what others are saying...

Brent Parker is engaged in the hard work of looking beneath the surface of youth ministry. He knows through experience what it means to slow down and listen for God's loving guidance in the midst of a culture that prides itself on speed. Brent is a person of prayer who has the capacity to help others wait, watch, listen and then respond to God's longing for young people.   

Mark Yaconelli, Founder and Director of the Youth Ministry and Spirituality Project

Brent Parker is on a mission to introduce a contemplative approach to youth ministry. His training and passion is breathing new life into a ministry dominated by an entertainment driven model. What Brent has discovered is that youth are hungry for relationships with God and one another, not one more event to squeeze into their already busy lives. The contemplative approach is not just another program; it's a way of life.   

Rev. David Emery, Senior Minister, Middletown Christian Church, Louisville, Kentucky

At a time when many congregations hire a youth director to be a Lone Ranger and keep the youth entertained, Brent Parker has developed a viable alternative. Using disciplines of contemplative prayer and spiritual formation, Brent involves the entire congregation in ministry with and for youth.   

Dr. Bryan Feille, Associate Dean of Students, Harold Glen Brown Minister-in-
Residence, Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University

This Way Ministries offers a spiritual, gentle, yet refreshing approach to youth ministries. Brent Parker provides encouragement and direction for youth leaders to share both the challenges and the joys of youth ministries with your whole church family. The result is a youth program that is integrated into the church, not a separate entity, in and of itself. The This Way Ministries approach helps break down generational barriers and builds a broad, firm foundation for your youth program.  

Trudy Smith, Youth Minister, Aledo United Methodist Church, Aledo, Texas

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