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Contents
Introduction
1 How Do You Solve aProblem Like Young Adults? ARuthlessly Honest Snapshot of the State of Today’s Young Adult Ministry
2 Mistake 1: Learn About Young Adults
3 Mistake 2: Change the Worship Style
4 Mistake 3: Expect the Youth Director to Do It
5 Mistake 4: Start by Creating a Young Adult Program
6 Mistake 5: Wait Until They’re Ready
7 Mistake 6: Give Up Too Soon
8 Beyond Fixing
9 Paradox 1: Succeed by Being Willing to Fail
10 Paradox 2: Focus on Young Adults by Taking the Focus off Young Adults
11 Paradox 3: Reach Young People by Gathering More Old People
12 Paradox 4: Reach One Young Adult at aTime Through aSystem to Reach Them All
13 Paradox 5: Respond to Lack of Commitment by Asking for More
14 Paradox 6: Attract Young Adults to Your Church by Sending Them Away
15 I Don’t Know . . . Yet: Practicing the Long Obedience
16 Failure Isn’t an Option—It’s a Certainty
Acknowledgments
Discussion Questions
Appendix: The Young Adult Ministry Road Map
Notes
Additional Resources
Helping Churches Create Sustainable Change
Praise for Sustainable Young Adult Ministry
About the Authors
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