Partnering with Parents in Youth Ministry: The Practical Guide to Today's Family Based Youth Ministry - The Key to Reaching Youth and Parents for Christ - Softcover

The most powerful force in a young person's life is his or her family. The importance of this is pointed out in the writing of the Torah in Deuteronomy 6:4-9, where believers are mandated to pass their family legacies to the next generations. The newest trend in youth ministry today is a very healthy move toward family based ministry, a mindset that helps the Church act as a support system, while placing discipleship and training back into the hands of family. Partnering with Parents in Youth Ministry will help youth workers understand their unique role in helping families succeed, and will give an overview strategy of family based youth ministry, as well as practical ideas on implementing this awesome ministry in your church.

Jim Burns is president of HomeWord and is the host of HomeWord’s radio broadcasts heard on more than 800 releases a day around the country. He speaks to thousands of people around the world every year, and is the author of many resources including The Purity Code, Teaching Your Children Healthy Sexuality and more. Jim and his wife Cathy have three daughters, Christy, Rebecca and Heidi. MIKE DEVRIES serves as Youth Pastor at Yorba Linda Friends Church in Orange County, California. He has served as a youth worker trainer. Mike, his wife and son live in Southern California. Jim Burns is president of the National Institute of Youth Ministry (NIYM) in San Clemente, California. He is the author of several books for youth 90 Days Through the New Testament, Radical Love, Radical Christianity, for youth workers The Youth Builder and for parents of youth Drugproof Your Kids. He and his wife, Cathy, and their three children reside in Dana Point, California.