Missional Youth Ministry Moving from Gathering Teenagers to Scattering Disciples

Missional Youth Ministry offers a new paradigm for youth ministry. Using blog entries and responses, authors Brian Kirk and Jacob Thorne invite readers into a conversational, engaging, and compelling discussion about why program-based, entertainment-focused ministries fail to develop young people into life-long participants in the mission of the church. They also propose a new way forward. For all those working 'in the trenches' of youth ministry who long to offer teens a deeper, more substantial, more active role as members of the body of Christ, Missional Youth Ministry is a practical and theologically-sound guide for building a ministry grounded in prayer, worship, community, education, mission, and spirituality. Contributor(s) Brian Kirk , Jacob Thorne About the Contributor(s) Brian KirkBrian Kirk is associate pastor of mission, education, and the arts at Union Avenue Christian Church in St. Louis, Missouri. Jacob ThorneJacob Thorne is an ordained pastor in the Christian