"Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry" by Doug Fields

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Book Summary : `Your First Two Years in youth Ministry

By Doug Fields

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Book Summary : `Your First Two Years in youth Ministry

The book is a sequel to `Purpose Driven Youth Ministry ' It addresses the twelve essential steps in building a purpose driven ministry . The twelve steps are as follows : 1 ) committing to essentials , 2 ) dealing with discouragement , 3 ) establishing a heart foundation , 4 ) being with them , 5 ) becoming family friendly , 6 ) dealing with difficult people , 7 understanding submission and supervision , 8

) working with a team of leaders , 9 ) investing in student leaders , 10 ) evaluating youth ministry programs , 11 ) navigating the phases of change , and 12 ) defining a realistic job for your first two years

The author started his youth ministry in 1979 in his home church Orange Presbyterian . His youth pastor , Jim Burns , saw that the author was a potential leader . He gave the author an opportunity to lead a small group of junior high school students in the church . Then eventually , the author was given some teaching responsibilities . Doug Fields played a major role on the junior high leadership team until he graduated from high school in 1981 . After Doug finished college , he led a youth ministry . He had practically no experience or expertise leading a comparatively large organization . After two or three years , he emerged an innovative and tactful spiritual leader , inspiring people from all ages

For the sake of simplicity , the discussion will be limited to the first three...