The Comprehensive Guide to Youth Ministry Counseling

Group Publishing, 2002
  
  











  



  
Ten Rules of Youth Ministry and Why Oneighty Breaks Them All4 reviews
Blaine Bartel

Harrison House, 2002

A fresh recipe for youth ministry today

+ A "MUST READ" for youth ministers
+ Be Prepared to Reccommend This To Everyone You Know
+ Absolutely One of The Best Books Ever...
  
  











  



  
Go Team: 101 Ideas to Energize Youth Ministry Volunteers1 review
Kurt Johnston, Katie Edwards

Group Publishing, 2004

Go Team: 101 Ideas To Energize Youth Ministry Volunteers

Awesome! What a great resource for youth ministry. So many great ideas! Youth pastors/workers are always trying to find new and inventive ways of honoring and supporting their volunteer team. I've been searching for a resource like this for years. It is finally here! Anyone involved in youth ...
  
  











  



  
Youth Ministry in the 21st Century: The Encyclopedia of Practical Ideas2 reviews

Group Publishing(CO), 2005

So many ideas to connect with youth!

+ A great youth ministry tool

I have had this resource for months and I am just getting around to reading it. What a shame for me, my eyes were opened. The research findings from the National Study of Youth and Religion are informative. This book helped me better understand teenagers in today's world. The first section of ...
  
  











  



  
Plugging in Parents: 200 Ways to Involve Parents in Youth Ministry

Group Publishing(CO), 2005
  
  











  



  
Worship-Centered Youth Ministry: A Compass for Guiding Youth into God's Story1 review
Jon Middendorf

Beacon Hill Press, 2000

Author practices what he preaches

I know Jon and can tell you that his ministry reflects the fact that he is giving youth a compass to guide them in life. In my experience with youth pastors, he has developed more young people to understand, appreciate and accept a personal-call in their life for ministry. In this way Jon's ...
  
  











  



  
Presence-centered Youth Ministry: Guiding Students into Spiritual Formation8 reviews
Mike King

InterVarsity Press, 2006

An effective guide for all youth workers

+ I Am with you always
+ King gets it right
+ Great book to help leaders connect to Jesus
+ Youth worker as a spiritual guide
  
  











  



  
Trust: Meet the Worlds One Savior and Lord (Deeper Series)
Kevin Johnson

Zondervan/Youth Specialties, 2008

This new series from Youth Specialties will help you take your junior highers through the basics of life, from Jesus to friends to prayer. Discipleship books for junior highers that aren’t deadly!
  
  











  



  
Thriving Youth Groups: Secrets For Growing Your Ministry5 reviews
Jeanne Mayo

Group Publishing, 2004

Smile... you found it!

+ PRACTICAL IDEAS!!!
+ Simple yet encouraging
+ A great first book by Jeanne Mayo
+ You Need to Read This Book!
  
  











  



  
Nelson's Annual Youth Ministry Sourcebook, 2007 Edition1 review
Thomas Nelson

Thomas Nelson, 2006

OK but not great

This book was not as good as the 2006 version (of which I was not a huge fan but it was alright). This book seems scattered and is challenging to apply sometimes. It's not consistent in that the lessons have different feels - some more active, some little to no active elements, some are too wordy ...
  
  











  



  
Purpose-DrivenŽ Youth Ministry Training Kit Participant's Guide7 reviews
Doug Fields

Zondervan/Youth Specialties, 2000

Very helpful

+ PURPOSE DRIVEN YOUTH MINISTRY TRAINING KIT
+ PDYM Participatnt's guide
+ Helpful Tool
  
  











  



  
Developing an Effective Worship Ministry (Tom Kraeuter on Worship)2 reviews
Tom Kraeuter

Emerald Books, 1999

Excellent!

+ Excellent Foundation on Worship Leading

This is an excellent foundational book on building (or re-making) your worship ministry. I highly highly reccommend it!
  
  











  



  
Help! I'm a Woman in Youth Ministry!: Practical Empowerment for Your Calling and Your Life (Youth Specialties)
Kara Powell, Megan Hutchinson, ...

Zondervan/Youth Specialties, 2004

Help! I'm a Woman in Youth Ministry! considers biblical questions about the position of and relationship between men and women.
  
  











  



  
Pass It On - Youth Ministry Nuts & Bolts by Doug Fields and Jim Burns

Pass It On: Youth Ministry Nuts & Bolts DVD Every so often, Doug Fields and Jim Burns pour their collective knowledge on a topic into a blender, hit puree, and offer the concoction in a weekend conference called Pass It On. The flavor called Youth Ministry Nuts and Bolts covered the steps necessary to build a healthy youth ministry, recruit, train and empower volunteers, and develop student ...
  
  











  



  
Youth Ministry Management Tools7 reviews
Ginny Olson, Diane Elliot, ...

Zondervan/Youth Specialties, 2001

BEST "nuts & bolts" book out there on ministry

+ Exhaustive is an understatement!
+ Youth Ministry Management Tools
+ Toolbox, not template
+ Good standard leadership book
  
  











  



  
Go Deeper Retreats: 12 Life-Changing Weekends for Youth Ministry2 reviews

Group Publishing(CO), 2002

Retreat-in-a-box

+ A great resource for Youth leaders

I just organized my first youth retreat with this. I was nervous, but this book does it all for you. Great activities that really engaged the kids. Nice balance of fun and learning. Also, it gives you a shopping list for your supplies. The schedules are nice, since they give you the option for a ...
  
  











  



  
Character Counts: 40 Youth Ministry Devotions from Extraordinary Christians
Karl Leuthauser

Group Publishing, 1999
  
  











  



  
Essential Messages for Youth Ministry: 20 Powerful Youth Talks with CDROM1 review
Kent Julian, James W. Miller

Group Publishing(CO), 2005

good

good book and resources, but the CD was hard to work with some computers
  
  











  



  
Incredible Questionnaires for Youth Ministry
Rick Bundschuh, E. G. Von Trutzschler

Zondervan Publishing Company, 1996

This collection of 50 questionnaires is a fun, effective way to gain valuable insights into your students.
  
  











  



  
Purpose-DrivenŽ Youth Ministry41 reviews
Doug Fields

Zondervan/Youth Specialties, 1998

Tremendous Youth Ministry resource

+ Excellent Youth Ministry Source
+ Requirment for All Youth Ministers
+ Every Youth Pastor Needs It!
+ Great Book!