Youth Ministry Resources

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Teens & Their Walk with God

Download: HABITS Production Pack: Download - discipleship tools to help students develop spiritual disciplines necessary to keep growing on their own
Books: Spiritual Gifts Curriculum and Assessments for Teens

Youth Activities & Games Ideas

Book: The Ideas Library Version 4.0 : The Most Complete and Practical Collection of Youth Ministry Programming Ideas on the Planet by Youth Specialties (on CD-ROM)
Book: Best-Ever Games for Youth Ministry
CD: it: Innovative Tools for Youth Ministry by Group Publishing
Curriculum Download: Celebrate the Month by Ministry Tools Resource Center (free sample in right column of this page)
Resource: Power Play Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3, Vol. 4, Vol. 5 (interactive trivia games on PowerPoint or QuickTime)
Resource: Event Planning Form

Community Building Activities

Book: Building Community in Youth Groups by Denny Rydberg (may be out of print but may find it used at Amazon.com)
Book: Groupbuilder Games and Activities for Youth Ministry by Group Publishing
Book: Have You Ever...? 450 Intriguing Questions by Les Christie
Book: Would You Rather . . . ? 465 Questions to Get Teens Talking by Doug Fields
Book: More Would You Rather...?: 465 Additional Questions by Doug Fields
Book: Youth Group Trust Builders by Denny Rydberg (may be out of print but may find it used at Amazon.com)
Resource: Throw & Tell Storytellers Ball

Drama Ideas for Youth

Skits That Teach by Eddie James, Tommy Woodard
Spontaneous Melodramas - Impromptu Skits by Doug Fields, Laurie Polich, Duffy Robbins
Top 20 Skits for Youth Ministry by Chris & Sue Chapman

Illustrations for Youth

Book: Hot Illustrations for Youth Talks by Wayne Rice
Book: Blockbuster Movie Illustrations
Book: Blockbuster Movie Illustrations - The Sequel

Media Ideas for Youth

Videos That Teach by Doug Fields, Eddie James
Youth Video Curriculum

Outreach Ideas for Youth

Book: Fresh Ideas: Missions and Service Projects by Jim Burns
Book: The Next Mile - Goer Guide Youth Edition: Short-Term Missions for the Long Haul
Curriculum: Dare to be a Daniel
Curriculum: Prepare. Go. Live. - Helping your Short-term Missions Drive Your Long-term Vision - 3-part youth mission trip curriculum
List: Campus Ministries

Click Here for a
FREE Youth Activity Lesson for April

from: Celebrate the Month

Dare to be Daniel:
13-session curriculum
that empowers teens to
take a stand for Christ

Live Curriculum:
four-year plan for your small group ministry all online

The Teacher Training Plan Builder at TrainBibleTeachers.com now provides lists of resources on over 40 different topics and issues along with some administrative helps
-- articles (online & hard copy), audio recordings, books, online studies, DVD's, workbooks, and more. This resource includes a growing number of worksheets and handouts published
by Ministry Tools Resource Center
which you are able
to copy and use.

Parents of Teens

Book: Partnering With Parents in Youth Ministry by Jim Burns, Mike DeVries
More on Family Ministry
More on Parenting

Safety Issues

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
Download: Better Safe Than Sued, Interview with Duffy Robbins Download

Student Leaders

Assessment: Leadership Type Student Assessment, -- also: Leadership Type Value Pack
Assessment: Team Leadership Student Assessment, -- also: Team Leadership Value Pack
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: Leadership 365 Value Pack - manual for planning, designing and growing your student leadership team
Book: The Student Leadership Training Manual for Youth Workers by Dennis "Tiger" McLuen, Chuck Wysong - Youth Specialties
Curriculum: Avalanche Value Pack - The being side of leadership - character and heart
Curriculum: LeaderOne - Part 1 and LeaderOne - Part 2 - leadership principles

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: Emergency Response Handbook for Youth Ministry by Group Publishing
Books: Helping Hurting Kids Bundle
Book: The Youth Worker's Guide to Helping Teenagers in Crisis by Rich Van Pelt, Jim Hancock

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: 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: Controlling Chaos Download by Kurt Johnston
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 Book or Download 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

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