 | Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled--and More Miserable Than Ever Before by Jean M. Twenge
Buy new: $10.52 / Used from: $7.37 |
 | The Godbearing Life: The Art of Soul Tending for Youth Ministry by Kenda Creasy Dean
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $2.98 Perhaps the premier book out there on Youth Ministry, Kenda Creasy Dean's work has incredible ability to be broadened into the work with young adults
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 | Big Questions, Worthy Dreams: Mentoring Young Adults in Their Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Faith by Sharon D. Parks
Buy new: $18.45 / Used from: $10.00 |
 | Campus Ministry: The Church Beyond Itself by Donald G. Shockley
Buy new: $24.95 / Used from: $2.75 If you want the history, start here. Perhaps the only book ever published broadly that really tells the story. But... what happens after the 1970s?
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 | We Ask Your Blessing: 100 Prayers for Campus Occasions by Donald Shockley
Buy new: $13.95 / Used from: $6.95 Prayers are important. Don's work is great
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 | Encouraging Authenticity and Spirituality in Higher Education by Arthur W. Chickering
Buy new: $32.00 / Used from: $27.00 Deep, but good
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 | Emerging Adulthood: The Winding Road from the Late Teens through the Twenties by Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
Buy new: $14.36 / Used from: $14.00 Pretty New... seriously check it out
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 | The Gospel on Campus: A Handbook of Campus Ministry Programs and Resources (Publication / United States Catholic Conference. Office for) by United States C Department Of Education
Buy used from: $35.00 It's good. Worth the read
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| The Ministry of Paul Burt by James Ayars
Buy used from: $8.00 Paul Burt was the a major influence at the University of Illinois Wesley Foundation in the 40-60s
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 | The Phoenix Affirmations: A New Vision for the Future of Christianity by Eric Elnes
Buy new: $11.01 / Used from: $2.98 If you want a book study this is your book. I recommend it because it is a twelve week study that covers lots of different areas of faith practice. Definitely more progressive, but can be very helpful for all people and can be a good discussion for where to take your ministries' faith journey
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 | Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation by Eboo Patel
Buy new: $9.36 / Used from: $3.32 Pluralism and an amazing story.
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 | Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers by Christian Smith
Buy new: $12.92 / Used from: $11.33 This book introduced the work to Moralistic Therapeutic Deism. You should probably know what this means. It's a for sure on any shelf if you do youth or young adult ministry.
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 | Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation by Parker J. Palmer
Buy new: $12.32 / Used from: $4.89 Vocation for college students. Trust me.
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 | Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation by Neil Howe
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $3.48 Millenials are who we are working with right now. You should probably have some information on them. How and Strauss are Great at this.
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 | Practicing Passion: Youth and the Quest for a Passionate Church by Kenda Creasy Dean
Buy new: $15.64 / Used from: $9.20 This book is wonderful. Vocational development and community development for the campus. A little youth oriented, but very easily implicated into the campus ministry setting
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 | After the Baby Boomers: How Twenty- and Thirty-Somethings Are Shaping the Future of American Religion by Robert Wuthnow
Buy new: $27.33 / Used from: $18.99 Just read it. It'll help to know how to direct students when they graduate and where they are already headed.
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 | The Heart of Christianity: Rediscovering a Life of Faith by Marcus J. Borg
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $2.38 I know he's a little controversial. But... try it.
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 | Stages of Faith: The Psychology of Human Development by James W. Fowler
Buy new: $11.52 / Used from: $6.72 He is a name you should know. Development, development, development, fowler
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 | The Good Book: Reading the Bible with Mind and Heart by Peter J. Gomes
Buy new: $13.25 / Used from: $4.07 Amazing Preacher. Amazing book
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| Church and Campus Calling: A Collection of Resources for Ministries in Higher Education by Unknown
Buy used from: $15.50 |
 | Sex God: Exploring the Endless Connections between Sexuality and Spirituality by Rob Bell
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $7.00 |
 | Sex and the Soul: Juggling Sexuality, Spirituality, Romance, and Religion on America's College Campuses by Donna Freitas
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $9.98 |
 | Private Prayers in Public Places: The Notebook of an Urban Pilgrim by Donald Shockley
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $1.95 |
 | Souls in Transition: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults by Christian Smith
Buy new: $17.96 / Used from: $27.08 |
 | To Transform the World: Vital United Methodist Campus Ministries
Buy new: $12.95 / Used from: $9.13 |
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