Youth Ministry from the Ground Up

by Ken Dibble

From the introduction to this new book:

This book represents the culmination of a dream which started several years ago and has now come to fruition.

Throughout the past 13 years, as the youth ministries consultant with the Virginia Baptist Mission Board, I have developed a special place in my heart for the “smaller” church.

Smaller churches are the backbone of Virginia Baptist life. They also represent the majority of the churches in the Baptist General Association of Virginia. In many of these churches you will find loyal, faithful servants of God who share a desire and passion to reach out to teenagers today. But, many of them have no formal training to equip them for the task. All they bring with them is a love for God and a discipleship mandate to “fulfill the Great Commission!”

It is for these smaller churches this book was written.

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Cover

Inside Cover

Writer Acknowledgment

Introduction

Chapter 1 — Developing A Youth Ministry Strategy

Chapter 2 — Planning and Budgeting in the Smaller

Chapter 3 — Creating the Complete Volunteer

Chapter 4 — Teaching Strategies to Change Lives

Chapter 5 — Planning Missions Experiences

Chapter 6 — Using Technology to Enhance Youth

Chapter 7 — Alternative/Contemporary Worship Experiences in the Smaller Church

Chapter 8 — Counseling Teenagers in Crisis

Chapter 9 — Equipping Parents To "Grow Their Own"

Chapter 10 (Part 1) — Winning and Growing Teenagers in the Smaller Church

Chapter 10 (Part 2) — Winning and Growing Teenagers in the Smaller Church