Vanity Fair and the Teenage Wasteland
If you’ve been in youth ministry for more than about 20 minutes, you probably already have a sneaking suspicion that kids have a lot of disposable income — and they seem predisposed to dispose...
Making Peace with a Dangerous God
Revell, 2006, 240 pp., $12.99,www.revellbooks.comThis book reads as a series of conversations between the co-authors followed by essays written out of their life experience. There is very little reference to sc...
Learning Disabilities and the Church: Including All God’s Kids in Your Education and Worship
Faith Alive Christian Resources, 2006, 80 pp.,$12.95, www.faithaliveresources.orgToo often our ministries have a one-sizefits-all approach, and the thought of teaching children with disabilities scares people a...
Seeking God in the Suburbs: A Dialogue on Faith, Culture, and Youth Ministry
Interview with Al Hsu Dave GoetzFor half a century many Americans have sought the Good Life in suburbia. We wanted to explore the impact of suburban cultural values on Christian faith and practice, so we ...
Public Education Against America: The Hidden Agenda
Whitaker House, 2006, 288 pp., $19.99,www.whitakerhouse.com“America has been the target of a carefully crafted plan to undermine Christianity, patriotism, and freedom. It is a diabolical plan to deconstru...
Predators Among Us: Teens And Youth Workers Confront Internet
All Justin Berry was looking for were some friends online. At age 13, with an absent father and clueless mother, he signed up for a social networking site and, because the site was running a special promotion, ...
The New Friars: The Emerging Movement Serving the World’s Poor
InterVarsity Press, 2006, 180 pp., $15.00,www.ivpress.com“It is one of God’s recurring dreams to raise up servants intent upon reaching those who have been impoverished materially, spiritually and e...
Tech Talk: Instant Connections in Youth Ministry
Imagine finding a place where your youth ministry group go every day to hang out and have fun. It’s easy to get to and provides an atmosphere where kids are relaxed, open, even eager to talk about th...
Let All the Children Come to Me: A Practical Guide to Including Children with Disabilities in Your Church Ministries
NexGen, 2006, 136 pp., $19.99,www.cookministries.com/nexgenToo often our youth ministries have a one-sizefits-all approach, and the thought of teaching children with disabilities scares people away. This book p...
Reagan’s Children: Taking Back the City on the Hill
Broadman and Holman,2006, 186 pp., $12.99,www.broadmanholman.comChristian Democrats (I’m not sure the author imagines such a possibility) are going to love to hate this book. Zeigler is a passionate conse...