ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the management of Christian youth work, within the context of local Christian faith communities. Historically speaking youth work in the UK has its pre-Albemarle roots in a religious and Christian motivated social concern (Davies, 1999). Despite this the Christian faith has certainly not been alone in influencing youth work. Most recently, the emergence of Muslim youth work, and an associated graduate level training programme, 1 reflects the growing awareness of what youth work, as a methodology, might have to offer the Muslim community in the UK. The Jewish faith also has a longstanding tradition of vibrant youth work, ranging from Jewish informal education and youth activities (Chazan, 2003), and youth movements (Rose, 2005).
