KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 13, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Preparing young people to provide leadership for a better world is always a major challenge for congregations. In almost every congregation, there is at least one searching youth who is somehow different from the rest, one who thinks more deeply, asks more questions, and wants to make a difference in the world. How should he or she be guided? Find out by reading Loving God, Loving Neighbor, a compelling new book edited by Sondra Higgins Matthaei.
Loving God, Loving Neighbor is a collection of thoughtful chapters by Saint Paul School of Theology faculty members who explore ministry with searching youth through diverse perspectives such as worship, evangelism and pastoral care plus ministry designs from seminary students. This book encourages readers to engage in a ministry with youth that addresses their desire to make a difference in the world and invites youth to provide significant leadership in congregations by sharing gifts. This book was written as a comprehensive guide for pastors, teachers, and youth leaders who work with them. Aside from that, the text emphasizes that youth can be nurtured in their role as God-loving disciples by caring congregations.
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About the Author
Dr. Sondra Matthaei is Professor of Christian Religious Education at Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, MO. She is author of three recent books: Loving God, Loving Neighbor: Ministry with Searching Youth (Xlibris, 2008); Formation in Faith: The Congregational Ministry of Making Disciples (Abingdon, 2008); and Making Disciples: Faith Formation in the Wesleyan Tradition (Abingdon, 2000). All of Dr. Matthaei's writing and speaking focuses on how persons become Christian and how they grow in faith. Dr. Matthaei is a diaconal minister in The United Methodist Church and she has served in educational and programming ministries in local churches for more than twenty years.
Loving God, Loving Neighbor * by Sondra Higgins Matthaei
Ministry with Searching Youth
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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