Giving Up Gimmicks by Brian H Cosby

Giving Up Gimmicks by Brian H Cosby

The lights dim . . . the smoke rises . . . the band starts playing. It's a familiar scene, as youth ministries everywhere use entertaining and trendy approaches to draw in teens. But when the lights come on and the fog clears, what do we find?

Far too many teenagers raised in Christian homes drift away from the church after high school. Why is this true? Could it be because youth groups, in seeking to elevate experience over truth, have left teens dissatisfied and hungry for that truth?

Brian Cosby demonstrates a ministry approach that nurtures teens and brings them back for more-one solidly grounded in Christ and patterned after the means of grace: the Word, sacraments, prayer, service, and community. Learn how much teenagers not only need a deeper ministry, but want one too.

Brian Cosby is the author of numerous books including Giving Up Gimmicks: Reclaiming Youth Ministry from an Entertainment Culture. He is senior pastor of Wayside Presbyterian Church on Signal Mountain, Tennessee and is visiting professor of Church History at Reformed Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia. He and his wife, Ashley, reside in Tennessee with their three children.

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ISBN 13	9781596383944
ISBN 10	1596383941
Title	Giving Up Gimmicks
Author	Brian H Cosby
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	P & R Publishing Co (Presbyterian & Reformed)
Year published	2012-02-07
Number of pages	160
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