Youth Ministry in a Multifaith Society: Forming Christian Identity Among Skeptics, Syncretists and Sincere Believers of Other Faiths
By Len Kageler and Chap Clark
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In simpler, more homogenous times, youth ministry was a relatively straightforward activity. The church's youth gathered (occasionally inviting their unchurched friends from school), played together, sang together and listened together to a message from a bright, engaging youth minister, selecting from a relatively defined set of topics: "What does it mean to follow Jesus when it comes to _______?" Now Christian youth must make sense of their faith, with its exclusive claims, in light of their close friends who are Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, atheist, "other" or even "none." And increasingly other religions are taking their cues for rooting and establishing their youth from Christian ministry practices, so that our kids are being invited to outreach events sponsored by other faiths. Veteran youth minister and researcher Len Kageler digs into the data surrounding this exciting multifaith era and offers surprising confidence that our kids can be guided into mature Christian faith while simultaneously learning to love their neighbors of other religions.
Len Kageler
Len Kageler is chair of the Youth Ministry Department of Nyack College, just outside of New York city. He spent twenty years as a youth pastor (Chatham NJ, Seattle WA, and Vancouver, BC) and continues now as a volunteer with the junior high ministry of Living Christ Church, Nyack, NY. He is known for practical, down to earth help for fellow youth workers. In addition to speaking around North America to youth workers, he is a frequent speaker in the European Union.
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