The Youth Ministry Survival Guide: How to Thrive and Last for the Long Haul

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Its more common in youth ministry than we want to admitburnout and failure. Exhaustion, frustration, disappointment, and conflict bring many youth workers to a point where they either choose a new church, a new career, or someone makes that choice for them.After thirty years of youth ministry experience, Len Kageler wants to help youth workers avoid the pitfalls that are common to their calling, and give them the tools to not only survive, but also to thrive in youth ministry. Along with his own wisdom, Len offers insights gained from his 2006 survey of more than 300 burned out or fired youth workers who come from a variety of ministry contexts and denominations.If youre new to youth ministry, or youve been at it for a while and feel like you may be on the verge of burnout, The Youth Ministry Survival Guide will help you: deal with conflict and compromise determine the causes of burnout (and how to avoid them!) discover how your personality, and the personality of those you work with, affects the dynamics of your ministry experience develop the best plan for working with senior pastors, church leadership, parents, and students, so you can do youth ministry in your 40s, 50s, 60s, and beyond!Dont let burnout force you out! Inside this book youll find steps you can take to help build fences against failure, and youll learn what it takes to survive and thrive in youth ministry.

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Len Kageler is chair of the Youth Ministry Department of Nyack College, just outside of New York city. He spent twenty years as a youth pastor (Chatham NJ, Seattle WA, and Vancouver, BC) and continues now as a volunteer with the junior high ministry of Living Christ Church, Nyack, NY. He is known for practical, down to earth help for fellow youth workers. In addition to speaking around North America to youth workers, he is a frequent speaker in the European Union.