Adoptive Church (Youth, Family, and Culture)

Teens and emerging adults don't feel at home in the church because they are not fully included in the church body. How can congregations nurture young adults, welcome them as siblings into God's household, and empower them to become fully embedded contributors within and to their faith community?
Integrating the latest research on adolescent faith and young adult ministry for the local church, this book presents a new way of thinking about youth ministry. Chap Clark offers today's youth leaders highly practical principles based on his extensive experience, showing how they can implement a sustainable youth ministry program in their local church. He presents the adoptive youth ministry model as a way to help congregations see youth ministry as a bridge to inclusion, participation, and contribution in the body of Christ. Clark's comprehensive plan for designing and implementing youth ministry shows churches how to intentionally welcome young people and create an environment where they belong.
About the Series
The Youth, Family, and Culture series examines the broad categories involved in studying and caring for the needs of the young and is dedicated to the preparation and vocational strengthening of those who are committed to the spiritual development of adolescents.
Contents
Foreword Steven Argue
Welcome to the Adoptive Church
1. Creating an Adoptive Youth Ministry
Part 1: The Goal of an Adoptive Church
2. Adoptive Youth Ministry: From Me to Us
3. Creating Environments Where Faith Families Flourish
4. Making Disciples among Siblings: The Adoptive Process of Christian Formation
5. The Goal of Ministry in an Adoptive Church
Part 2: The Structure of Adoptive Youth Ministry
6. Implementing Adoptive Youth Ministry
7. The Power of Partners
8. Building Your Ministry Team
Part 3: The Fundamental Practices of Adoptive Churches
9. Nurture and the Ministry of Going
10. Beyond Participation: The Power of Empowerment
11. Adoptive Youth Ministry and the Challenge of Change
Appendix: Adoptive Church 101
Index