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Children's & Youth Ministry

These resources are practical guides for youth pastors, children's ministers, and volunteers who work with kids in a church setting. Parents will also appreciate the wisdom here, but can find more books on family life and parenting.

Praying with Kids: Whole Body Practices for Families and Church Communities, By Kate Lawson-Hedger
Praying with Kids
Kate Lawson-Hedger
Don't Despise Our Youth: Renewing Hope for Urban Youth Ministry, By David A Washington
Don't Despise Our Youth
David A Washington
The Common Rule Youth Edition: Growing Your Faith in a Distracted World, By Justin Whitmel Earley
The Common Rule Youth Edition
Justin Whitmel Earley
Enseñen bien a sus hijos: Una guía práctica para el discipulado familiar, By Sarah Cowan Johnson
Enseñen bien a sus hijos
Sarah Cowan Johnson
Ministering to Families in Crisis: The Essential Guide for Nurturing Mental and Emotional Health, Edited byJennifer S. Ripley and James N. Sells and Diane J. Chandler
Ministering to Families in Crisis
Edited by Jennifer S. Ripley and James N. Sells and Diane J. Chandler
Family Discipleship That Works: Guiding Your Child to Know, Love, and Act Like Jesus, By Brian Dembowczyk
Family Discipleship That Works
Brian Dembowczyk
Worth Seeing: Viewing Others Through God's Eyes, By Amy L. Williams
Worth Seeing
Amy Lyn Williams
When I Go to Church, I Belong: Finding My Place in God's Family as a Child with Special Needs, By Elrena Evans
When I Go to Church, I Belong
Elrena Evans
When Children Come Out: A Guide for Christian Parents, By Mark A. Yarhouse and Olya Zaporozhets
When Children Come Out
Mark A. Yarhouse and Olya Zaporozhets
Teach Your Children Well: A Step-by-Step Guide for Family Discipleship, By Sarah Cowan Johnson
Teach Your Children Well
Sarah Cowan Johnson
Forming Resilient Children: The Role of Spiritual Formation for Healthy Development, By Holly Catterton Allen
Forming Resilient Children
Holly Catterton Allen
Spiritual Conversations with Children: Listening to God Together, By Lacy Finn Borgo
Spiritual Conversations with Children
Lacy Finn Borgo
Renewing Communication: Spirit-Shaped Approaches for Children, Youth, and Families, By Colleen R. Derr
Renewing Communication
Colleen R. Derr
Grace for the Children: Finding Hope in the Midst of Child and Adolescent Mental Illness, By Matthew S. Stanford
Grace for the Children
Matthew S. Stanford
Reciprocal Church: Becoming a Community Where Faith Flourishes Beyond High School, By Sharon Galgay Ketcham
Reciprocal Church
Sharon Galgay Ketcham
Sustainable Children's Ministry: From Last-Minute Scrambling to Long-Term Solutions, By Mark DeVries and Annette Safstrom
Sustainable Children's Ministry
Mark DeVries and Annette Safstrom
Messy Church: Fresh Ideas for Building a Christ-Centered Community, By Lucy Moore and Jane Leadbetter
Messy Church
Lucy Moore and Jane Leadbetter
15 Sessions
Imaginative Prayer: A Yearlong Guide for Your Child's Spiritual Formation, By Jared Patrick Boyd
Imaginative Prayer
Jared Patrick Boyd
Saying Is Believing: The Necessity of Testimony in Adolescent Spiritual Development, By Amanda Hontz Drury
Saying Is Believing
Amanda Hontz Drury
Building Your Volunteer Team: A 30-Day Change Project for Youth Ministry, By Mark DeVries and Nate Stratman
Building Your Volunteer Team
Mark DeVries and Nate Stratman
Children's Ministry in the Way of Jesus, By David M. Csinos and Ivy Beckwith
Children's Ministry in the Way of Jesus
David M Csinos and Ivy Beckwith
Family Ministry: A Comprehensive Guide, By Diana R. Garland
Family Ministry
Diana R. Garland
The Theological Turn in Youth Ministry, By Andrew Root and Kenda Creasy Dean
The Theological Turn in Youth Ministry
Andrew Root and Kenda Creasy Dean
Sustainable Youth Ministry: Why Most Youth Ministry Doesn't Last and What Your Church Can Do About It, By Mark DeVries
Sustainable Youth Ministry
Mark DeVries
There's a Teenager in My House: 101 Questions Parents Ask, Edited by Wayne Rice
There's a Teenager in My House
Edited by Wayne Rice