In his book “Practicing passion – Young people and the search for a passionate church”. Ms Dean paints a vibrant and passionate picture of today's young people, in which she calls them a "powder keg of passion". This book is a barrel of insight, knowledge, compassion and understanding of the social culture of today's adolescence. It expertly details through research and examples how passion is an integral part of the teenage culture that exists today, in other words their way of life. When I was growing up in the late 1960s and 1970s, we were nowhere near as inundated with all the information now available to children of this generation. Yes, we had church groups that were primarily about teaching the Scriptures. Where has the teaching of theology gone, Ms. Dead points out that "theology may be partly responsible for the Church's diminishing influence on young people" page 10. Although I agree with her on this point compared to mine growth in the Church. I also believe that there is more to simply teaching the Passion of Christ as it is also living in the word of God. He emphasizes that "youth ministry is not just about young people", it is an eclectic variety of changing paradigms from the perspective of teenagers and the church. If the church needs to recognize that youth is not the future of the church, the church is. Ms. Dean points out on page 14. “that when teenagers are left to their own devices they are perfectly capable of doing “church,” passion is what today's youth must give to the church and to each other. In her book Dean equates passion with suffering or as in the Moltmann quote on page 19. It is my opinion that young people today do not see passion as suffering. However, for them it is a real ... middle of paper ...... the feeling of understanding the needs of others, while their intent is to pursue their own goals and objectives.” It's about my generation or as Leslie Gore sang "It's my party and I'll cry if I want", and damn what you think or feel. People in youth ministry today must and need to change this way of thinking and promote unity in Christ. This is an incredible book that I am well aware that I haven't really given it the justice it deserves in this responsive document. However, it is and will remain an incredible writing mastiff for insights into teenage behavior and how we can bridge the generation gap and be mindful of our missives to social media. Ms. Dean's book would certainly be much more appreciated in a semester-long course in which one could expand the nuances of her vision of the labyrinth of the adolescent mind and behaviors..