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Resources for Youth

  1. Search Institute, 700 South Third St., Minneapolis, MN 55415. Phone (800)888-7828. Write for their catalog. Their quarterly newsletter is called SOURCE and is worth ordering.
    Search Institute. Phone (800)888-7828.
  2. “The Troubled Journey: Full Report,” Peter L. Benson, Search Institute. Surveys 47,000 6th – 12th graders and suggests strategies for those working with youth.
    , Shelby Andress, Search Institute. A practical approach with specific instruments to help youth workers identify and implement programs.
  3. Working Together With Youth
  4. Contact Sun Cities Ministries, Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington, IL.
  5. “Youth Leaders Update,” is an audio cassette tape series that provides nine tapes a year with listening guides. $72.00 for the first year. Fuller Institute. This may or may not be available in the future. But the back copies are great.
  6. Group has creative material. P.O. Box 202, Mt. Morris, IL 61054. ( www.grouppublishing.com )
  7. Making Disciples, William Willimon. This is a mentor approach to confirmation. Cokesbury Service Center. Phone (800)672-1789.
  8. “To know, to live, to grow,” effective jr. and senior high curriculum for confirmation. It is designed by Prince of Peace Lutheran so you may have to make some adjustments theologically. 1-800-874-2044.
  9.   Young Life 407-628-3303
  10. Growing Up Digital, Don Tapscott (McGraw-Hill)
  11. Purpose Driven Youth Ministry, Doug Fields (Zondervan)
  12. Youth Specialties. www.YouthSpecialties.com
  13. Vestavia Hills in Birmingham AL has a strong relational youth ministry worth observing.  Their Wednesday Prayer Breakfast averages over 100 every week
  14. “The Troubled Journey: Full Report,” Peter L. Benson, Search Institute.  Surveys 47,000 6th – 12th graders and suggests strategies for those working with youth.
  15. Working Together With Youth, Shelby Andress, Search Institute. A practical approach with specific instruments to help youth workers identify and implement programs.
  16. Contact Sun Cities Ministries, Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington, IL.
  17. Student Leadership lead by Mike Nygren who was the youth pastor at Ginghamsburg UMC for 20 years and built their youth ministry into something phenomenal. http://www.student-leadership.com/
  18. Spiritual gift inventory for youth is “Developing Student Leaders” Ray Johnston (published by Youth Specialties)
  19. Tony Jones Postmodern Youth Ministry
  20. www.sonlife.com
  21. www.Simplyouthinistry.com – founded by Doug Fields, Saddleback student pastor

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