Resource List
Recommended reading for Student Ministry Leaders
Youth Ministry and Issues
A New Kind of Youth Ministry – Chris Folmsbee – Zondervan
Deep Ministry in a Shallow World - Chap Clark, Kara Powell - Zondervan
The Be-With Factor – Mentoring Students in Everyday Life - Bo Boshers & Judson Poling– Zondervan
Hurt: Inside the World of Today's Teenagers - Chap Clark - Baker / 2004
The Godbearing Life – Kenda Creasy Dean & Ron Foster – Upper Room Books - 2003
The Seven Checkpoints – Andy Stanley – Howard Publishing
Student Ministry for the 21st Century – Bo Boshers – Zondervan
The Ministry of Nurture – Duffy Robbins – Zondervan
The Struggle – Steve Gerali – NavPress, TH1NK Books
Counseling Youth Handbook - Josh McDowell
First Two Years of Youth Ministry – Doug Fields
Better Safe Than Sued – Jack Crabtree – Group Publishing - 1998
Periodicals
Personal Spiritual Growth
The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical - Shane Claiborne - Zondervan / 2006
Searching for God Knows What: Reflections on the Gospel of Jesus - Donald Miller - Thomas Nelson / 2004
Blue Like Jazz – Donald Miller - Thomas Nelson / 2003
Velvet Elvis:Repainting the Christian Faith – Rob Bell – Zondervan / 2003
Fearless Faith – John Fischer/ Harvest House Publishers / 2002
Posers, Fakers & Wannabes – Brennan Manning- NavPress, TH1NK Books
The Message Remix – Eugene Peterson - NavPress, TH1NK Books
The Ragamuffin Gospel – Brennan Manning - Multnomah Publishers Inc. / 2000
The Complete Green Letters* - Miles Stanford / Zondervan Corp. / 1983
Messy Spirituality – God’s Annoying Love for Imperfect People – Mike Yaconnelli – Youth Specialties
Dangerous Wonder – Mike Yaconelli – Youth Specialties
What's So Amazing About Grace? - Philip Yancey / Zondervan Corp. / 1997
Word on the Street – Rob Lacey - dramatization of the Bible – wordonthestreet.com
TrueFaced - Bill Thrall, Bruce McNicol, and John Lynch / 2004
- Program Resources
· NOOMA – Videos by Rob Bell – available to check out through ACGC
- Training Events
· DSL Regional Training Events
- Forms
· Youth Ministry Management Tools – Ginny Olson – Youth Specialties - 2001
- Summer Camp Resources
· The Christian Camp Counselor - Jim A. Badke – Qwanoes Publishing/ 1998
· Staff Training Week– If you’d like your camp staff or summer ministries team to spend a week in training with other young adults, contact Lana Jernigan- ljernigan@campdixie.com or Chris Phillips – orioles520@aol.com .
· www.bobditter.com – Bob Ditter – helpful thoughts on many issues facing camps today.
- Links to helpful Student Ministries sites
- www.cpyu.org - Center for Parent Youth Understanding – Walt Mueller – Excellent site to assist youth leaders and parents in keeping current with the ever-changing youth culture.
- www.youthspecialties.com - Youth Specialties – find out information on National Youth Workers Convention & the Core, read excellent archived articles on youth ministry, purchase resources, tons of stuff
- www.sonlife.com - Sonlife – Calling emerging generations to follow the Son’s life.
- www.thesource4ym.com - Jonathon McKee – The Source for Youth Ministry - – lots of ideas for games, meetings, well categorized
- www.interlinc-online.com - interl’inc assists youth leaders in getting quality Christian music to their students. Their mission is to link the resources of the Christian music industry with the needs of your ministry
- www.xxxchurch.com – a website offering help and accountability for those struggling with addiction to pornography
- www.egadideas.com – Here you will find a huge collection of free games, activities and ideas for those who work with today's youth. All of these ideas have been tried and tested by those currently working in youth ministry so you can be assured that you will only find quality, timeless ideas that you and your youth will enjoy.
- www.youthpastor.com - providing free youth ministry resources for youth pastors, ministers, workers and volunteers. Online resources include a job center, free lessons, a searchable directory of ministries and games ideas.
- www.relevantmagazine.com – An online magazine with a focus on God, Life and Progressive Culture. Great articles and food for the soul!