Resources for Youth
- 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.
- “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.
- Working Together With Youth
- Contact Sun Cities Ministries, Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington, IL.
- “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.
- Group has creative material. P.O. Box 202, Mt. Morris, IL 61054. ( www.grouppublishing.com )
- Making Disciples, William Willimon. This is a mentor approach to confirmation. Cokesbury Service Center. Phone (800)672-1789.
- “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.
- Young Life 407-628-3303
- Growing Up Digital, Don Tapscott (McGraw-Hill)
- Purpose Driven Youth Ministry, Doug Fields (Zondervan)
- Youth Specialties. www.YouthSpecialties.com
- Vestavia Hills in Birmingham AL has a strong relational youth ministry worth observing. Their Wednesday Prayer Breakfast averages over 100 every week
- “The Troubled Journey: Full Report,” Peter L. Benson, Search Institute. Surveys 47,000 6th – 12th graders and suggests strategies for those working with youth.
- Working Together With Youth, Shelby Andress, Search Institute. A practical approach with specific instruments to help youth workers identify and implement programs.
- Contact Sun Cities Ministries, Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington, IL.
- 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/
- Spiritual gift inventory for youth is “Developing Student Leaders” Ray Johnston (published by Youth Specialties)
- Tony Jones Postmodern Youth Ministry
- www.sonlife.com
- www.Simplyouthinistry.com – founded by Doug Fields, Saddleback student pastor
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