Mad Church Disease: Overcoming the Burnout EpidemicAnne JacksonZondervan, 2009, 190 pp., $16.99madchurchdisease.comIf you're not suffering from mad church disease, the burnout epidemic chasing many of today's...

Every fall, youth ministers are faced with the challenge of re-launching their ministries. After summer vacation, how do you rally teens and welcome a new wave of students? The temptation undoubtedly is to make...

Youth Pastor: The Theology and Practice of Youth MinistryHouston HeflinAbingdon Press, 2009, 160 pp., $15.00abingdonpress.comEvery youth worker eventually will encounter a vocational identity crisis by asking...

Mentor Like JesusRegi Campbell with Richard ChancyB&H Publishing Group, 2009, 161 pp., $16.99bhpublishinggroup.comThe idea of mentoring seems like a good one, but the specifics of how it actually works ar...

The Friends We KeepSarah Zacharias DavisWaterbrook, 2009, 210 pp., $12.99waterbrookpress.comIn the era of BFFs and BFNs (Best Friends Forever/Best Friends for Now), Sarah Zacharias Davis, VP for Ravi Zacharia...

Opposite Day: Upside-Down Questions to Keep Students Talking and ListeningBrooklyn LindseyZondervan, 2009, 176 pp., $10.99youthspecialties.comSelf-described model and festival beauty queen Brooklyn Lindsey pr...

Never Too YoungMark Friedman and Janet VogtSpirit and Song, 2009, $25.00, 223 pp.spiritandsong.comIf you are a Catechism leader or Catholic school teacher or administrator, your job just got easier. Spirit an...

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Many adults have the philosophy that children should be seen and not heard. But watch out world, there are new sheriffs in town! This new generation challenges the church to give it a voice and a place of value...

In the fall of 2000, my new bride and I struck out to a dusty little West Texas town with a big dream in our hearts to change a generation for God.At the time, I was so glad God would consider using me to shape...