Youth ministry 3.0 : a manifesto of where we've been, where we are and where we need to go

In Youth Ministry 3.0, you'll explore, along with Mark Oestreicher and the voices of other youth workers, why we need change in youth ministry. You'll get a quick history of youth ministry over the last 50 years. And you'll help dream about what changes need to take place in order to create the next phase of youth ministry---the future we need to create for effective ministry to students. Over the past several decades there have been three significant shifts in youth culture; each new shift brought with it different values and priorities in the lives of teens. Youth ministries adapted and responded to the first two shifts, but were missing the boat on the third. The result? Youth ministry isnt addressing the realities and needs of todays youth culture. After nearly three decades in youth ministry, Mark Oestreicher has lived through a lot of those shifts himself. In recent years, hes found himself wondering what needs to change, especially since so much of what were doing in youth ministry today is not working. In Youth Ministry 3.0, youth workers will explore, along with Marko and the voices of other youth workers, why we need change in youth ministry, from a ministry moving away from a dependence on programs, to one that is focused on communion and mission. Theyll get a quick history of youth ministry over the last fifty years. And theyll help dream about what changes need to take place in order to create the next phase of youth ministry the future that needs to be created for effective ministry to students. Title Page 5 Copyright 6 Dedication 7 Acknowledgments 8 Contents 11 Out of the Gravel Pit: Foreword by Kenda Creasy Dean 13 Introduction: We’re at a Crossroads 21 Chapter 1: The Need for Change 25 Chapter 2: Framing Change in Youth Culture 33 Chapter 3: Youth Ministry 1.0—Post-World War II through the 1960s 49 Chapter 4: Youth Ministry 2.0—1970s through the End of the Century 57 Chapter 5: Youth Ministry 3.0—Naming Our Preferred Future 67 Chapter 6: So...How Do We Get There? 85 Epilogue 121 Notes 131 Suggested Reading 157 Out of the gravel pit -- foreword by Kenda Creasy Dean Introduction: We're at a crossroads -- The need for change -- Framing change in youth culture -- Youth ministry 1.0 : post-World War II through the 1960s -- Youth ministry 2.0 : 1970s through the end of the century -- Youth ministry 3.0 : naming our preferred future -- So...how do we get there? -- Epilogue.