Getting Students to Show Up: Practical Ideas for Any Outreach Event – From 10 to 10,000
Zondervan, 192 pp., 2007, $9.99 www.zondervan.com
After years of speaking at outreach events whose attendance didn’t live up to the hosts’ expectations, Jonathan McKee has released this planning guide full of practical ideas. Here you can learn how to plan programs that point people to Jesus by hearing others’ mistakes and getting useful advice from a savvy veteran.
In youth ministry, questions of “numbers” are often considered taboo; but McKee asks the tough question anyway: If one life is changed at an event and 100 kids in the neighborhood weren’t invited, is that really okay?
This resource is not, however, about relational or incarnational evangelism. This is all about the program. If a personal approach is what you are seeking, you may want to consider another McKee resource, Do They Run When They See You Coming?
—Review by Adam Griffin