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Scott 'Sanga' Samways was the teenage youth
pastor at Hillsong, Australia's biggest church,
and recently became the YouthAlive director
for New South Wales. His contribution in the
book is on teenagers who exhibited revolutionary
faith.
Matt O'Sullivan was youth pastor at Garden City,
Brisbane, for 5yrs before taking on YouthAliveWA.
In the book, he shares on keeping a fresh walk
with God as busy leaders.
Leighton Roberts from Element Youth in Melbourne
says a large part of youth ministry involves
creating great memories for young people, sometimes
in an amazing camp meeting ... and sometimes
in an embarassing mishap with the police!
Glen Bergsma is a management consultant and
senior pastor in Perth. He's also the coordinator
for the YouthAlive college internship & has
a great mind for strategic planning & time management
- which is what he brings to the book.
Joe Rossi has been youth pastor at Chosen Generation
for over a decade & assistant YouthAlive WA
director. As a good Italian boy with young twins,
Joe shares his tips on balancing ministry &
family life.
Jone & Carla Vasu are the youth pastors at Fremantle
Freedom Christian Church, a vibrant multi-cultural
community. They write about doing ministry together
without either getting consumed by it or going
crazy at each other.
Cameron Bennett is youth pastor at Paradise
Community Church, Adelaide, & YouthAlive director
of South Australia. He discusses a key principle
in happy youth ministry - 'doing life' with
leaders.
Cameron Buchanan, pastor at Allstar Youth, credits
the amazing growth rate in his youth group to
the largely forgotten art of home visitation
and follow-up. His contribution on the topic
will challenge & inspire you.
Jade Lewis is a former heroin addict, who after
graduating Teen Challenge became a youth pastor
& best-selling author. She shares her expertise
in the chapter in this book on drugs & alcohol.
Adrian Rowse is a Melbourne youth pastor, speaker
and expert on helping young people beat pornography
in their lives and other sexual addictions.
This is absolutely vital reading for any youth
leader.
Dave & Channy Humberstone are the young adults
pastors at Champion Lakes Christian Church,
Perth. Dave discusses structuring for growth
by programming each youth service with purpose.
David Molyneux has more than 15-years experience
in youth ministry, including several years as
Victorian YouthAlive director, and is now the
Richmond AOG youth pastor. He discusses the
importance of true worship in youth groups.
Bek Prosser is one of the best young preachers
going around. As youth pastor at Metro Church,
she grew up under great preaching & shares her
experiences (and at times, insecurities) about
teaching the Word.
Joby Harris is from Mosiac Church in California,
one of the hotspots of post-modern Christianity.
As the church's art director & an accomplished
Hollywood designer, Joby uses art to draw people
closer to God.
Daniel Cheo from Church of Singapore is one
of the nation's top youth pastors, leading a
ministry that has grown from just a handful
into an army of passionate disciples through
radical outreach & short-term missions trips.
Mick Greaves from Victory Life Centre is one
of Australia's most experienced youth pastors
with over 20-years in senior youth leadership.
His advice and insight on planning camps is
invaluable for any youth leader.
Pete Roberts is youth pastor at EastLake Community
Church in the thriving city of Mandurah. In
his contribution, Peter shares his humorous
efforts to juggle a groaning youth budget &
figure out how to make money work for you.
