For anyone involved in youth ministry. Whether you are a leader or a parent of a student (or a student yourself) this book is a must read. I am not getting paid to tell you this, I want to share with you all any resource that helps us to disciple young people. Andrew Root’s book “The End of Youth Ministry?” points out that identity is tied to story. It is not a matter of just finding your thing or filling the family calendar with a host of things to choose. Because identity is tied to narrative, youth ministry has an opportunity to invite young people into the greatest story ever. The research for this book comes from the Theology of Joy and The Good Life Project at Yale Divinity School. Root then crafts his book into a parable featuring the compilation of his youth ministry experience. This is a very unique and informative book. It is philosophical and does not offer a step by step plan for reforming youth ministry. Rather Root leaves that task with parents and leaders to work out of their own context. Not just another thing: youth ministry is for helping young people live into a deeper narrative of a God who is incarnate crucified and resurrected (quote from Youth and Culture Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXISgDwQR4w&t=17s)

You can find the book at https://www.amazon.com/End-Youth-Ministry-Parents-Theology/dp/1540961397

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