Andrew Root (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is Carrie Olson Baalson Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, and has written extensively about youth ministry. He is the author of numerous books, including Faith Formation in a Secular Age, The Pastor in a Secular Age, Bonhoeffer as Youth Worker, The Children of Divorce, Revisiting Relational Youth Ministry, and Relationships Unfiltered, and the coauthor (with Kenda Creasy Dean) of The Theological Turn in Youth Ministry.

• ContentsWarning for the Reader! (Read before Using)1. Toward a Journey to JoyLate March2. Don't Waste Your Life: Youth Ministry and the Good LifeSeptember3. Are the Kids OK? Goods and Youth MinistrySeptember4. Three Sets of Parents: Things and Happiness EmergeLate October5. Identity, Part 1: A Dance Party, Demi Lovato, and the Internal QuestLate October6. Transformation in Youth MinistryLate March7. Identity, Part 2: Romance, Recognition, and ResentmentLate October8. Happiness, Part 1: Powerball, Endgames, and Sheryl Crow versus Taylor SwiftFrom Winter to Spring Break9. When Goods Become the GoodLate March10. Happiness, Part 2: Holiness, Virtue, and Luther's Freak-OutThe End of Spring Break11. Joy and the Custodian: What Youth Ministry Is ForLate March12. Borne Burdens: Youth Ministry and Stories of JoyLate March13. Open Takes and Closed Spins: Youth Ministry and TranscendenceLate March14. An Identity Event: How Youth Ministry Affects IdentityMid-April15. Holding Vigil: Youth Ministry and Cruciform PracticesMayConclusion: Friendship and DQMay

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Andrew Root (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is Carrie Olson Baalson Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, and has written extensively about youth ministry. He is the author of numerous books, including Faith Formation in a Secular Age, The Pastor in a Secular Age, Bonhoeffer as Youth Worker, The Children of Divorce, Revisiting Relational Youth Ministry, and Relationships Unfiltered, and the coauthor (with Kenda Creasy Dean) of The Theological Turn in Youth Ministry.

• ContentsWarning for the Reader! (Read before Using)1. Toward a Journey to JoyLate March2. Don't Waste Your Life: Youth Ministry and the Good LifeSeptember3. Are the Kids OK? Goods and Youth MinistrySeptember4. Three Sets of Parents: Things and Happiness EmergeLate October5. Identity, Part 1: A Dance Party, Demi Lovato, and the Internal QuestLate October6. Transformation in Youth MinistryLate March7. Identity, Part 2: Romance, Recognition, and ResentmentLate October8. Happiness, Part 1: Powerball, Endgames, and Sheryl Crow versus Taylor SwiftFrom Winter to Spring Break9. When Goods Become the GoodLate March10. Happiness, Part 2: Holiness, Virtue, and Luther's Freak-OutThe End of Spring Break11. Joy and the Custodian: What Youth Ministry Is ForLate March12. Borne Burdens: Youth Ministry and Stories of JoyLate March13. Open Takes and Closed Spins: Youth Ministry and TranscendenceLate March14. An Identity Event: How Youth Ministry Affects IdentityMid-April15. Holding Vigil: Youth Ministry and Cruciform PracticesMayConclusion: Friendship and DQMay

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Andrew Root (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is Carrie Olson Baalson Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, and has written extensively about youth ministry. He is the author of numerous books, including Faith Formation in a Secular Age, The Pastor in a Secular Age, Bonhoeffer as Youth Worker, The Children of Divorce, Revisiting Relational Youth Ministry, and Relationships Unfiltered, and the coauthor (with Kenda Creasy Dean) of The Theological Turn in Youth Ministry.

• ContentsWarning for the Reader! (Read before Using)1. Toward a Journey to JoyLate March2. Don't Waste Your Life: Youth Ministry and the Good LifeSeptember3. Are the Kids OK? Goods and Youth MinistrySeptember4. Three Sets of Parents: Things and Happiness EmergeLate October5. Identity, Part 1: A Dance Party, Demi Lovato, and the Internal QuestLate October6. Transformation in Youth MinistryLate March7. Identity, Part 2: Romance, Recognition, and ResentmentLate October8. Happiness, Part 1: Powerball, Endgames, and Sheryl Crow versus Taylor SwiftFrom Winter to Spring Break9. When Goods Become the GoodLate March10. Happiness, Part 2: Holiness, Virtue, and Luther's Freak-OutThe End of Spring Break11. Joy and the Custodian: What Youth Ministry Is ForLate March12. Borne Burdens: Youth Ministry and Stories of JoyLate March13. Open Takes and Closed Spins: Youth Ministry and TranscendenceLate March14. An Identity Event: How Youth Ministry Affects IdentityMid-April15. Holding Vigil: Youth Ministry and Cruciform PracticesMayConclusion: Friendship and DQMay

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