In Growing Souls, readers are introduced to the Youth Ministry and Spirituality Project (YMSP), a programme co-founded by the author Mark Yaconelli, which is based at San Francisco Seminary. Growing Souls is the follow-up to Yaconelli's influential book Contemplative Youth Ministry (SPCK, 2006). The idea of YMSP grew from reports of youth ministry being a frantic and busy environment that focused on fun activities and moral guidance, rather than the spirituality side. YMSP was then established to test the integration of contemplative practice and awareness within youthwork programmes. This book is for those in youthwork and does not only introduce the project itself but also tells the stories of the specific churches that adopted the project. After this, readers will then be introduced to the many youth leaders that were involved in the pilot projects, and some of the youth who had been at these projects.

Growing Souls presents the work of the Youth Ministry and Spirituality Project (YMSP), and gives voice to the scholars, youth workers, pastors, and youth who shared in its work.

About the Author
Mark Yaconelli is an author, storyteller, and community activist. Mark Yaconelli is the co-founder and director of the Youth Ministry and Spirituality Project housed at San Francisco Theological Seminary. He is also the executive director of The Hearth: Real Stories by Regular Folks, a non-profit that uses personal stories to build community and address suffering within the United States. He has helped to start many creative ministry projects including the Center for Engaged Compassion at Claremont School of Theology.

Reviews
"'... profound, articulate and attractive in equal measure in presenting a religion that is not our concern but God's.' Church of England Newspaper"



Book Information
ISBN 9780281059379
Author Mark Yaconelli
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint SPCK Publishing
Publisher SPCK Publishing
Weight(grams) 243g