Part 1 : theological starting points : what does youth ministry have to do with theology?
The new rhetoric of youth ministry / Kenda Creasy Dean
God is a minister : youth ministry as fundamentally theological / Andrew Root
Youth ministry as an integrative theological task : toward a representative method / Andrew Root
Proclaiming salvation : the ministry of youth for the twenty-first-century church / Kenda Creasy Dean
Walking into the crisis of reality : how theology is constructed / Andrew Root
Youth ministry as discerning Christopraxis : a hermeneutical model / Andrew Root
God's hiddenness, absence and doubt / Andrew Root
Part 2 : theology enacted : exploring youth ministry practice
Is Jesus magic? : healing and the cross in youth ministry / Andrew Root
Talking about sin with young people / Andrew Root
Holding on to our kisses : the hormonal theology of adolescence / Kenda Creasy Dean
The eschatological significance of summer camp / Kenda Creasy Dean
What are we doing in these mountains? : the outdoor trip and the theology of the cross / Andrew Root
The mission trip as global tourism : are we ok with this? / Andrew Root
Doubt and confirmation : the mentor as co-doubter / Andrew Root
Ascension deficit disorder : youth ministry as a laboratory for hope / Kenda Creasy Dean
Postscript : reflecting on method : youth ministry as practical theology / Andrew Root with Blair D. Bertrand.
