Rev. Brandon Bates

“It has been said that common sense is not all that common. Weston Blaha has written a useful tool for youth ministers and churches that is heavy on common sense. Much of the advice and instruction given in Student Ministry Field Guide should be common practice in student ministry, and yet so much of it is not so common in our churches. Weston has succeeded in providing big-picture ideals with hands-on instruction, all built on a solid theological, biblical foundation. So much good stuff in only 100 pages! The prompts in the Appendix are worth the cost of this book. I did student ministry for 17 years, and I have no doubt I would have benefited from this book at any point in those 17 years. Now, as a pastor, I was blessed and challenged, and I will make it required reading for our youth staff.” -On Student Ministry Field Guide: Debunking the “Big Kid” Label