How do you minister to students in an environment where sharing the gospel is not allowed by the government where you live? Anonymously and carefully. That’s what an American missionary has done for the...

Group Publishing, 2006, 120 pp., $12.99, www.group.com “If Jesus was walking the earth today and a little child asked him if the Easter Bunny was real, what do you think he would say?” This is one ...

Free Spirit, 2007, Curriculum: 198 pp., $19.77,  Student Guidebook: 140 pp., $9.95, www.freespirit.com Mariam MacGregor is the founder of Youthleadership.com, an online clearinghouse and resource center f...

HarperCollins, 2006, 352 pp., $8.99, www.harperteen.com Ginny is a 17-year-old girl who is sent to Europe after receiving a package in the mail from her aunt. There are 13 envelopes, each containing specifi...

Group Publishing, 2006, 120 pp., $15.99, www.group.com As many youth ministry workers rightfully rethink the emerging theology of student ministry, The Best of Try This One reminds us to have fun while creativ...

Regal, 2006, 192 pp., $12.99, www.regalbooks.com From short lessons in oceanography and the history of surfing to the stories of surf­ing stars who are Christians, Walking on Water covers a lot of terr...

It used to be that a person went to college to get a degree and perhaps launch a career. Recently I was reading The Irresistible Revolution (Zondervan, 2006) by Shane Claiborne, and had this thought: How much c...

I sat down for lunch and braced myself for what I was going to hear. “I’m close to giving up on my faith.” Those were hard words—especially from Don. He grew up in our youth ministry...

Does what we’re doing really matter once youth ministry students walk out of our doors and head for college?The College Transition Project at Fuller Seminary’s Center for Youth and Family ...

Across the country, youth workers express alarm about the large numbers of students who ditch their faith when they go to college. College pastors share their burden. As director of The Ivy Jungle Network, a re...