Book Signing June 12: Missional Youth Ministry

Union Avenue will host a book signing at noon on Sunday June 12 to mark the release of a new text by associate pastor Brian Kirk entitled "Missional Youth Ministry: Moving from Gathering Teenagers to Scattering Disciples."  Proceeds from book sales will benefit the church's church camp scholarship fund.

From the publisher's of the text:

Missional Youth Ministry offers a new paradigm for youth ministry. Using blog entries and responses, authors Brian Kirk and Jacob Thorne invite readers into a conversational, engaging, and compelling discussion about why program-based, entertainment-focused ministries fail to develop young people into life-long participants in the mission of the church. They also propose a new way forward.For all those working 'in the trenches' of youth ministry who long to offer teens a deeper, more substantial, more active role as members of the body of Christ, Missional Youth Ministry is a practical and theologically-sound guide for building a ministry grounded in prayer, worship, community, education, mission, and spirituality.

To learn more about this approach to youth ministry, see Brian's blog.