Gman Reviews Inside the Mind

Highlights from his review:

1. I wish I had this book when I was in youth minister or better yet my Senior Minister's had it.

2. It helps resonate where I am now. We are currently looking or were looking but am slow in the process - (which is a good thing) and think we need to be more like Church B than Church A and well our values reflect some of both.

3. Chapter Twenty "Unfunny Jokes the Church keeps telling" was so true yet hard to read and Chapter Twenty Three "The Comparison Game" was worth the price of the book itself. This line: "Comparing your youth pastor or youth ministry to those of the church down the street is always destructive." pg. 159 (Whether that be literally or those across the nation)

4. It is a practical book for lay leaders, senior pastors with discussion questions to know what you expect in a Youth pastor, what are you looking for and why?

5. Ever Senior pastor needs to read this. I just wish it want from the mind to the heart and reflected our actions.

6. There is a criticism I would like to make of the book which I think is valid. Despite the 35 pound raccoons we face (Read Chapter 2) the book was too short. I finished it and was like that's it? I wanted more. I even wanted a list of resources and a bibliography and a follow-up. Definitely a book for discussion and getting you started on the right track.

7. I think when we do eventually hire our next staff person - they would benefit that our congregation and the people invested in the youth ministry will have looked at some of the ideas and principles Mark had laid a foundation to here.

Tell all Senior Ministers you know to get their own copy.

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