Engaging the Soul of Youth Culture (post 1)

I'm currently reading Engaging the Soul of Youth Culture - Bridging Teen Worldviews and Christian Truth (W. Mueller) It started slow - almost painfully slow, but the goodness is slowly coming…
I’m interested in this book, as my most natural/honest mission is amongst young people – every day has the possibility of engaging and working with young people on issues that are important to them and build genuine relationships. I am young enough to understand and relate to their culture and also keen to see them understand the true message of the Gospel. I want to see them understand the Gospel message in its fullness, in a way that captures them and removes the seemingly massive stereotypical views often held (often rightly so) To see the redemptive work unfolding in their lives is my greatest desire…So I was hoping this book would give incites and application to go with the theory.

Mueller spends considerable time looking at postmodernism and typical youth culture … the following highlights the view I see frequently with the young people I work with,
‘Experience is the currency of postmodern economics’ - that the generations of this period, will increasingly evaluate every product (including faith/church/JC) in terms of their experience of it. It thus leads to emotions being the final judge of right/wrong, good/bad or fair and unfair. It removes absolute truth and replaces it with self opinion.

He discusses the role of the Church/Christian in culture – something I am heapsly interested in, however never seems to get into the detail I am chasing… He talks of adopting an infiltration and transformation technique - Yes I agree, but I want detail…

So far, I agree with most of what Mueller suggests, however still looking for more practical hints/guidance… A few chapters left – maybe the gold will be found in those… A further update once the book is complete.