Professional Boundaries in the Practice of Youth Ministry: An Ethnographic Study of the Limits of Relationships.
Although much has been discussed in secular social science literature on the use of professional boundaries in limiting interactions between practitioners and young people, there last been little empirical research into professional boundaries in a youth ministry context. Here it is argued, through...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2014
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Journal of youth and theology
Year: 2014, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 24-41 |
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Summary: | Although much has been discussed in secular social science literature on the use of professional boundaries in limiting interactions between practitioners and young people, there last been little empirical research into professional boundaries in a youth ministry context. Here it is argued, through the use of an ethnographic study of youth clubs in the UK, that a youth ministry context offers unique challenges and opportunities for the use of professional boundaries, in particular where missiological and incarnational influences seek to delimit the scope and influence of youth ministers’ interactions with young people. |
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ISSN: | 2405-5093 |
Contains: | In: Journal of youth and theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/24055093-90000073 |