Youth for Christ, yesterday, today and tomorrow? : a critical study /
Moore, Edwin Barry,
Youth for Christ, yesterday, today and tomorrow? : a critical study / By E. Barry Moore. - 1958. - vi, 155 leaves ; 29 cm.
Typescript. Chapter I. The Problem and Scope of the Survey Chapter II. The Early Years - 1944-1947 Chapter III. The Settling Years - 1948-1956 Chapter IV. The Present Era - 1957-1958 Chapter V. What Lies Ahead
Statement of the Problem -- The Importance of Considering the Problem -- The Scope -- Organization of the Thesis -- Sources of Data. The Menace-Rampant Sin -- The Motivation-Passion for Souls -- The Movement-Formally Organized -- The Momentum-Program Mushrooms -- The Method-Purposely Progressive -- The Mistakes-Man-made -- Wrong accent on program -- Emphasis on quantity and not quality -- Questionable financial policies -- Poor church relations -- The Merits-Commendable Features -- Initiated the Saturday night witness -- Helped make public religous-conscious -- Motivated revival in evangelism -- Developed nationally known figures -- United evangelical believers -- Provided new social structure for teenagers -- Reached hundreds for Christ. The Pattern of Transition -- The Promotion of New Ministries -- The Purpose of the Movement Re-affirmed -- The Persistence of Prevalent Error -- Past errors that remained -- Loose organization permits weak leaders -- Unwise use of gadgets in rallies -- Weaknesses pervade missionary venture -- Questionable money dealings -- Weak church relations -- New faults that aroes -- Lifting up novices -- Diversity of loyalties -- Need for fresh leadership -- The Presence of Added Merit -- Worthy effort to entrench -- Missions emphasis strengthened -- Re-vitalized many churches -- Improved church relations -- Further uniting of evangelicals. Its New President -- Its Noteworthy Prospects -- Its Novel Program. It Did Continue -- It Should Continue -- Because Juvenile Delinquency increases -- Because youth is the age of decision -- Because it reaches teenagers where they are -- Because it reaches an unreached mission field --- Because it gives young people opportunity to develop -- Because it vitally challenges Christian teenagers -- Because it has acquired a wealth of experience in dealing with youth -- It Will Continue -- If the rally is made the prime factor in its ministry -- If it develops youth leaders -- If it seeks quality and not quantity in its program -- If it balances its youth approach with periods of Bible teaching -- If it succeeds in taking major steps in its approach to delinquents and junior high schoolers -- If it efficiently maintains its fourfold responsibility to pastors, teenagers, civic authorities, and parents.
Columbia Bible College--Dissertations.
Youth for Christ.
BV4070 / .Y688 1958 BV4070
Youth for Christ, yesterday, today and tomorrow? : a critical study / By E. Barry Moore. - 1958. - vi, 155 leaves ; 29 cm.
Typescript. Chapter I. The Problem and Scope of the Survey Chapter II. The Early Years - 1944-1947 Chapter III. The Settling Years - 1948-1956 Chapter IV. The Present Era - 1957-1958 Chapter V. What Lies Ahead
Statement of the Problem -- The Importance of Considering the Problem -- The Scope -- Organization of the Thesis -- Sources of Data. The Menace-Rampant Sin -- The Motivation-Passion for Souls -- The Movement-Formally Organized -- The Momentum-Program Mushrooms -- The Method-Purposely Progressive -- The Mistakes-Man-made -- Wrong accent on program -- Emphasis on quantity and not quality -- Questionable financial policies -- Poor church relations -- The Merits-Commendable Features -- Initiated the Saturday night witness -- Helped make public religous-conscious -- Motivated revival in evangelism -- Developed nationally known figures -- United evangelical believers -- Provided new social structure for teenagers -- Reached hundreds for Christ. The Pattern of Transition -- The Promotion of New Ministries -- The Purpose of the Movement Re-affirmed -- The Persistence of Prevalent Error -- Past errors that remained -- Loose organization permits weak leaders -- Unwise use of gadgets in rallies -- Weaknesses pervade missionary venture -- Questionable money dealings -- Weak church relations -- New faults that aroes -- Lifting up novices -- Diversity of loyalties -- Need for fresh leadership -- The Presence of Added Merit -- Worthy effort to entrench -- Missions emphasis strengthened -- Re-vitalized many churches -- Improved church relations -- Further uniting of evangelicals. Its New President -- Its Noteworthy Prospects -- Its Novel Program. It Did Continue -- It Should Continue -- Because Juvenile Delinquency increases -- Because youth is the age of decision -- Because it reaches teenagers where they are -- Because it reaches an unreached mission field --- Because it gives young people opportunity to develop -- Because it vitally challenges Christian teenagers -- Because it has acquired a wealth of experience in dealing with youth -- It Will Continue -- If the rally is made the prime factor in its ministry -- If it develops youth leaders -- If it seeks quality and not quantity in its program -- If it balances its youth approach with periods of Bible teaching -- If it succeeds in taking major steps in its approach to delinquents and junior high schoolers -- If it efficiently maintains its fourfold responsibility to pastors, teenagers, civic authorities, and parents.
Columbia Bible College--Dissertations.
Youth for Christ.
BV4070 / .Y688 1958 BV4070