Hope and Healing for Kids Who Cut: Learning to Understand and Help Those Who Self-InjureMarv PennerYouth Specialties, 2008, 160 pp., $9.99, www.youthspecialties.comHaving seen this issue explode in my youth g...

The Youth Ministry Survival Guide: How to Thrive and Last for the Long HaulLen KagelerZondervan, 2008, 199 pp., $14.99, www.zondervan.comAfter a new and larger survey, Len Kageler has updated his 1991 Surviva...

Movies remain a cheap and easy way to relieve stress. Two hours in the dark watching a superhero fight crime or a ferocious mother resist aliens somehow restores our sense of perspective. Laughter also remains ...

Help! I’m a Frustrated Youth Worker! Practical Guide to Avoiding Burnout in Your MinistrySteven L. CaseZondervan/Youth Specialties, 2009, 144 pp., $10.99, www.youthspecialties.comWith a mix of brevity a...

The Big D: Divorce Through the Eyes of a TeenKrista SmithSonset Ministries, 2008, Student Workbook-137 pp., $15.00; Leader Guide-243 pp., $25.00; Activity Guide-124 pp., $20.00, www.thebigdinfo.comDivorce is ...

What’s the Big Deal About Other Religions?John Ankerberg and Dillon BurroughsHarvest House, 2008, 253 pp., $12.99, www.harvesthousepublishers.comMuslims, Christians, and JesusCarl MedearisBethany House,...

Uncommon Youth Ministry: Your Onramp to Launching an Extraordinary Youth MinistryJim Burns with Mike DeVriesRegal, 2008, 320 pp., $16.99, www.regalbooks.comThe Christian Life|Jim BurnsRegal, 2008, 208 pp., $1...

Life Hurts, God Heals Leader’s Video Training KitMegan HutchinsonSimply Youth Ministry, 2008, DVD, $39.00, www.simplyyouthministry.com At the age of 14, Megan Hutchinson was raped. After coming to Chri...

Race This Vol. 2Doug Fields and Kurt JohnstonSimply Youth Ministry, 2008, $39.00, www.simplyyouthministry.com Power Play Vol. 4Doug FieldsSimply Youth Ministry, 2008, $18.99, www.simplyyouthministry.com O...

See, Believe, Live: An Inductive Study in JohnBarry ShaferZondervan, 2008, 256 pp., $19.99, www.zondervan.comRock Solid Faith: An Inductive Study in 2 TimothyBarry ShaferZondervan, 2008, 208 pp., $19.99, www....