Help! I'm a Small Church Youth Worker: Achieving Big-Time Success in a Non-Mega Ministry

I have been a Youth Minister for 3 years. One of my first churches was very small and I got frustrated and quit. Six months later I read this book, and it was like they were reading our mail. This book isn't a small church "basher" it gives you perspective on how, and why small churches do the things they do. If you are feeling lead to work with youth in a small church, I would highly recommend reading this book before you start. If you are already neck deep in it, the buy it now! It encourages you, and just simply helps you understand small church thinking.

Speaking as a youth ministry veteran of a little more than 12 years, mostly in a small church setting in positions ranging from volunteer to full-time paid, I strongly suggest that youth workers (and pastors) read this excellent introduction to youth ministry in the small congregation. Grassel has a passion for small church ministry (along with many years experience)and has finally given us a book that speaks to that context from within that context. Even those who work within larger settings (which are really a minority in this nation) will learn alot as they strive to work in partnership with other youth leaders. This is by no means an exhaustive work, but it provides an excellent framework with alot of helpful ideas for those of us striving to simply be faithful examples for and teachers of teenagers - people who are not concerned with numbers as much as they are about simply being Jesus to a generation.