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  • Faith Formation in a Secular Age

    Responding to the Church's Obsession with Youthfulness

    by Andrew Root ...
    Series Book 1 - Ministry in a Secular Age
    A New Vision for Faith Formation in a Secular AgeThe loss or disaffiliation of young adults is a much-discussed topic in churches today. Many faith-formation programs focus on keeping the young, believing the youthful spirit will save the church. But do these programs have more to do with an obsession with youthfulness than with helping young people encounter the living God?Leading practical ... Read more

    $20.19 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Christopraxis

    A Practical Theology of the Cross

    by Andrew Root ...
    Since the late 1970's practical theology has had a significant voice and influence in the academy. While many have seen great hope and potential in this work, not everyone has agreed. Some, for instance, have examined the conversation and found by focusing on the concrete and lived experiences of humanity, by and large, practical theology has not had the theological vision to present frameworks ... Read more

    $35.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Evangelism in an Age of Despair

    Hope beyond the Failed Promise of Happiness

    by Andrew Root ...
    A Hopeful Approach to Evangelism"Evangelism" is a contested, even conflicted word. But churches are declining in numbers and resources. What if we aren't thinking about evangelism in the right way, culturally or theologically? This book contextualizes evangelism in our late modern times and reimagines what the call to outreach means in today's world.Our sad times are made sadder by the realization ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Embedded Faith

    The Faith Journeys of Young Adults within Church Communities

    by Carlton Johnstone ...
    Embedded Faith explores the way Christian faith journeys of young adults are embedded within church communities. It discusses why young adults go to church, why they change churches, why some are involved in the practice of church two-timing, and what they are looking for in a church. Embedded Faith also provides valuable insight into the relationship between geographic mobility and belonging to a ... Read more

    $20.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Consensus and Conflict

    Practical Theology for Congregations in the Work of Richard R. Osmer

    Edited by Kenda Creasy Dean, Blair D. Bertrand, Amanda Hontz Drury, Andrew Root ...
    Most students of practical theology recognize Richard R. Osmer as the originator of the "consensus model" of practical theology, one of the most accessible and widely used models of practical theological reflection in the world. Yet Osmer's influence extends beyond practical theological method. Over his long career, his writing and teaching spanned Christian education, youth ministry, spirituality ... Read more

    $23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Exploding Stars, Dead Dinosaurs, and Zombies

    Youth Ministry in the Age of Science

    by Andrew Root ...
    Series series Science for Youth Ministry
    Many things threaten the faith of youth today, but none more than science. The commitments of science and Christianity seem to be at odds—science makes truth claims based on experiments and proofs, while religion asks for belief and trust. But Andrew Root demonstrates that, in fact, the two are not incompatible.Root, a renowned expert on adolescent spirituality, shows how science overstates its ... Read more

    $27.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Youth Ministry Based on Real Relationships: Interviews With Andrew Root

    You're Included, #3

    by Andrew Root ...
    Series Book 3 - You're Included
    In four interviews, Andrew Root discusses the importance of having real relationships with youth, rather than an agenda based on a specific outcome. "I will be your friend if you..." This is part of the You're Included series, published by Grace Communion International. ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The End of Youth Ministry?

    Why Parents Don't Really Care about Youth Groups and What Youth Workers Should Do about It

    by Andrew Root ...
    Series series Theology for the Life of the World
    What is youth ministry actually for? And does it have a future?Andrew Root, a leading scholar in youth ministry and practical theology, went on a one-year journey to answer these questions. In this book, Root weaves together an innovative first-person fictional narrative to diagnose the challenges facing the church today and to offer a new vision for youth ministry in the 21st century.Informed by ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • Taking Theology to Youth Ministry

    by Andrew Root ...
    Series series A Theological Journey Through Youth Ministry
    Even if you know you’re called to youth ministry and are passionate about the students in your group, you’ve probably had a few of those moments when you’ve wondered why you’re doing certain things in your ministry, or wondered why you’re even doing youth ministry in the first place.If you’ve ever stopped to ask, “What’s the point of youth ministry?” …In Taking Theology to Youth Ministry, Andrew ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • When Church Stops Working

    A Future for Your Congregation beyond More Money, Programs, and Innovation

    by Andrew Root, Blair Bertrand ...
    **What if the solution for the decline of today's church isn't more money, people, programs, innovation, or busyness?What if the answer is to stop and wait on God?**In When Church Stops Working, ministry leaders Andrew Root and Blair Bertrand show how actively watching and listening for God can bring life out of death for churches in crisis today. Using clear steps and practices, they invite ... Read more

    $15.89 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Congregation in a Secular Age

    Keeping Sacred Time against the Speed of Modern Life

    by Andrew Root ...
    Series Book 3 - Ministry in a Secular Age
    A New Paradigm for Understanding the Congregation in Contemporary MinistryChurches often realize they need to change. But if they're not careful, the way they change can hurt more than help.Leading practical theologian Andrew Root offers a new paradigm for understanding the congregation in contemporary ministry. He articulates why congregations feel pressured by the speed of change in modern life ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Pastor in a Secular Age

    Ministry to People Who No Longer Need a God

    by Andrew Root ...
    Series Book 2 - Ministry in a Secular Age
    A New Vision for Pastoral Ministry TodayIn Faith Formation in a Secular Age, the first book in his Ministry in a Secular Age trilogy, Andrew Root offered an alternative take on the issue of youth drifting away from the church and articulated how faith can be formed in our secular age. In The Pastor in a Secular Age, Root explores how this secular age has impacted the identity and practice of the ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook