Youth Religion

Told with equal parts raw honesty and unbridled compassion, All Day recounts a year in Liza Jessie Peterson's classroom at Island Academy, the high school for inmates detained at New York City's Rikers Island. A poet and an actress who had done occasional workshops at the correctional facility, Peterson was ill prepared for a full-time stint teaching in the GED program for the incarcerated youths.

Facet by facet this internationally acclaimed Christian thinker examines life and the universal search for its meaning. What is "the call"? Far bigger than our jobs, deeper than our personal accomplishments, higher than our wildest ideas of self-fulfillment, our "calling" addresses the very essence of our existence. Discovering it in times past has changed whole nations and cultures. It could do the same to ours. A classic reflective work in the tradition of C. S. Lewis and Oswald Chambers, now ready to challenge the latest generation of high school and college graduates.

People Skills for Youth Pastors is filled with practical tips and techniques that will help you take your ministry and relationships to the next level.

It's about time—finding God in the good times, the bad times, party time, ordinary time, all the time. In these questions and answers from his online column, Ask the Bible Geek®, Mark Hart helps young people make time for God, "the timeless One who entered time and space" for each of us.

Si hubiera más jóvenes con mentores que modelen la madurez cristiana, el mundo sería mejor y la iglesia más fuerte.

Je m’appelle Jaquelle et j’ai 19 ans. J’aime les films, les sushis et le chocolat noir. Mais la chose la plus importante, la plus significative, la plus essentielle à savoir sur moi, c’est que mon but dans la vie est de suivre Jésus. Il est celui qui a transformé ma vie. Et c’est ce dont je parle dans mon livre.

For youth workers, volunteers, denominations and other leaders who want the youth retreat to end in the parking lot instead of the emergency room.

Many people today, especially among emerging generations, don't resonate with the church and organized Christianity. Some are leaving the church and others were never part of the church in the first place. Yet often they are still spiritually open and fascinated with Jesus. This is a ministry resource book exploring six of the most common objections and misunderstandings emerging generations have about the church and Christianity.

Are you in a church where there is a youth population but nothing to do? Do you lack leaders who are committed to your current youth ministry? Or, does your youth ministry lack productivity and creativity to attract youth of all ages? Let this book guide you! In this book, the author will direct you on how to find and develop great leaders, find the needs of your targeted youth, and how to keep them interested in ministry. Most importantly, become productive citizens who will be well rounded and Christ-like. Start your journey of growing your Youth Ministry? NOW!

Michael McGarry explores the foundation of youth ministry in the Old and New Testaments and brings that together with Church history in a compelling way. This contemplative and well-researched book provides a careful critique of youth ministry along with practical guidance for those serving in ministry.

A practical book for youth ministers, pastors, parents, and teachers who want to teach prayer to teenagers. The book includes short, meditative chapters that provide listeners with the appropriate history, theology, pedagogy, and examples for introducing teens to the life of prayer.

Genuine, lasting life-change is the heartbeat of youth ministry but too few students experience it. Through a simple but revolutionary process of “mentoring a few,” dramatic transformation can happen in the lives of students—with benefits that spread throughout the ministry.

This audiobook provides pastors, worship leaders, programming directors, and arts ministry leaders with the vision and core values necessary for building arts teams that can create the potential for transformational moments in church.

If we are going to have a victorious church tomorrow, we must focus on the youth today. In this book, Comiskey lays out the biblical base for youth ministry, highlights the felt needs of today’s youth, and then shows why small groups are the most effective way to make youth disciples today. Comiskey explains the difference between inter-generational cells and student-led groups, the equipping process for youth leaders, how to coach leaders, and how to get started in youth cell ministry. Comiskey also describes common errors in youth ministry and how to avoid them.

An expert on youth and youth culture, McKee shares his own heart-rending story and offers a sobering glimpse into the rapidly changing world of bullies, bystanders, and the bullied while providing helpful ways to connect with these kids, open doors of dialogue, and give them the encouragement they need and the validation they're searching for...too often in all the wrong places.

God intends each of us to live amazing lives and touch the hearts of others in extraordinary ways. But too many of us settle for much less. For those who long for more, You're Amazing introduces five ways to live with meaning and passion: Be real; be courageous; be prayerful; be humble; be encouraging. With his signature, hard-hitting style, Justin Fatica issues a wake-up call to embrace new possibilities, break out of mediocrity, and live a life of authentic joy. Get ready - God wants to do something amazing in your life!

Change: If I Can You Can is the story of a man destined for as much turmoil as life can provide. Travis Angry created his identity through childhood rebellion, dropping out of school, being in the military, fighting cancer, marrying, divorcing, raising children as a single father, obtaining a college degree, writing a memoir, and working as a professional speaker. Angry’s gift is showing others how to resolve fear.

You are in the family of God....It can get messy. When you look at your church today, what do you see? A social organization that does good things for the community? A religious corporation with a CEO at the helm? A spiritual and self-help counseling center? Pastor Ross Parsley believes that none of these ideas captures God’s design. Instead, God sees us more like a family - a multigenerational group of real people who love each other and care for one another’s needs, no matter how messy. We are not consumers asking what the church can do for us. We are family members learning how to love deeply, fight fairly, and share selflessly.

Christians are called to bear a cross. These crosses sometimes involve the general burdens that affect everyone. At other times, Christians bear specific burdens. The Lord promises us that our crosses and burdens can be transformed into small splinters if we focus on what really matters. How can this happen? You will find the answer in Splinters of the Cross...the same answer that was found by Abraham, Moses, Daniel, Peter, Paul, and many more: God's grace is sufficient for you.

With the help of God, her family, and many other people along the way, Diane's Kids off the Block morphed from a personal crusade to do what she could into a nationally known program that has helped more than 3,000 at-risk Chicago teens. In this powerful, energizing book, she tells her incredible story to men and women who are sick of sitting behind their keyboards watching the world crumble and are ready to do something to make a difference.