TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cosby,Brian H
TI  - Giving up gimmicks: reclaiming youth ministry from an entertainment culture 
SN  - 9781596383944
AV  - BV4447.C834.G585 2012 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Phillipsburg, New Jersey
PB  - P and R Pub.
KW  - Church work with teenagers
KW  - Presbyterian Church
KW  - Church entertainments
KW  - Grace (Theology)
N1  - 1 (pages 139-144) and index; Why entertainment hasn't worked --; What is a "means-of-grace" ministry? --; Ministry of the Word --; Empowered through prayer --; Nourished in the sacraments --; Satisfied by service --; Transformed through community --; Building and leading a youth ministry team; 2
N2  - "Gives youth pastors, youth leaders, and parents a guide on how to lead a gospel-rich youth ministry that makes the means of grace, i.e., Word, prayer, sacraments, service, and community, central to the ministry. When youth groups elevate experience over truth, they drive away the teenagers they hope to attract. Here is a ministry approach, grounded in Christ and patterned after the means of grace, that brings them back"--Publisher description
ER  -