Youth Ministry
Course Description
This module is designed to assist stakeholders in Youth Ministry in the local church in understanding the landscape of youth ministry and seeing youth ministry as cross-cultural missions in essence. We will look into the critical need of developing adult leaders for youth work as well as youth leaders to their own. We will also explore some of the key challenges in mentoring youth today. The passing of this module is dependent on course attendance, reading the 2 prescribed texts (submit a signed declaration of completion of reading) and an assignment paper of 1,500-2,000 words.
Prescribed Reading (Choose two);
- DeVries, Mark. Family-based Youth Ministry. Downers Grove: IVP, 2010.
- Joiner, Reggie et al. When Relationships Matter: Making Your Church A Place Where Kids & Teenagers Belong. USA: Orange, 2019.
- Oestreicher, Mark, ed. Youth Ministry In This Season Of Disruption. USA: The Youth Cartel, 2020
- Housman, Brian. Tech-Savvy Parenting. 2nd ed. Randal House Publishers, 2019. (or earlier edition)
You are advised to secure the books early (your personal responsibility) either from the local bookstore or online through Amazon (check Singapore Amazon), Kindle, or others as delivery in some cases may take some time.
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Registration
10, 17 & 24 Jun 2023
Online(Zoom)
Dr Herbert Tan