https://tur-ciderdev-en.onadvantagecs.com:443/contributors/ron-fosterRon Foster is lead pastor of Severna Park United Methodist Church, Severna Park, Maryland, and is an adjunct faculty member at Wesley Theological Seminary. He is passionate about finding creative ways to make faith real and engaging for people of all ages. Ron enjoys hanging out with youth, talking with children, teaching adults, and engaging in hands-on mission alongside others.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