Youth Ministry After the Pandemic
A Practical Theology from the Global South
- Children & Youth
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Published: 2025
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Publisher's Description
Youth faith formation usually takes the form of a narrow privatized or spiritualized perspective. Since young people are a critical demographic in the Global South, and Africa more specifically, their faith formation must shape them to engage public life so as to enhance human flourishing. While much of the literature on youth and theology is Western in orientation, this book makes use of scholarly sources in African and Global Christianity so as to shape youth work in the Global South. It shows that young people can help guide the African church to fulfill both the Great Commission and the Great Commandment and so achieve its spiritual and prophetic mandate. It engages with youth culture, emerging non-religious identities, digital church or ecclesiology, ecotheology and climate change, and economic justice.
Endorsements (4)
“By pulling together the growing body of African-centered scholarship with his own distinctive work in Kenya, Ndereba invites readers in the Global North to learn from youth ministry on a continent that is growing younger and more religiously diverse. More important, however, he invites readers in the Global South to seize this critical moment as an opportunity to develop more relevant, theologically grounded ministries with youth.”
“Youth Ministry After the Pandemic by Kevin Ndereba will be an important book not only for youth ministry or practical theology but will be vital for global Christianity in general! In this book, Ndereba captures research and insights from the grassroots and sheds light on issues that can speak to the church no matter where you are in the world. I highly recommend this book to those interested in youth ministry and practical theology but also for a perspective on Christianity in the twenty-first century in general.”
“Definitions reframed, challenges explored through biblical and historical tradition employing quantitative and qualitative research and seeking answers using different models appropriate to specific problems is what you will find in this book. By reflecting Kenyan youth ministry within global youth ministry, this work serves as a valuable resource for youth ministry worldwide. Kevin Ndereba’s work could be aptly titled ‘Pastoral Response to Current and Future Challenges in African Youth Ministry.’”
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