This is the American edition of Ward’s influential book on youth ministry, published in the UK by SPCK as Youthwork and the Mission of God. It comes from years of experience, and is part of a growing trend in works which actually try to think seriously about the theology of youth ministry, both in terms of theory and practice. Ward examines incarnational principles that then lead him to an examination of youth culture, and ends with a look at how youth ministry fits into the church. Recommended for all who wish to think through what they do for youth, and why they do it.

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