Youth ministry has matured since the days of Chubby Bunny and the egg-and-armpit relay. On one hand, there is an excellent opportunity to challenge an information-rich generation to consider the life-changing claims of Christ. But on the other, there are significant challenges to how we do ministry in an increasingly dangerous world.

Protect: A Youth Worker s Guide to Navigating Risk reignites the discussion on risk management in youth ministry. Protection of students is the most urgent aspect of the conversation, both from predators and other harmful conditions in ministry. But protection for the ministry is also necessary: protection from harmful or useless practices, from damage to our witness, and for ministers and volunteers in an increasingly litigious culture.