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"Because ""Nice"" is not enough. Most typical youth ministries today produce nice, obedient kids who behave themselves--and then leave the church and the faith. Even those who remain struggle to extend their own faith beyond youth group. They seem like ""good kids,"" but their lives and decisions outside youth group aren't oriented toward Jesus. Clearly that is not our goal. So what are we doing wrong? And how can we better serve the unique needs of the most anxious, adaptive, and diverse generation in history? If you're tired of youth ministry that fails to change lives, it's time to change youth ministry. Building on two decades of the Fuller Youth Institute's work and incorporating extensive new research and interviews, Faith Beyond Youth Group identifies the reasons youth ministry often flops both short-term and long-term, and offers five ways adult youth leaders can cultivate character for a lifetime of growing closer to Jesus rather than drifting away. It shows leaders how to cultivate trust, model growth, teach for transformation, practice together, and make meaning so that teenagers can become adults who hold fast to Jesus and boldly live out a robust faith in a watching world."

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Brad M. Griffin is the senior director of content and research for the Fuller Youth Institute, where he develops research-based training for youth ministry leaders and families. A speaker, writer, and volunteer pastor, Brad is coauthor of over fifteen books, including 3 Big Questions That Shape Your Future, 3 Big Questions That Change Every Teenager, Growing Young, and several Sticky Faith books. Brad and his wife, Missy, live in Southern California and share life with their three teenage and young adult children. Brad M. Griffin is the senior director of content and research for the Fuller Youth Institute, where he develops research-based training for youth ministry leaders and families. A speaker, writer, and volunteer pastor, Brad is coauthor of over fifteen books, including 3 Big Questions That Shape Your Future, 3 Big Questions That Change Every Teenager, Growing Young, and several Sticky Faith books. Brad and his wife, Missy, live in Southern California and share life with their three teenage and young adult children. Jen Bradbury serves as content director for the Fuller Youth Institute and a volunteer youth pastor at her local Episcopal church. With more than twenty years of experience in youth ministry, she's the author of several books, including The Jesus Gap, The Real Jesus, Called: A Novel About Youth Ministry Transitions, and What Do I Believe About What I Believe? Jen and her husband, Doug, live in the Chicagoland area where they can regularly be found adventuring with their two young daughters. Jen Bradbury serves as content director for the Fuller Youth Institute and a volunteer youth pastor at her local Episcopal church. With more than twenty years of experience in youth ministry, she's the author of several books, including The Jesus Gap, The Real Jesus, Called: A Novel About Youth Ministry Transitions, and What Do I Believe About What I Believe? Jen and her husband, Doug, live in the Chicagoland area where they can regularly be found adventuring with their two young daughters. Jennifer Bradbury is the author of the critically acclaimed and award-winning YA novel Shift. A former English teacher, Bradbury resides in Burlington, Washington with her husband and family. Visit her at http: //www.jennifer-bradbury.com

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