Rural Youth Ministry

"Rural Youth Ministry" is a non-fiction book that addresses the challenges and opportunities of youth ministry in rural contexts. Over the past 15 years, numerous authors have noted that adolescents in middle school are often left to navigate their way into adulthood on their own. This isolation is observed in various social environments, including urban and suburban areas, yet the rural perspective remains largely unexplored. While youth ministry in urban and suburban communities has gained attention through the popularity of mega-churches and hip-hop culture, the specific situation of young people in rural areas is often overlooked. This book offers a well-founded, culturally relevant, and theologically oriented response to the needs of youth in rural regions and highlights the necessity of bringing this often neglected group into the focus of youth ministry.