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Research in youth ministry has excelled and developed rapidly over the last four decades. Youth ministry is not just a church practice, but has become an emerging academic discipline, with a variety of methodological, theoretical, and contextual approaches. This academic handbook offers an assessment of contemporary youth ministry research to assist students doing bachelor, master, and doctoral research, and youth ministry scholars, in their studies of youth ministry. By examining youth ministry research through the lens of the following five fundamental questions, the reader is challenged to engage with state-of-the-art theory, methods, and findings from current youth ministry research: - Who are the youth in youth ministry? - Where is God in youth ministry? - What is the purpose of youth ministry? - Who is the youth minister in youth ministry? - How to research practices in youth ministry? The academic handbook is a must-read for everyone who is interested in systematic reflection on youth ministry and youth ministry research.

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Those who care about the faith of young people must dare to trust their resourcefulness and decisiveness 'to make this world a better place.' This presupposes intergenerational awareness to understand their voice, appropriate tools to strengthen their voice, and creative ways to respond to it in congregation and society. This state-of-the-art book offers a comprehensive practical-theological framework to carry out this inquiry hermeneutically and empirically in optima forma. --Bert Roebben, author of Seeking Sense in the City: European Perspectives on Religious Education Youth ministry, across the globe, finds itself at a crossroads. What is youth ministry's future, both academically and congregationally? . . . The Five Questions is the book we need right now, and Jos de Kock and Bard Norheim are the perfect guides. Their wisdom, faithfulness, and insights will help us all walk hopefully into the future of youth ministry. --Andrew Root, author of The End of Youth Ministry? The five questions posed in this 'practice-orientated yet research-based handbook' are a relevant and timely reminder to many varying contexts. It highlights that children too should be included in our youth ministry research. It reflects on scholarship within the REA, IAPT, and IASYM over two decades, making it an indispensable resource to those involved in youth ministry. --Shantelle Weber, president, International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry

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Jos de Kock is Professor of Practical Theology at and Rector of Evangelische Theologische Faculteit (ETF), Leuven. He also coordinates the ETF Leuven Institute for the Study of Religious Education and Youth Ministry (ISREYM). His specializations are in the fields of Children & Youth, Religious Education, Youth Ministry, Empirical Research, Practical Theology, and Theological Education. From 2013-2019 he served as chief editor of Journal of Youth and Theology. B�rd Norheim is Professor of Theology at NLA University College in Bergen, Norway. From 2014-2022 he served as President of the Executive Committee of IASYM - the International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry. He is the author of Practicing Baptism: Christian Practices and the Presence of Christ (2014) and The Four Speeches Every Leader Has to Know (2020, with Joar Haga).

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