Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The strategy of adoptive youth ministry / Chap Clark -- Understanding the changing adolescent / Steven Bonner -- Welcoming wounded and broken adolescents into the family of God / Marv Penner -- Technology and adoptive youth ministry / Bradley Howell -- Screen time: a window into teens' dreams / Craig Detweiler -- Reflective youth ministry: youth ministry as critical, ongoing, communal reflection / Almeda M. Wright -- Thinking (practical) theology / Michael McEntyre -- Youth ministry, adoption, and culture / Walt Mueller -- Thinking ecclesiologically: teenagers becoming part of the church / Mark Cannister -- Thinking critically about families and youth ministry / Allen Jackson -- Thinking globally: an Asian American case study approach / David Jia Hwa Doong and Jinna Sil Lo Jin -- Thinking long term / Cheryl A. Crawford -- Adoption extended: creating a welcoming space / Pamela Erwin -- Spiritual formation: it's a matter of time / Tony Jones -- Can I ask that?: imagining a church big enough for teenagers' hard questions / Kara Powell and Brad Griffin -- A call to adoptive ministry: middle school distinctives / Heather Flies -- No church in the wild: urban and multiethnic contexts as the new frontier of youth ministry / Daniel White Hodge -- Adoptive youth ministry: a Latin American perspective / Howard Andruejol -- Adoptive leadership / Bill MacPhee -- The communication of adoption: hearing and making known / Duffy Robbins -- Teaching for adoptive ministry / Jay Sedwick -- Rethinking church strategies and structures / Steven Argue -- A call to adoption: integration of youth ministry to the church / April L. Diaz.

Kids desperately need healthy, committed adults who can help them thrive in their faith and become active participants in the life of the church. This requires the efforts of the whole faith community. Chap Clark, one of the leading voices in youth ministry today, brings together twenty-four experts from a variety of denominations and traditions to offer a comprehensive introduction to adoptive youth ministry, a theologically driven, academically grounded, and practical youth ministry model. The book shows readers how to integrate emerging generations into the family of faith, helping young adults become active participants in God's redemptive community.