 | Purpose Driven Youth Ministry | |
  Doug Fields wrote Purpose-Driven Youth Ministry to communicate what he believes are the key ingredients to building a vibrant youth ministry that glorifies God and changes kids lives. The book outlines the essentials for building a healthy, youth ministry that is purpose-driven. If you are passionate about building a ministry that fulfills the five scriptural goals of evangelism, discipleship, fellowship, ministry, and worship, you will discover a proven, team approach that reduces burnout and incorporates the strengths of the church as a whole. The book is a flexible and exhaustive approach to building a healthy youth ministry based on nine components:
- Power of God
- Purpose
- Potential Audience
- Programs
- Process
- Planned Values
- Participating Leaders
- Parents
- Perseverance
This book has been deemed a youth ministry classic over the last several years and has probably sold more copies than any single youth ministry book published. So what? What does that mean? Maybe that it’s easy to understand and it resonates with youth workers’ hearts. PDYM isn’t a program to copy. Instead, the book contains principles to learn, filter through, and possibly adapt into your youth ministry setting. This material has been taught all over the world and makes sense in any setting, culture, denomination, and church. It’s not a program to copy.
Overall user rating: 5/5 
| | Rating: | | Summary: worth reading six times | | Reviewed by: matthew mccage (the haven, mi) | Review:
just finished reading my sixth time through and it is more fresh to me now than the first time I read it in '98. a major brain melter, take the time to chew on it as you read. |
| | Rating: | | Summary: Greatest Book in the History of Youth Ministry | | Reviewed by: Joe Insell (Batesville, AR) | Review:
I read this book a couple years ago and it totally revolutionized the way I do youth ministry. It opened my eyes to the possibilities of youth ministry. |
| | Rating: | | Summary: This book is a STAPLE for youth ministry | | Reviewed by: Mike H (Punxsutawney, PA) | Review:
At the risk of sounding like a salesman, I strongly encourage everyone involved in youth ministry to work through this book. Not just youth pastors, but anyone who is working with students. It's easy to read, yet packed with thoughts and ideas that will probably require you to reread it. It's all applicable, it's all relevant and it can all work together to help youth ministries thrive! |
| | Rating: | | Summary: chapter 2 | | Reviewed by: gian ramos (philipine) | Review:
discovring the five purposes for youth ministry
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