Reviews for Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry: A Personal and Practical Guide to Starting Right

The average rating for Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry: A Personal and Practical Guide to Starting Right based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-12-17 00:00:00 Mark Brown As the title suggests, this book is a how to guide for the new youth minister. It lays out the difficulties and struggles that you may face and how you should deal with them. Everything from how to deal with discouragement to building effective relationships, and from dealing with parents to leading a team. The author, Doug Feilds is a 25 year veteran of youth ministry. He has been through a lot, and he shares personal examples tendered with encouragement and advice from his heart for the "rookie" youth minsiter. Fluffy. I kinda expected that coming into this book. It is written by Rick Warren's Youth Pastor after all. So, yes, true to line, this one was fluff. I felt the book gave me great practical advice for how to deal with the emotional difficulties of staff, parent, and personal conflict, but not much beyond that. The book spent more time on how to make yourself feel good, than connecting with the Savior. I didn't hate the book, by any means. The personal examples and illustrations were perfect. Doug really opened up and shared some failures and mishaps. Hilarious, but also encouraging. I mean, if Rick Warren's Youth Pastor did that, I don't feel so bad. Hah. Overall, I really enjoyed the read. But it is much more practical, than passionate spiritual.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-10-17 00:00:00 Alexandros Ioannidis I found this a helpful tips and strategy for approaching ministry. Not just for youth but most associate roles in church. I'm 6 months into a youth job and found myself agreeing with some of the mistakes I've made already. Also realizing where people forced me to fit their needs or expectations more than I was ready for it. We are in 2020 when i write so Covid is a thing, yet ppl got angry over changes I made to help us survive the pandemic changes and even lashed at me for doing my job. This book helped me realize some places of healing and clarity.