Table of Contents
Foreword 15
Acknowledgments 21
Introduction 23
Chapter 1 The Youth of the World Terry Linhart David Livermore 27
Chapter 2 Youth Ministry Changes More Than You Know Jonny Baker 43
Chapter 3 A World of Irish Youth Ministry Roz Stirling 57
Chapter 4 From Apartheid to Saamheid: Creating a Culturally Diverse Youth Ministry Mark Tittley 71
Sidebar: Spiritual Obedience as the Mark of Maturation in East Africa Edward Buri 83
Chapter 5 African Realities for Youth Ministry Beth Baleke 87
Chapter 6 Message for a Mess-Age: Ministry to Youth in West Africa Nuwoe-James Kiamu 95
Chapter 7 The New Latin America: From Renewal to Revolution Lucas Leys 105
Case Study: Andres: From "Street Urchin" to Street Evangelist in Brazil Calenthia Dowdy 115
Sidebar: Latin American Youth Ministry Junior Zapata 119
Case Study: Leme: The Church at the Bottom of the Hill Calenthia Dowdy 123
Chapter 8 We Live in a Period Where Young People Actively Seek Spiritual Truth-Yeah, Right … Søren Oestergaard 127
Spotlight: Norway: A Church of Many Members but with Empty Pews Astrid Sandsmark 145
Chapter 9 Confessions from a Transitional Country-One Croatian Youth Ministry's Work in Progress Irena Dragaš 149
Chapter 10 Ministry to the Deaf: Youth Ministry in Australia in the New Millennium Paul McQuillan 161
Sidebar: Australia-School Chaplaincy: Taking Youth Ministry Outside the Church Bill Hodgson 175
Chapter 11 The Temporarily Parentless Generation: OFW Kids in the Philippines Anne De Jesus-Ardina 183
Chapter 12 What Does Youth Ministry Look Like in Asia? Judy Foo 199
Spotlight: Japanese Youth Are the Church Yoshito Noguchi 207
Sidebar: Korean Youth Ministry Young Woon Lee 211
Chapter 13 Back to the Future: Looking Ahead and Beyond Jacob G. Isaac 217
Chapter 14 Christian Identity in a Global Age: Snapshots from North American Youth Ministry Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean 229
Chapter 15 Youth, Culture, and Theology in Plural: Presenting the Work of the IASYM Bert Roebben 247
Chapter 16 Getting Involved in Cross-Cultural Youth Ministry Aaron Arnold Russ Cline Mel Ellenwood 253
Endnotes 261