{"product_id":"toward-a-prophetic-youth-ministry-theory-and-praxis-in-urban-context-9780830828029","title":"Toward a Prophetic Youth Ministry: Theory and Praxis in Urban Context","description":"\u003cp\u003eYouth ministries in an urban context are too often left to their own devices.\u003cbr\u003e The resources available to them are overwhelmingly conceived, tested and\u003cbr\u003e produced exclusively in the suburbs, and bring little to bear on the realities of\u003cbr\u003e urban youth culture. As a consequence, youth ministries in large cities have\u003cbr\u003e tended to settle onto one of three paths--a traditional paradigm that\u003cbr\u003e jealously guards the spiritual formation of its young people, a liberal\u003cbr\u003e paradigm that concentrates exclusively on personal growth, and an activist\u003cbr\u003e paradigm that galvanizes youth around the social concerns surrounding\u003cbr\u003e them. While each of these emphases is important, too often they are\u003cbr\u003e pursued to the neglect of the others, and the urban church suffers.\u003cbr\u003e Fernando Arzola Jr. proposes a fourth way, a prophetic paradigm that\u003cbr\u003e integrates the three and cultivates young people who are spiritually rooted, \u003cbr\u003e emotionally mature and responsive to the needs of their community. In this\u003cbr\u003e pace-setting book he draws on various disciplines--from biology to\u003cbr\u003e sociology, from psychology to theology--to guide urban youth workers into\u003cbr\u003e an effective and transformational ministry to youth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e IVP Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780830828029\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.48w x 0.56d","brand":"Fernando Arzola Jr.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43103796199605,"sku":"9780830828029","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d1f69215-ac7c-4965-88f5-9bdf621e4436.jpg?v=1693280141","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/toward-a-prophetic-youth-ministry-theory-and-praxis-in-urban-context-9780830828029","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}