Toward a Prophetic Youth Ministry Theory and Praxis in Urban Context

Name: Toward a Prophetic Youth Ministry Theory and Praxis in Urban Context
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ISBN: 9780830828029

ISBN-10: 0830828028

ISBN-13: 9780830828029

Edition: 2008

Authors: Fernando Arzola, Fernando Arzola

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Youth ministries in an urban context are too often left to their own devices. The resources available to them are overwhelmingly conceived, tested and produced exclusively in the suburbs, and bring little to bear on the realities of urban youth culture. As a consequence, youth ministries in large cities have tended to settle onto one of three paths--a traditional paradigm that jealously guards the spiritual formation of its young people, a liberal paradigm that concentrates exclusively on personal growth, and an activist paradigm that galvanizes youth around the social concerns surrounding them. While each of these emphases is important, too often they are pursued to the neglect of the…

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List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 2/18/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 186
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Prophetic Models and Perspectives



Urban Youth Ministry Archetypes: Beginning the Discussion



Assumptions of a Prophetic Youth Ministry



The Holistic Approach



Leading Youth: A Reflection-Action Praxis



Urban Perspective Shifts: From the Garden of Eden to the City of God



Interdisciplinary Dimensions



Theory, Theology and Praxis



The Psychology of Urban Youth



The Biology of Urban Youth



The Sociology and Anthropology of Urban Youth



Defining Radical: Radical Education as Prophetic Ministry



Urban Youth Workers



The Subway: Urban Youth Workers as Spiritual and Social Prophets