Youth Ministry From the Inside Out: How Who You are Shapes What You Do

Youth Ministry From the Inside Out: How Who You are Shapes What You Do

by Mike Higgs (published by InterVarsity Press, 2003)

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Summary:

This book addresses the youth worker’s need to be real and to nurture himself/herself as a youth minister.  It covers such topics as resting (hearing God’s voice), failing, brokenness, holiness, healing, and unity and prayer in youth ministry.  Written by a youth minister, this book is marked by an energetic and heartfelt message with a sense of humor that complements the seriousness of the subject—spiritual renewal and godly character in leadership.  New youth ministers will  benefit from the author’s wisdom by learning how to develop a clear sense of purpose and personal integrity.  Veteran youth ministers will appreciate their peer’s efforts to articulate and remind them of what they most likely have learned through the trials and experiences of youth ministry.

Why does FASTEN recommend this resource?

This book is to the point. Youth ministers will be challenged on all levels—in their programming, in their families, in their spiritual life, etc.  The author sympathetically yet directly challenges his peers to take their calling seriously and provides solid direction in that process.