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A Survival Guide to Working with Students in PainThis book provides a wide range of appropriate interventions and fundamental people-helping skills, as well as critical help for youth workers to recognize their limitations and learn the principles of effective referral. This practical and informative book is essential for any untrained youth worker, and will be a vital tool for any youth pastor to share with their staff.
Youth Ministry in the Trenches is a series of practical, tactical resources to help those doing the dirty work of ministry in one of the grittiest battlefields of human existence—adolescence.
These six new study guides have six sessions each and enable small groups to explore the power and life application of Jesus teaching on the five biblical purposes of a Christian life by closely examining Christ s model in the Gospels."
Starting Right: Thinking Theologically About Youth Ministry is the first academic textbook that introduces youth ministry students (whether undergraduate or graduate level) to a marriage of solid research, real life, and accessible design. Whereas most college-level texts may reflect a thorough (though impenetrable) mastery of the field, they tend to expect readers to plow through unnecessarily thick prose and bland design because “it’s good for them.” Youth Specialties doesn’t agree. In this debut title to a continuing academic book line, college and seminary students will be introduced to real-life research, real-life youth ministry dilemmas, and real-life solutions.Contributing wr...
Youth Ministry in the Trenches is a series of practical, tactical resources to help those doing the dirty work of ministry in one of the grittiest battlefields of human existence—adolescence.
Have you ever experienced infobesity online? Have you ever been bombarded with fake information or disinformation that has distracted you from your work, key relationships, school, or faith? Well, we all have. Whether you are a stay-at-home parent, a student, a teacher, a construction worker, a pastor, or anyone who has a social media account, you have experienced some form of infobesity. For followers of Jesus, this book aims to explore why infobesity occurs, respond with practical ways to understand personal digital practices and habits, and indicate how to redeem digital spaces.
Kids desperately need healthy, committed adults who can help them thrive in their faith and become active participants in the life of the church. This requires the efforts of the whole faith community. Chap Clark, one of the leading voices in youth ministry today, brings together twenty-four experts from a variety of denominations and traditions to offer a comprehensive introduction to adoptive youth ministry, a theologically driven, academically grounded, and practical youth ministry model. The book shows readers how to integrate emerging generations into the family of faith, helping young adults become active participants in God's redemptive community.
Provides exercises, readings, and other materials for launching or revitalizing a small group of teens working together to explore their relationships with other people and with God.
You have one of the toughest and most important jobs out there: raising teenagers. Their reputation precedes them: cluttered rooms, changing moods, curfew wars and confusing relationships haunt the dreams of parents well before their oldest child hits adolescence. Wayne Rice, founder of Understanding Your Teenager, has compiled more than a hundred of the most common concerns that parents bring to him, questions like How should I respond when my daughter is disrespectful? When is it appropriate for teenagers to start dating? What do I do when my son refuses to go to church? My kids asked me if I ever used drugs. Should I tell the truth or lie about it? In There's a Teenager in My House a team of youth ministry experts including Mark DeVries Duffy Robbins David Olshine Tim Smith Jim Green Marv Penner Kendra Smiley Dave Veerman who offer practical, wise answers based on their years of experience ministering to (and raising) teenagers. The teenage years are tough on parents. They're tough on kids too. But with the helpful insights you'll find in There's a Teenager in My House, you can endure--and even enjoy--this exciting season of your child's life.
One hundred and one questions emailed to Rice or asked by parents at his Understanding Your Teenager seminars are answered by a group of youth ministry experts. (Relationships)