Youth/Youth Worker Recommendations

Websites

www.ileadyouth.com    Cokesbury’s site for youth resources
www.gbod.org/youngpeople   United Methodist resources and links for youth and young adults
www.youthworkermovement.org   a national network all about the hearts and souls of youth workers
www.sejmyp.org  Southeastern jurisdiction’s site for ministries with young people
www.search-institute.org     Search Institutes’ 40 developmental assets for raising successful young people
www.devozine.org       devotional lifestyle magazine for teens and by teens

Books all available through www.cokesbury.com

The Godbearing Life; The Art of Soul Tending for Youth Ministry by Kenda Creasy Dean and Ron Foster
United Methodist Youth Handbook by Michael Selleck
Way to Live: Christian Practices for Teens edited by Dorothy Bass and Don Richter
Purpose Driven Youth Ministry: 9 Essential Foundation for Healthy Growth by Doug Fields
The CORE Realities of Youth Ministry: 9 Biblical Principles That Mark Healthy Youth Ministries by Mike Yaconelli
Single-Digit Youth Groups: Working with Fewer Than 10 Teens by Marcey Balcomb

CDs/DVDs all available through www.cokesbury.com

Power Play Volume 5 – interactive group games (Group Publishing)
Jr High Tuff Stuff and Jr High Bible Stuff – video small group curriculum (Group Publishing)
Nooma DVD series on a variety of topics by Rob Bell (Zondervan)
eMerge – electronic small-group resource that is fun, interactive and transformational