Of all the ministries of the church, student ministry is more likely than any other to find resistance from stakeholders in becoming missional. The reason for this is rather simple. More than anything, Christ...

Eric Metaxas Thomas Nelson, 2015, 265 pp., $14.99 Where do we teach theology in youth ministry today? Dietrich Bonhoeffer is an excellent place to begin, and Eric Metaxas offers a student-friendly, readable...

Mike Work and Ginny Olson Zondervan, 2014, 480 pp., $39.99 Managing your ministry matters! Behind all the relationships, programs, excitement and transformational moments there is always a management system...

And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and with people (Luke 2:52).We often turn to Luke 2:52 when we begin talking about holistic ministry and the importance of ministering to the ...

Alan Rudnick Judson Press, 2012, 160 pp., $14.99I love case studies because they ground theory in practice, and The Work of the Associate Pastor is filled with case studies. Alan Rudnick offers an excellen...

Thomas BerglerEerdmans Publishers, 2012, 291 pp., $25.00Will we ever grow up? Bergler argues in The Juvenilization of American Christianity that the faith in our country of the 1930s and '40s faced th...

Lynne M. BaabIVP Books, 2011, 160 pp., $15, IVPress.comSocial media is changing the definition of friendship, and this book explores this complex issue without demonizing technology. Lynne Baab suggests in ...

Leonard SweetThomas Nelson, 2012, 240 pp., $15.99What is the proper preposition for the title of a youth worker? Minister of…Minister with… Minister for…Each preposition suggests a slightly di...

As a group, youth workers are not big on tradition. At least that's what they say. However, if you scratch under the surface, you quickly will find a different story.The fact is that youth workers are fastidiou...

The Indispensable Youth PastorMark DeVries and Jeff Dunn-RankinGroup Publishing, 2011, 173 pp., $15.99The Disconnect: Bridging the Youth Pastor and Senior Pastor GapDoug FranklinGroup Publishing, 2011, 160 pp.,...