One of the reasons I did not originally pursue work in the field of youth ministry is that I never took it seriously. So you can imagine my surprise that after years of planning to enter the mission field as an...

I’ve been writing this column in this journal for a number of years now, and I don’t think I ever took the time to explain its title, “From a Hole in the Roof.” It refers to the story in...

“Imagine” was former Beatle John Lennon’s agnostic anthem from his 1971 album of the same name. Here, Pastor Paul Turner applies Lennon’s song to the task of reimagining youth ministry. ...

Think for a moment about the last time you royally let somebody down. Perhaps it was a student, a co-worker, or your spouse. We’ve all done it—maybe even this morning. And we’re all familiar with ...

A decade ago most folks thought of Mark Yaconelli as Mike Yaconelli’s son. Now Mark has emerged with his own voice and a new book that challenges readers to reconsider everything they thought th...

Vineyard founder John Wimber used to say that faith is spelled “R-I-S-K.” That may excite or terrify you, but it’s important that our risks are calculated and are for the sake of the Kingdom r...

Relevant Books, 2006,186 pp., $13.99,www.relevantbooks.comBeing unsure and slightly unstable in the years that follow college graduation is a common dilemma. The memoir Faith and the City (Get the reference to ...

Revell, 2006, 208 pp., $12.99,www.revellbooks.comBoyland is aimed at an adolescent female audience. It uses hip lingo and makes the reader feel excited about being a Christian teen. The author uses past experie...

For more than 50 of his 71 years, Tony Campolo has focused on youth and youth ministry. And as a card-carrying sociologist, he has kept his eyes and ears open for important cultural trends. It’s when you ...

Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2006,151 pp., $9.99, www.broadmanholman.comThink of Call Waiting as a dose of spiritual career counseling. Because it actively wrestles with how to discern God’s call, th...