Background
Strommen, Merton Peter was born on March 31, 1919 in Calumet, Michigan, United States. Son of Peter Andrew and Nellie (Framstad) Strommen.
(Now in paperback--essential reading for parents, teachers...)
Now in paperback--essential reading for parents, teachers, counselors, and youth workers. "Surprise! Some people who know how to interview, poll, and amass data about high school youth also know how to listen to them and interpret their 'cries' to the adult world."--Christian Century.
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(The parents of five sons, the Strommens are active speake...)
The parents of five sons, the Strommens are active speakers and seminar leaders on youth and family topics and the authors of FIVE CRIES OF GRIEF. This new book offers a wealth of comprehensive, in-depth information about adolescents and their parents. Philip Yancey says, "The single most insightful resource for unlocking the peculiar world of the adolescent. This study is sound, provocative, and compassionate."
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(On August 12, 1986, 25-year-old David Strommen was struck...)
On August 12, 1986, 25-year-old David Strommen was struck and killed by a bolt of lightning. The tragedy sent his parents reeling with grief. Out of that grief came a long journey toward healing-a journey that is chronicled in this extraordinary book.
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("New and Revised Edition of the Widely Acclaimed Book abo...)
"New and Revised Edition of the Widely Acclaimed Book about High School Youth..." front cover.. This is two items which are to be used together: a pamphlet by Duerling titled "Leader's Guide to Five Cries of Youth" published by Cokesbury for the United Methodist Publishing House and the Hardcover book by Strommen titled "Five Cries of Youth" published by Harper and Row... The pamphlet is for leaders of study groups who will mediate meetings and discuss the content of the text...
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(Dr. Strommen brings his years of experience as a research...)
Dr. Strommen brings his years of experience as a research psychologist to the sensitive discussion of Homosexuality. Citing the extreme positions, he contributes to a realistic, informed, compassionate discussion of the issues. While neither denying the biblical exegesis on the one hand, nor affirming the activist agendas on the other, the author cites core gospel values in challenging the church to ministry. The middle ground places a ministry dialectic before the church -- to be welcoming and to minister
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(What a radically new (yet ancient) model of faith formati...)
What a radically new (yet ancient) model of faith formation: the family is restored to the center of the faith growth process, with the congregation and community as integral, active partners! The authors of Passing On the Faith present this new model, which is based on the extensive research of Search Institute and the Youth and Family Institute of Augsburg College, including the finding that only 10 percent of church families (both Protestant and Catholic) discuss their faith on a regular basis. In Passing On the Faith, Merton P. Strommen and Richard A. Hardel draw on their pastoral experiences to relate research and theory to Catholic daily life. The book addresses topics including strengthening family relationships, congregations as family, creating a Christian youth subculture, and transforming today's culture. It also gives concrete advice for translating the strategies from vision into action. With its helpful chapter notes, bibliography, list of resource contacts, and index, Passing On the Faith is an important text for college and seminary courses in youth and family ministry, and is a useful reference book for community and school libraries. With its narrative style, ideas, anecdotes, charts and graphs, and activities, it is also an essential resource for pastors, youth ministers, family ministers, and community leaders. This book will encourage dialogue about an essential tenet of Christian teachings--that the family is central to faith formation.
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(A first-of-its-kind study of Protestant youth ministers r...)
A first-of-its-kind study of Protestant youth ministers reveals the hopes, frustrations, and effectiveness of today's youth workers. Of the 7,000 youth workers assembled in 1996 under Atlanta's Georgia Dome, a sample of 2,130 full-time youth ministers from dozens of Protestant denominations and parachurch organizations answered a battery of exhaustive, deliberate questions covering: What they liked best about youth ministry What particularly pleased them in their work with youth What they found most encouraging or discouraging Their biggest obstacle to an effective youth ministry Their biggest concern in youth ministry Their answers revealed a dedicated group of professionals, concerned a out the students in their ministries, but troubled with a variety of perplexing issues. And their answers form the backbone of Youth Ministry That Transforms, a comprehensive analysis of this groundbreaking study (funded by the Lilly Endowment) focusing on the hopes, frustrations, and effectiveness of today's youth workers. Spearheaded by Merton Strommen--one of America's most exemplary and influential thinkers and authors in youth and family ministry--the research-writing team is joined by Karen E. Jones and Dave Rahn of Huntington (Indiana) College's Link Institute for Faithful and Effective Youth Ministry, and acknowledged leader in the task of undergirding youth ministry with a research base. These three deliver thorough analysis and sound interpretation regarding the state of youth ministry at the dawn of the 21st century. Youth Ministry That Transforms belongs on the desks and in the classrooms of all who are concerned with this developing profession, including denominational and parachurch leadership, professors, youth ministry students, and thoughtful youth workers themselves. It is also an insightful resource for any who want to understand youth ministers and their profession: senior pastors, executive pastors, and other individuals and committees charged with hiring and supervising youth workers.
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clergyman research psychologist
Strommen, Merton Peter was born on March 31, 1919 in Calumet, Michigan, United States. Son of Peter Andrew and Nellie (Framstad) Strommen.
Bachelor, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, 1942. BTh, Augsburg Theological Seminary, Minneapolis, 1944. Master of Arts, University Minnesota, 1956.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1960.
National youth director Lutheran Free Church, Minneapolis, 1944-1958. Parish pastor Calvary Lutheran Church, Mora, Minnesota, 1943-1947. Campus pastor Augsburg College, 1947-1958.
Executive director Search Institute, Minneapolis, 1958-1985, Augsburg Institute, Minneapolis, 1986-1990. Research psychologist, since 1990.
(What a radically new (yet ancient) model of faith formati...)
(Many pastors and lay leaders see that congregations need ...)
(The parents of five sons, the Strommens are active speake...)
(A first-of-its-kind study of Protestant youth ministers r...)
(Youth Cries in many ways - the 5 addressed here - Lonelin...)
(On August 12, 1986, 25-year-old David Strommen was struck...)
(Now in paperback--essential reading for parents, teachers...)
("New and Revised Edition of the Widely Acclaimed Book abo...)
(five cries of parents of the young people)
(Dr. Strommen brings his years of experience as a research...)
Member board regents Augsburg College, 1980-1988. Member Richfield (Minnesota) School Board, 1970-1980. Fellow American Psychological Association (William James award 1983).
Married Irene Anna Huglen, June 23, 1944. Children: Peter, Timothy, James, John, David.