b'MINISTRY & CHURCH LEADERSHIPYOUTH MINISTRY AS MISSION BRIAN HULL & PATRICK MAYSA Conversation About Theology and CultureDiscover how ministering to youth is like being a cross-cultural missionary The parallels between ministry within youth culture and global mis-sions have long been touted by youth ministry experts, yet few resources exist to help youth pastors and youth workers benefit practically from the insights of missiologists. In Youth Ministry as Mission, Brian Hull and Patrick Mays fill this gap with an introduction to missiology, missions practice, and missionary witness tailored especially to a youth ministry context. Youth ministers will discover missiological language that describes realities they face regularly and activities of cross-cultural missionaries that translate well into developing leaders within youth ministries. Hull and Mays address issues such as these:Understanding the relationship of the incarnation to ministering in youth cultureAvoiding ethical relativism while understanding historical and methodological changes in missionsTranslating stories and practicing storytelling as preparation for witnessingTeaching for witness in a multireligious contextYouth Ministry as Mission will be a valuable guide for college and semi-nary students but will also be a breath of fresh air to those already work-ing as youth directors and youth ministers.CONTENTS Brian Hull (PhD, Asbury Theological Seminary) is Associate Professor Chapter 1: Introductionof Youth Ministry at Asbury University and Director of Asburys Youth Chapter 2: What Is a Missionary? Becoming Leaders Program. Among other books and journal articles, Hull is coauthor of Reachable Reconciliation with Fred Oduyoy.Chapter 3: Why Mission? Chapter 4: The Impact of the Incarnation Patrick Mays (PhD, Asbury Theological Seminary) is Professor of Chris-tianMinistryatLeTourneauUniversity.Afterco-launchingthePas-Chapter 5: The Translatability of the Gospelsage Institute for Youth and Theology, a one-year discipleship program Chapter 6: Engaging Culturefor high school students, he now serves as its Director of Programming. Chapter 7: Cultural RelativismAdditionally, Mays has served in numerous pastoral roles, as a short-term Chapter 8: Developing a Discerning Communitymissionary, and for seven years as a guest Bible scholar at a Bible transla-Chapter 9: Telling the Storytion ministry in Nigeria.Chapter 10: Developing Leaders Chapter 11: World Religions . . . in Our Neighborhoods?Related TitlesAssociate PastorsChapter 12: Social Justice978-0-8254-4744-0$20.99Chapter 13: Short-Term Missions Engaging Generation ZChapter 14: Epilogue 978-0-8254-4593-4$17.99978-0-8254-4729-7$20.99Paperback6 x 9272 pagesChristian Ministry / YouthKregel MinistryRights: WorldMay 24, 2022kregel.com/academic39'