Rights Movement, made it its mission to promote racial healing. They’ve been featured in Time magazine and CNN. Please put aside trying to promote your chosen few and take some time to really investigate the issues and speak to those who can truly offer us insight. $8.00 (usa) $11.00 (can) 1 1> “Our young people are away at their national convention. So far the stats include three conversions, fourteen recommitments, six minor injuries, and two counselor breakdowns.” ROUNDTABLE REACHING EVERYONE Mark DeYmaz, Ryan Edwards, Phil Jackson and Soong-Chan Rah look beyond race. Experts explore ministry to the deaf, the disabled, the incarcerated, foster kids and immigrants. MARKO’S MANIFESTO TOOLS 0 74470 92341 1 46 45-63 40 It’s time to rethink how you’re doing youth ministry. Our reviews assess 70+ resources, books, movies and CDs. 82 James A. Rada, Coordinator of Youth Ministry Christian Community Presbyterian Church, Bowie, Maryland Dear James: We thank you for writing (kind of!). Of course, it could have helped us all a lot more if you had communicated with us about Oakhurst before our diversity issue came out. As for our “inner circle” and “chosen few,” membership is open to one and all. We welcome readers’ input, suggestions and story ideas. Anyone who wants to write for us can send a proposal to editor@youthworker.com. Our updated Writers Guidelines and editorial themes always can be found at www.youthworker.com. Plus, there are rumors our TOOLS section is looking for a few more good reviewers (contact tools@youthworker.com). We look forward to hearing from anyone and everyone interested in helping us do a better job of serving our readers. 6 March/April 2009 | YouthWorkerJournal.com © 1990 Doug Hall http://www.youthworker.com http://www.YouthWorkerJournal.com

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YouthWorker Journal - March/April 2009 Contents Feedback Youth Culture Update Culture Watch Encountering God Campus Ministry The Urban Take Sight Unseen Worldview Soul Care Managing Your Ministry 10 Minutes in God's Word From IQ to CQ Caring Amidst Crisis Risky Business When Tragedy Gets Personal Deaths in the Family Stopping Suicide Blessed Are They Who Mourn Healing the Healer Resources for Working with Crisis Tools Stirring it Up

YouthWorker Journal - March/April 2009

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