"Re-Imagining Relational Youth Ministry" with Dr. Andrew Root
Join Andrew Root as we explore an approach to youth ministry deeply rooted in relationships with young people in our communities. This event is open to anyone interested in expanding their vision and deepening their skills in ministry with youth and young adults. You need not be a GIFTS member to attend.
Coffee and check-in will be available at 8:30 a.m.
Event begins at 9 a.m.
You may register online by following the Register Now! link below, or download a registration form to register by mail.
Topic:
Join Andrew as we explore Youth Ministry. The day will be broken down into three parts:
Youth Ministry and the Relational Crisis will explore many of the cultural transitions that have made relationship an essential part of youth ministry.
From a Youth Ministry of Influence to Place-Sharing will explore a theological recasting of the practice of relational youth ministry; seeing how using relationships to influence young people may be problematic. We will instead re-imagine relational youth ministry as place-sharing.
The Shape of Faithful Place-Sharing How do I go about being a place-sharer in youth ministry? What would that look like personally? In this presentation we will explore these questions seeking to provide a way of imagining our very person in ministry with and for young people.
Presenters:
Andrew Root, PhD (Princeton Theological Seminary) is the Olson Baalson
Associate Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary.
He is most recently the author of Christopraxis: A Practical Theology of the Cross (Fortress, 2014) and Bonhoeffer as Youth Worker (Baker, 2014). He has also writen The Relational Pastor (IVP, 2013) as well as a four book series with Zondervan called A Theological Journey Through Youth Ministry (titles include Taking Theology to Youth Ministry, Taking the Cross to Youth Ministry, Unpacking Scripture in Youth Ministry, and Unlocking Mission and Eschatology in Youth Ministry). In 2012 his book The Theological Turn in Youth Ministry (with Kenda Creasy Dean, IVP, 2011) was Chritianity Today Book of Merit. He has written a number of other books on ministry and theology such as The Children of Divorce: The Loss of Family as the Loss of Being (Baker Academic, 2010), The Promise of Despair (Abingdon, 2010), Revisiting Relational Youth Ministry: From a Strategy of Influence to a Theology of Incarnation (IVP, 2007), and Relationships Unfiltered (Zondervan/YS, 2009).
Andy has worked with congregations, parachurch ministries, and social service programs. He lives in St. Paul with his wife Kara, two children Owen and Maisy, and their two dogs. When not reading, writing or teaching, Andy spends far too much time watching TV and movies.