{"product_id":"delighted-what-teenagers-are-teaching-the-church-about-joy-paperback","title":"Delighted: What Teenagers Are Teaching the Church about Joy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKenda Creasy Dean\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWesley W. Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJustin Forbes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat would youth ministry look like if it were based on a pursuit of authentic Christian joy?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoy is not often a word young people associate with church--but it should be. By reimagining three common practices in youth ministry through the theological lens of joy, veteran youth workers Kenda Creasy Dean, Wesley Ellis, Justin Forbes, and Abigail Visco Rusert demonstrate how to shift this association and become more honest about what youth ministry can, and can't, do to support young people and their faith. Grounding youth ministry in joy rather than in fear also models a way forward for the church. It reminds us that youth ministry is not a tool for anxious congregations to use to ensure their survival. Rather, youth ministry--like all ministry--is a way to help people name and experience God's delight, free from fear and anxiety about their futures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDelighted\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to emerge from the Yale Center for Faith and Culture's Adolescent Faith and Flourishing project, offering a sustained reflection on joy's practical importance for youth ministry. With reflection questions offered at the end of each chapter, \u003ci\u003eDelighted\u003c\/i\u003e is easy for youth ministers, volunteers, and pastors to pick up and use immediately--tapping into young people's instinctive desire for joy for the entire church, as well as for ministry with teenagers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKenda Creasy Dean\u003c\/b\u003e is an ordained United Methodist pastor and the Mary D. Synnott Professor of Youth, Church and Culture at Princeton Theological Seminary. She is the author of numerous books on faith and young people, including \u003ci\u003eAlmost Christian: What the Faith of Our Teenagers Is Telling the American Church\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePracticing Passion: Youth and the Quest for a Passionate Church.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWesley W. Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e is a veteran youth worker and the Associate Pastor of First United Methodist Church of Toms River, New Jersey, and a Ph.D. candidate in practical theology at the University of Aberdeen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJustin Forbes\u003c\/b\u003e spent ten years in youth ministry working for Young Life in Florida and is now the director of the Youth Ministry Program at Flagler College, and a Ph.D. candidate in practical theology at the University of Aberdeen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbigail Visco Rusert\u003c\/b\u003e is the Director of the Institute for Youth Ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary. Ordained in the PC (USA) through the Philadelphia Presbytery, she served most recently as the Associate Pastor at Carmel Presbyterian Church in Glenside, Pennsylvania.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.4 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52753109680435,"sku":"9780802877802","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Wkm3etSgV79780802877802.webp?v=1764341993","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/delighted-what-teenagers-are-teaching-the-church-about-joy-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}