Giving Up Gimmicks: Reclaiming Youth Ministry from an Entertainment Culture

Giving Up Gimmicks calls youth ministry back from entertainment-driven programming to Word-centered discipleship. Cosby diagnoses the attractional model’s flaws and offers biblical alternatives—catechesis, family worship, service projects, inter-generational mentoring—that actually grow lifelong faith. A manifesto for pastors, parents, and volunteers who want students to love Jesus more than laser-light shows.