As you might know, the book The Theological Turn in Youth Ministry (by Andy Root and me) hit Amazon earlier this fall. Since then, I’ve been to several conferences where the “theological turn” has been noted and discussed–so while Andy may have coined the term, it’s clear that he and I are not the only people noticing it.
Still, the observation is a little bit slippery: What does it mean that youth ministry is “theological”? What does it mean that youth ministry has “turned” in this direction? Who is turning it? Why does it matter?
In order to get some conversation going with people in on-the-ground ministries, Andy started a Tuesday radio/podcast series in which youth workers discuss various chapters of the book with us. The idea is to expand the conversation to youth workers who are noticing a “theological turn” in their own experiences of ministry with young people. I’ll be posting the links to the podcasts, but just so you can catch up, the first two are to your right (you can also find them on www.youthspecialties.com).