Youth Ministry in the Black Church: Centered in Hope - Softcover

Wimberly, Anne E. Streaty; Barnes, Sandra L.; Johnson, Karma D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0817017364 ISBN 13: 9780817017361

Publisher: Judson Pr, 2013

Synopsis

Youth Ministry in the Black Church: Centered in Hope is the bridge between youth leaders’ desire for holistic and relevant ministry and the hope-centered leadership necessary to make it happen. Wimberly, Barnes and Johnson recognize the challenges of youth ministry and offer effective strategies in three key areas:
·Ministry leadership
·Ministry programs
·Congregational support

Using Scripture, case illustrations, anecdotes, best practices, and reflection points, this resource is practical and beneficial for leaders, pastors and parents. Youth Ministry in the Black Church: Centered in Hope is sure to renew the vision and promise of youth ministry in churches.

About this title

About the Author:

ANNE E. STREATY WIMBERLY, MMus, MTS, PhD, is Executive Director of the Youth Hope-Builders Academy, a program for high school youth funded by the Lilly Endowment, Inc., and housed at Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) in Atlanta, Georgia, where Dr. Wimberly is also Professor Emerita of Christian Education at ITC. She has published numerous books and articles, including Keep It Real: Working with Today’s Black Youth (editor, 2005).

SANDRA L. BARNES, MS, PhD, is Professor of Human and Organizational Development in the Peabody College of Education and Human Development and the Divinity School at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. As a sociologist, Dr. Barnes has a particular focus on race, class, and gender dynamics, and a passion for faith as a change agent in the life of the poor.

KARMA D. JOHNSON, MDiv, MACE, serves as Children and Youth Pastor at St. James United Methodist Church in Alpharetta, Georgia. She has more than a decade of experience working with children, family, and youth programming, in the church and in other organizations.
SANDRA L. BARNES, MS, PhD, is Professor of Human and Organizational Development in the Peabody College of Education and Human Development and the Divinity School at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. As a sociologist, Dr. Barnes has a particular focus on race, class, and gender dynamics, and a passion for faith as a change agent in the life of the poor.

KARMA D. JOHNSON, MDiv, MACE, serves as Children and Youth Pastor at St. James United Methodist Church in Alpharetta, Georgia. She has more than a decade of experience working with children, family, and youth programming, in the church and in other organizations.

Review:

“Empowering hope-filled youth ministries is the gift of this amazing and concrete book, Youth Ministry in the Black Church. Through ethnographic research, the authors share the realities that make a difference in the lives of youth and congregations. Quotations from across the US bring these realities to life. Assessment and planning activities assist the reader to critically reflect on her or his ministry and explore God’s hope in practice. The book’s focus on “village power” is an added blessing. We all have a responsibility to teach, nurture, invite, and empower youth to live, as the authors’ say, the “God thing” emerging in our lives. Read this book and engage transcending hope.” --Jack L Seymour, Professor of Religious Education, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary; Editor, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

“In the complexities of the twenty-first century, the challenges facing the black church require ever more sophisticated tools and approaches for engaging with black youth. The importance of youth ministry within the black church in the United States has acquired even greater importance as the means by which youth can be nurtured within the formational, emancipatory power of black Christian faith. Youth Ministry in the Black Church brings together the combined talents of the authors, whose expertise spans the interdisciplinary areas of Christian education, the social sciences, and practical youth ministries. This text provides a comprehensive overview of youth ministry, offering a rich panoply of resources and research findings that will be of great assistance to all who are interested in supporting and empowering black youth in these complex and challenging times.” --Anthony G. Reddie, PhD, Editor of Black Theology: An International Journal, and Author, SCM Core Text: Black Theology

“Committed youth advocates Wimberly, Barnes, and Johnson offer a passionate, timely, valuable, and interactive resource centered in hope. Through the Vision Quest Research Project, the authors provide relevant personal stories, thoughtful reflective exercises, and best practices of hope-centered youth ministry occurring in thirty-one black congregations across the United States. This book is a much welcomed and important addition to ministry studies focused on the black church. Youth leaders, Christian educators, pastors, undergraduate and graduate students in youth ministry, as well those passionate about ministry with black youth should read this book.” --Rev. Richelle B. White, PhD, Associate Professor of Youth Ministry, Director of Youth Ministry Field Practicum, Kuyper College

About this edition

• Publisher: Judson Pr
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0817017364
• ISBN 13: 9780817017361
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 217