The Be-With Factor: Mentoring Students in Everyday Life
By (Author) Bo Boshers
By (author) Judson Poling
Zondervan
Zondervan
14th February 2006
United States
General
Non Fiction
Religious ministry and clergy
259.24
Paperback
176
Width 139mm, Height 216mm, Spine 12mm
167g
You want to make a huge, lasting difference in the lives of students, right The Be-With Factoris a powerful, practical, and sustainable mentoring approach that does just that. Its patterned after Jesus example of being with his disciples in a variety of real-life settings. Its not another program, but its about reaching a generation by focusing on a few and doing life with them. Amazing things happen when you spend time with a student purposefully and intentionallyrunning an errand together, going to the store, grabbing lunch, letting ministry happen naturally. The impact of your faith, shown in everyday life, will transform students livesand the impact on one student has the potential to reach a whole generation. Being with not only works, its Jesus way. Set forth in careful detail by two veteran leaders who live it, the Be-With factor isnt an add-onits the very heart of youth ministry. This book will help train and equip you, and once you adopt the Be-With lifestyle, it will revitalize your passion to make an eternal difference in students lives.
Bo Boshers is vice president of student ministries at the Willow Creek Association and author of several books, including Student Ministry for the Twenty-first Century, Walking with God, and numerous other books in the Student Impact series. Previously, he served for ten years as executive director of Student Impact, the senior-high ministry of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois. Judson Poling works with small group ministries at Willow Creek. He is coauthor of the Walking with God series and general editor of The Journey: A Study Bible for Spiritual Seekers.