The Five Questions
An Academic Handbook in Youth Ministry Research
- Children & Youth
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2022
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Publisher's Description
Research in youth ministry has excelled and developed rapidly over the last four decades. Youth ministry is not just a church practice, but has become an emerging academic discipline, with a variety of methodological, theoretical, and contextual approaches. This academic handbook offers an assessment of contemporary youth ministry research to assist students doing bachelor, master, and doctoral research, and youth ministry scholars, in their studies of youth ministry. By examining youth ministry research through the lens of the following five fundamental questions, the reader is challenged to engage with state-of-the-art theory, methods, and findings from current youth ministry research: - Who are the youth in youth ministry? - Where is God in youth ministry? - What is the purpose of youth ministry? - Who is the youth minister in youth ministry? - How to research practices in youth ministry? The academic handbook is a must-read for everyone who is interested in systematic reflection on youth ministry and youth ministry research.
Endorsements (4)
“Those who care about the faith of young people must dare to trust their resourcefulness and decisiveness ‘to make this world a better place.’ This presupposes intergenerational awareness to understand their voice, appropriate tools to strengthen their voice, and creative ways to respond to it in congregation and society. This state-of-the-art book offers a comprehensive practical-theological framework to carry out this inquiry hermeneutically and empirically in optima forma.”
“Youth ministry, across the globe, finds itself at a crossroads. What is youth ministry’s future, both academically and congregationally? . . . The Five Questions is the book we need right now, and Jos de Kock and Bård Norheim are the perfect guides. Their wisdom, faithfulness, and insights will help us all walk hopefully into the future of youth ministry.”
“The five questions posed in this ‘practice-orientated yet research-based handbook’ are a relevant and timely reminder to many varying contexts. It highlights that children too should be included in our youth ministry research. It reflects on scholarship within the REA, IAPT, and IASYM over two decades, making it an indispensable resource to those involved in youth ministry.”
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