God already has a strategy…our goal in this book, and in life, is not to develop “new strategies” but rather to apply God’s Word (and His Plan for the ages) to the times in which we live. What you will find in these pages is the result of a quest to discern the never-changing, always applicable principles of youth ministry that may be found in the BOOK itself, the Bible, the ultimate youth ministry manual. This book is not about a program, but principles.  The aim of this book is that as you read these chapters, you will rediscover and re-affirm those principles. Our hope is that God will enable you to grow your youth ministry with a heightened confidence in the outcome because you are going “by The BOOK!”