Episode 21: Top Down & Bottom Up Approaches to Ministry (Crispin & Barfield)

Should youth workers prioritize their message preparation to help students discover God, or should we become guides who empower students to grow by serving him? This question gets to the heart of what we mean by "top down" and "bottom up" approaches to youth ministry. In this episode, Gareth Crispin and Robin Barfield join us from the UK to reflect about a whole-person approach to student discipleship. 

• What is the state of Youth Work in the UK? What are some of the major differences between Stateside YM and what it looks like there? 
• What do you mean by "Top Down" and "Bottom Up" approaches to youth ministry, and can you provide some examples? 
• How does this middle way differ from what’s been called “Incarnational Ministry” for decades?
• How can our listeners use this model to evaluate their ministries? 

Gareth Crispin is Lecturer in Practical Theology at Cliff College, which is in Darbeshire, England. Follow Gareth on Twitter at @garethcrispin.

Robin Barfield is Associate Ministry of children and families at Christ Church in Winsford, England, and visiting lecturer at Oak Hill and Union Colleges. Follow Robin on Twitter at @robinbarfield78. 

Visit Youth Pastor Theologian's website

Join YPT's Facebook group: @youththeologian (make sure you answer the membership questions)

Follow YPT on Twitter: @youththeologian

 

• Likes
• Download
• Share