Ministering to Today's Adults

By Kenneth O. Gangel

Book Overview

Adult ministry poses a unique challenge to churches today--a challenge that many of us fail to meet adequately. The tragic result is an exodus of the best and brightest from our pews, not because these people have changed their theology or abandoned God. They just don't find much at church that seems immediately relevant or compelling. For nearly fifty years Kenneth O. Gangel has been teaching church leaders how to do adult ministry right. In this volume he has distilled his insights into an easy-to-grasp-and-apply analysis of what it takes to capture the attention and guarantee the participation of adults in your church, including: * Specific advice based on ages, genders, and circumstances peculiar to certain ministries * Proven, cutting-edge curriculum models that can revitalize your church's adult instruction * Contemporary solutions to the most common problems we encounter in ministering to today's adults Whether they know it or not, even those who are lagging in church attendance and distancing themselves from other believers still need the time-proven, heaven-given blessings only the church can offer them. As you read this book, Gangel will give you fresh ideas about how to draw these drifters back into the fold. The real-life stories he tells and the successful strategies he outlines may strike in your heart some spark of imagination and renewed commitment that will help you to bring new life to the adult ministry of the church you serve.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597525219
• ISBN13: 9781597525213
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Must Read for Christian Educators Leading Adults

This is an excellent resource for those class leaders/instructors who are committed to teaching to transform! The information is practical, logical and should move you to action!

Prepare yourself for Adult ministry

This is a great book for those who would like to get involved in the Church Adult Ministries. The new deacons, new pastors and those who want to know how church can run the adult ministries will all be benefited by the ideas and practical ways which Gangel brings out. I already lent it to the new deacon for Adult Ministries in my church. Try it and you will love it and you will do it!