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Youth Ministry Resources
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by Youth Specialties
Safety Issues
- Article: A Starting Point in Church Safety
- Article: Not at My Church!
- Article: Safety Measures in the Church: Trust God or Take Precautions?
- Article: What Youth Pastors Should Know about Reporting Child Abuse
- Book/CD: Better Safe Than Sued: Keeping Your Students and Ministry Alive--Book and CD-ROM by Jack Crabtree
- Book: The Missing Ministry: Safety, Risk Management, and Protecting Your Church - deals with total church safety issues including youth
Student Leaders
- Book: Help! I'm a Student Leader: Practical Ideas and Guidance on Leadership by Doug Fields
- Book: Leadership 101: An Interactive Guide to Help Students Develop Their Leadership Skills by Denise Van Eck - Youth Specialties
- Book: Ministry by Teenagers: Developing Leaders from Within by Youth Specialties
- Book: The Student Leadership Training Manual for Youth Workers by Dennis "Tiger" McLuen, Chuck Wysong - Youth Specialties
- Resource: Leaders are Learners - Student Edition
by Doug Fields
Teacher Training
- Article: Be-Attitudes for Teachers
- Article: Teaching Methods
- Book: Be-Attitudes for Teachers
- Book: How to Speak to Youth . . . And Keep Them Awake at the Same Time by Ken Davis
- Book: Small Groups From Start to Finish Production Pack by Group Publishing
- Book: Speaking to Teenagers: How to Think About, Create and Deliver Effective Messages by Doug Fields, Duffy Robbins
- Book: The Ministry of Nurture by Duffy Robbins
- Book: The Youth Worker's Guide to Creative Bible Study by Karen Dockrey
- CD/Download: Sharpening Your Bible Teaching Methods
- Resource: TrainBibleTeachers.com
- Workbook: A Lesson Worth Teaching
- Workbook: Creative Bible Teaching Workbook
- Workbook: Teaching for Changed Lives Workbook
Teens in Crisis (Divorce, Loss, Tragedies, Suicide, Other Hurts)
- Article: What to Do for Youth Who Grieve
- Book: Comforting Teens in Crisis by Group Publishing
- Book: Emergency Response Handbook for Youth Ministry by Group Publishing
- Books: Life Hurts God Heals Resources for Hurting Youth
- Book: The Youth Worker's Guide to Helping Teenagers in Crisis by Rich Van Pelt, Jim Hancock
- Curriculum Program: The Landing - Celebrate Recovery for Students
- Worksheet: Crisis Strikes
- Worksheet: Ministering to Students with Hurting Hearts
Understanding Teenagers - the Youth Culture
- Book: Engaging the Soul of Youth Culture by Walt Mueller
- Book: The Five Love Languages of Teenagers by Gary Chapman
- Book: Youth Culture 101 by Walt Mueller
Youth Ministry Training
- Article: One-on-One Ministry
- Article: So, You Were Asked to be the Youth Director!
- Article: Tips for Youth Group Leaders
- Article: The Focus of Youth Ministry
- Book: A New Kind of Youth Ministry by Chris Folmsbee
- Book: Contemplative Youth Ministry by Mark Yaconelli
- Book: Deep Ministry in a Shallow World: Not So Secret Findings About Youth Ministry by Chap Clark, Kara Eckmann Powell
- Book: Help! I'm a Volunteer Youth Worker by Doug Fields
- Book: Jesus Centered Youth Ministry
by Rick Lawrence
- Book: Ministry Mutiny by Greg Stier
- Book: Purpose Driven Youth Ministry by Doug Fields
- Book: Sustainable Youth Ministry by Mark DeVries
- Book: Thriving Youth Ministry in Smaller Churches by Rick Chromey, Stephanie Caro
- Book: Thriving Youth Groups: Secrets for Growing Your Ministry by Jeanne Mayo
- Book: What Matters Most: Keys to Protecting Your Life and Your Ministry by Doug Fields
- Book: Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry by Doug Fields
- Book: Youth Leader Training on the Go by Doug Fields
- Book/CD: Youth Ministry Management Tools--Book and CD-ROM by Ginny Olson, Diane Elliot, Mike Work
- Book: Youth Ministry in the 21st Century: The Encyclopedia of Practical Ideas ed. by Rick Lawrence
Youth Ministry Sites
- EGAD Youth Group Ideas
- Simply Youth Ministry
- The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding
- The Source for Youth Ministry
- YouthPastor
- Youth Specialties
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