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Protect: A Youth Worker's Guide to Navigating Risk reignites the discussion on risk management in youth ministry. Written by youth ministry veterans Dr. Jody Dean and Dr. Allen Jackson, it covers vetting volunteers, counseling considerations, social media policies, mandatory reporting, trip concerns, and much more.

The 7 Best Practices for Teaching Teenagers the Bible is a resource for youth workers that teaches seven meaningful practices they can use to help teach the Bible in a transformative and dynamic way.

In Youth Ministry For The Longer Haul: A Field Guide For Longevity, youth ministry veteran and author Chris Trent passes along over three decades of hard-earned advice, knowledgeable insights, and practical wisdom. Chris knows firsthand the value of ministry mentors. And throughout the pages of this book, he mentors you, the reader, so that you too can experience success in navigating the pathway to longevity in youth ministry.

Inside the pages of Jesus Centered Youth Ministry, you'll discover the foundation for a ministry that is Jesus-centered along with the bricks for building it. You'll discover that not only is it possible to create this kind of ministry, it's also essential that you pursue this path.

Masterpiece: The Art of Discipling Youth uncovers the process of revealing teenagers as the masterpieces Christ created them to be. Veteran youth worker Paul Martin shares his process for recognizing students as who they are: God’s masterpieces.

Purpose Driven Youth Ministry: 9 Essential Foundations for Healthy Growth will provide principles to help create and maintain healthy youth ministries for the long run, centered around the principles of evangelism, discipleship, fellowship, ministry, and worship.

Speaking To Teenagers: How to Think About, Create, and Deliver Effective Messages equips youth workers, small group leaders, and pastors to be more effective communicators of the gospel in the context of youth ministry.

Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry is a must-have tool for new youth workers, volunteers, seminary professors and students—even veteran youth workers. Author Doug Fields offers practical advice, all in the hope that new youth workers can achieve real longevity in an often tumultuous church culture.

Youth Ministry on a Shoestring: How to Do More With Less offers encouragement and inspiration to begin a "new" way of looking for resources. Lack of funding doesn't have to mean a lack of fun. From the people and things in your church and community, you'll uncover a whole new world of possibilities that can help you do ministry—and do it well.

Building a Youth Ministry That Builds Disciples: A Small Book About a Big Idea offers a blueprint for building in teenagers the ultimate ministry goal—a lifelong love of Christ.