 | The Godbearing Life: The Art of Soul Tending for Youth Ministry by Kenda Creasy Dean
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $2.25 This book set the standard for helping youth workers recover their primary vocation--that of being a pastor to students.
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 | Practicing Passion: Youth and the Quest for a Passionate Church by Kenda Creasy Dean
Buy new: $20.00 / Used from: $9.19 The BEST theological understanding of youth ministry available.
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 | Purpose-Driven® Youth Ministry by Doug Fields
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $1.06 A truly practical handbook to build a youth ministry around the five biblical purposes of ministry: worship, evangelism, nurture, service, and fellowship.
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 | Presence-centered Youth Ministry: Guiding Students into Spiritual Formation by Mike King
Buy new: $11.25 / Used from: $5.50 Helps one develop a youth ministry focused on God through inviting students to participate in the rituals, disciplines and symbols of the church. A welcome alternative in the midst of all the programming resources available.
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 | Postmodern Youth Ministry by Tony Jones
Buy new: $15.59 / Used from: $2.85 Gain a richer understanding of what ministry to postmodern youth can and should look like.
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 | Helping the Struggling Adolescent : A Guide to Thirty-six Common Problems for Counselors, Pastors and Youth Workers by Les Parrott III
Buy new: $22.79 / Used from: $8.49 The BEST counseling book out there for working with adolescents.
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 | God at the Mall: Youth Ministry That Meets Kids Where They're At by Pete Ward
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $1.89 One of the best books available for helping youth workers think about why and how to practice incarnational ministry with youth.
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 | Teaming Up:Â Shared Leadership in Youth Ministry by Ginny Ward Holderness
Buy new: $19.95 / Used from: $0.52 Advocates a team-based ministry approach rather than a "Lone Ranger, do-it-all-yourself" approach.
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 | Practicing Discernment With Youth: A Transformative Youth Ministry Approach (Youth Ministry Alternatives) by David F. White
Buy new: $18.00 / Used from: $10.32 In an age where adolescents are the targets of consumerism, this book helps youth workers know how to give students critical discernment skills to avoid the schemes of marketers, and instead of focus on the call of Christ.
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 | Safe Sanctuaries For Youth: Reducing The Risk Of Abuse In Youth Ministries by Joy Thornburg Melton
Buy used from: $20.14 In an ever-increasing age of abuse, even by those in the church, this resource helps one put in place safety procedures to better protect the youth with which we work.
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 | Black and White Styles of Youth Ministry: Two Congregations in America by William R. Myers
Buy new: $18.00 / Used from: $7.99 A fascinating look at how our ministries (and faith) are impacted by the culture around us, and how we can avoid having them co-opted by that culture.
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 | Better Safe Than Sued: Keeping Out of Trouble in Youth Ministry by Jack Crabtree
Buy used from: $0.01 Helps you keep your youth ministry safe and legal. A truly eye-opening book.
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 | Shaping the Spiritual Life of Students: A Guide for Youth Workers, Pastors, Teachers & Campus Ministers by Richard R. Dunn
Buy new: $11.25 / Used from: $0.75 An innovative approach to discipleship with youth.
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 | Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers by Christian Smith
Buy new: $25.95 / Used from: $9.99 Based on the largest study of American teenage religiosity, the book draws some startling conclusions that all youth workers need to hear.
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 | To Know as We Are Known: Education as a Spiritual Journey by Parker J. Palmer
Buy new: $9.79 / Used from: $1.71 An excellent primer on what education that takes people and theology seriously should look like.
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 | The Rise and Fall of the American Teenager by Thomas Hine
Buy new: $9.89 / Used from: $1.77 A brilliant, provocative, and entertaining examination of the development and history of American adolescents.
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 | The Logic of the Spirit: Human Development in Theological Perspective by James E. Loder
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $14.94 A terrific theological understanding of developmental issues.
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 | Nurturing Child and Adolescent Spirituality: Perspectives from the World's Religious Traditions by Aostre N. Johnson
Buy new: $116.00 / Used from: $59.99 A terrific look at the way adolescent spirituality is viewed by the world's major religions.
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 | Youth Ministry Management Tools by Ginny Olson
Buy new: $30.39 / Used from: $11.97 A truly practical help for all the administrative and managerial tasks of youth ministry.
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 | Ideas Library 3.0: The Most Complete and Practical Electronic Collection of Youth Ministry Programming Ideas on the Planet (Ideas Library, The)
Buy used from: $75.00 Everyone needs ideas for games, retreats, service projects, etc. This is a great compendium of ideas in an easily accessible and searchable format.
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