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Wisdom comes with experience, and to have foreknowledge of what is coming or could come produces the opportunity to be forearmed on how to respond. Learn Before You Leap by Kevin Turner gives youth workers the opportunity to learn through a rich variety of potential youth ministry situations diverse beyond their years of actual experience.
List of contents
Introduction:
The value of talking for learning
The value of Problem Based Learning (Case Studies)
The value of interviews
The Do’s and Don’ts of Using Case Studies and Interviews
The Case Studies/Interview Questions
1. Case Studies 1-10: Ministry
1-5 Calling
6-10 Marriage/Family
Ministry Interview Sheet
2. Case Studies 11-20: Music
11-15 YM programming uses
16-20 Student/Staff usage
Music Interview Sheet
3. Case Studies 21-30: Media
21-25 YM programming uses
26-30 Student/Staff usage
Media Interview Sheet
4. Case Studies 31-40: Counseling
31-35 Acute Crisis Intervention
36-40 Ongoing Contemporary Youth Problems
Counseling Interview Sheet
5. Case Studies 41-50: Biblical Interpretation
41-45 Old Testament Issues
46-50 New Testament Issues
Interpreting the Bible Interview Sheet
6. Case Studies 51-60: Teaching/YM Curriculum Development
51-55 What To Teach
56-60 How To Teach
Teaching Interview Sheet
7. Case Studies 61-70: Evangelism
61-65 Evangelism Strategies
66-70 Evangelism Content
Evangelism Interview Sheet
8. Case Studies 71-80: Spiritual Formation
71-75 Sacraments
76-80 Prayer
Spiritual Formation Interview Sheet
9. Case Studies 81-90: Games/Recreation
81-85 The role of recreation in YM
86-90 Game issues
Games/Recreation Interview Sheet
10. Case Studies 91-100: Theological Issues
91-95 “Life/Death” Issues
96-100 Spiritual Gifts
Theological Issues Interview Sheets
Conclusion:
How To Develop Your Own Case Studies
About the author
Kevin Turner is the Associate Professor of Youth Ministry and Theology at Colorado Christian University. He and his wife, Elizabeth, and their two kids live in Lakewood, CO.
Summary
Wisdom comes with experience, and to have foreknowledge of what is coming or could come produces the opportunity to be forearmed on how to respond. Learn Before You Leap by Kevin Turner gives youth workers the opportunity to learn through a rich variety of potential youth ministry situations diverse beyond their years of actual experience.
