Family- Based Youth Ministry

This book basically discusses the importance of drawing from parents as resources when doing youth ministry. This is something that youth programs rarely do well, so it serves as a good reminder. The book also reminds readers not to uphold the nucleus family as an idol in itself, for the Church, as God's family, can serve many functions that family itself cannot, and can stand in the gap to support people from broken families. It gives you a good foundational philosophy about how to support youth in their spiritual growth. The practical suggestions in the last chapter are helpful and give you a sense of where to start if you want to cultivate parents/adults as resource for youth ministry.

He thinks: What if churches did more to keep families together than compartmentalizing them by age groups? I think this would be much healthier, and so does author DeVries. He makes a great case for surrounding students with meaningful and encouraging spiritual families, in both an immediate and extended sense. Good tips for implementation too. Very awesome book. If I put in place most of what is in here, my job satisfaction would go through the roof..