https://tur-ciderdev-en.onadvantagecs.com:443/contributors/kenda-creasy-deanKenda Creasy Dean, an ordained United Methodist pastor in the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference, is the Mary D. Synnott Professor of Youth, Church, and Culture at Princeton Theological Seminary. In addition to teaching in practical theology, education, and formation (specifically youth and young adult ministry, the church as social innovator, and theories of teaching), Kenda works closely with Princeton's Institute for Youth Ministry and the Farminary. She also serves as the coordinating pastor of Kingston United Methodist Church.https://tur-ciderdev-en.onadvantagecs.com:443/product/the-godbearing-life-revised-edition-2<p>A generation ago, <em>The Godbearing Life</em> charted a new course for youth ministry to fuel the faith both of young people and the adults who minister with them. It is founded on the truth that we are all Godbearers to one another, and therefore youth ministry is more about people than programs. Youth ministry is ministry that invites young people into deep soul work and spiritual friendships.</p> <p>Like the original, <em>The Godbearing Life, Revised Edition</em> is conversationally written, grounded in scripture, and grows out of all three authors' own pastoral experience. The update addresses the profound shifts in society and ministry over the past twenty-five years&mdash;from the interconnection of technology to the professionalization of youth ministry. This book reimagines the means of Godbearing youth ministry in a post-pandemic digital age in the twenty-first century while holding on to the fact that young people are continuously transformed by the message.</p> <p><em>The Godbearing Life, Revised Edition</em> offers a new generation of church leaders the same depth of spiritual wisdom that shifted the ground for youth workers two decades ago. The basic message is this: young people need adults who practice faith alongside them.</p>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 21:15:31 GMThttps://tur-ciderdev-en.onadvantagecs.com:443/product/the-godbearing-life-revised-edition-2https://tur-ciderdev-en.onadvantagecs.com:443/product/the-godbearing-life-revised-edition<p>A generation ago, <em>The Godbearing Life</em> charted a new course for youth ministry to fuel the faith both of young people and the adults who minister with them. It is founded on the truth that we are all Godbearers to one another, and therefore youth ministry is more about people than programs. Youth ministry is ministry that invites young people into deep soul work and spiritual friendships.</p> <p>Like the original, <em>The Godbearing Life, Revised Edition</em> is conversationally written, grounded in scripture, and grows out of all three authors' own pastoral experience. The update addresses the profound shifts in society and ministry over the past twenty-five years—from the interconnection of technology to the professionalization of youth ministry. This book reimagines the means of Godbearing youth ministry in a post-pandemic digital age in the twenty-first century while holding on to the fact that young people are continuously transformed by the message.</p> <p><em>The Godbearing Life, Revised Edition</em> offers a new generation of church leaders the same depth of spiritual wisdom that shifted the ground for youth workers two decades ago. The basic message is this: young people need adults who practice faith alongside them.</p>Wed, 18 May 2022 20:38:20 GMThttps://tur-ciderdev-en.onadvantagecs.com:443/product/the-godbearing-life-revised-edition