SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE YOUTH MINISTRY, THE A Handbook for Spiritual Growth Mark Springer and Cheryl Smith Paper, $17.95 192 pages, 5½" × 8½" ISBN 0-89390-341-8 Quantity:

To reach out to youth, apply these seven principles: extend the hand of hospitality, get them involved in learning, be imaginative, empower leaders, build self-esteem, celebrate ritual and advance the vision. This exciting handbook tells you how to activate these principles in your ministry.

 Review

 “Up to date without being trendy, God-centered without being impossible, the authors are offering us something that is both information and inspiration. We need a passion for the next generation of Christians and this book will feed the passion.”
— Richard Rohr, OFM, Center for Action and Contemplation

About the Authors

 Mark Springer has been involved in youth ministry since 1972. He is a deacon in the Roman Catholic Church and currently works as a youth minister and pastoral assistant at St. Anastasia Church in Troy, Mich., and as a religious-education director at the Sarah Fisher Home.

 Cheryl Smith is confirmation coordinator and assistant in the youth ministry department at St. Anastasia Church. She is a former elementary school teacher.