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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION FIRST THINGS FIRST Three axioms that define your territory SO JUST WHAT IS A JUNIOR HIGHER, ANYWAY? The essence of early adolescence DEVELOPMENTALLY SPEAKING Changes junior highers enjoy and endure TIME TO TEACH! Now for your dose of pedagogy FAITH OUTSIDE THE YOUTH ROOM Spiritual disciplines for middle schoolers SO YOU'RE IN CHARGE? Insight for youth ministry directors (whether volunteer or paid), who plan and lead programs

About the Author

Mark Oestreicher has been in middle school ministry for 25 years, working in Illinois, Nebraska and California. Now the president of Youth Specialties, Mark has written or contributed to dozens of books for middle school ministry, including the popular Wild Truth series. Mark Oestreicher. Presidente de Jovenes especializados. Mark ha contribullido en escribir serca de 30 libros en el ministerio juvenil, incluyendo los libros mejor vendidos desde el principio de esta serie. Dos volumenes de Verdad Desenfrenada Diario para Juniors y Middle Schoolers y cuatro volumenes Verdad Desenfrenada Lecciones de la Biblia. Y esta publicada en muchas revistas. Marko tambien mantiene un horario bien pesado de hablantes a adolecentes y adultos en los Estados Unidos. El vive en El Cajon, California con su esposa y dos hijos.