While youth ministry is a passion of mine my original intent in reading this book was not bringing it to the website however i realized that what white proposes in this thought provoking resource applies far more broadly than to just youth ministry those who are in the trenches with youth will welcome his diagnosis of current youth. Over the last half century says david white congregational youth ministry has undergone a separation from its own sense of place the expectations imaginations and practices of youth ministry are more likely to originate in southern california. Part 1 discernment as an approach to youth ministry 1 the social construction of adolescence and the vocation of youth a theological vision for youth ministry 11 2 cultural forces and the crisis in contemporary youth ministry 33 3 reclaiming the christian practice of discernment 61 part 2 practicing discernment in your setting. In practicing discernment with youth white calls for congregations to engage their young people in practices of discernment that involve the gifts and problems of their unique context bringing their lives more fully into partnership with gods work in their given place. Practicing discernment with youth a transformative youth ministry approach youth ministry alternatives and a great selection of related books art and collectibles available now at abebookscom