What do I do when a teenager comes out to me? How do I respond in a way that’s helpful rather than creating additional problems? 

Engaging and deeply relevant, 4 Views on Pastoring LGBTQ Teenagers is a frank and compassionate conversation with four in-the-trenches youth workers who have wrestled with these questions and strengthened their ministries as a result. In fact, it’s out of real-life experience with gay, bisexual, cisgender, transgender, queer, or questioning teens in their own youth groups that these youth workers are able to offer up their approaches—approaches which are then not theoretical at all, but practical and born of relational, everyday ministry. 

Will you find all the answers in this book? No. Look elsewhere for theological debate; look elsewhere for pat, one-size-fits-all methodologies. Youth ministry is often messy and complex, but it’s a divine calling to connect every youth with Jesus: straight, gay, bi, cisgender, trans, queer, or questioning.

Hierarchical, coercive leadership should have no place in the church. But if we move away from those unbiblical (and ineffective) forms of power-based leadership, we still need to lead. In Leading Without Power, Mark Oestreicher explores—in very pragmatic ways—what it might look like for us to replace power-based leadership modalities with other approaches.

Send your graduates out in style with the Shine Light, Give Glory T-Shirt. This Gildan Softstyle tee is 4.5 oz., 100% ring-spun cotton, semi-fitted, and features a tear-away label.

Send your graduates out in style with the Be The Difference T-Shirt. This Gildan Softstyle tee is 4.5 oz., 100% ring-spun cotton, semi-fitted, and features a tear-away label.

Dr. Seuss’s wonderfully wise Oh, the Places You’ll Go! is the perfect send-off and gift for high school and college graduates.

The story of Christ’s life, death, and resurrection is paramount to the Christian faith. In Scripture, we have four different accounts, all unique in their portrayal of God with us, Immanuel. These four witnesses are going to be our guide this Easter, as we look at who Jesus was to each of them, why our own view of Jesus is important, and how incredible the Gospel of Jesus Christ really is.

In the three weeks leading into Easter, students will have their viewpoint of Christ expanded with Witness: A 21-Day Easter Devotional. As they journey through Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, they will see that Jesus is far from one-dimensional. Don’t let your students miss out on this wonderful opportunity to have a better understanding of each of the Gospel writers, and also develop their own witness to the power of Jesus in their lives!

Wonder: A 25-Day Christmas & Advent Devotional has been created to help your students remember the wonder of the love of God that we see so clearly in His relentless pursuit of His people.

God With Us is a 25-day Christmas and Advent devotional that will help students prepare their hearts and minds to celebrate the most wonderful story ever told. With bonus family devotions for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, this resource will empower your students’ entire family to celebrate Christmas together.

Hark! If you’ve heard the word before, there’s a good chance it was in the words of the timeless Christmas carol, “Hark! The Herald Angel’s Sing,”...

Now: Mission Trip Edition is a four-week devotional experience for your mission trip will help your students understand the purpose God has in store for them, catch God's vision for exactly how He wants to use their mission trip; and practice real, practical ways to impact their world.

Therefore Go is an interactive, Gospel-centered, four-week devotional journal designed to help equip your students for a transformational missions experience.

The Throw and Tell Game Ball is an inflatable ball with fun prompts that can be used as an ice-breaker, game, message illustration, or lesson starter.

Christmas is a time when we prepare our hearts and minds to celebrate the moment that God became human. When God showed up, it wasn’t with fanfare on the steps of the Roman emperor’s palace. No, the Savior who would take away the sins of the world was born in a humble stable to a teenage mom and an honest dad. The Prince of Peace was suddenly among the very people He created. 

And they beheld Him. His parents observed Him in wonder. The shepherds looked down at Him, recalling the angel’s message. The wise men would come to lay their eyes on this long-awaited child. They all beheld the Savior. And thousands of years later, we still celebrate His arrival.

Behold the Savior is a 25-day Christmas and Advent devotional that will help students prepare their hearts and minds for the coming Savior. 

Merry Christmas! 

Do you ever long for a Christmas devotional that challenges your students to think beyond the baby Savior in a manger? In Good News, Great Joy, All People, five important elements of the Gospel are presented.

Check out the Good News Bundle here! 

Christmas should be a special time for children. School is out for a little bit, family members are off work, and of course, there are decorations and fun activities galore! With So much going on, it can be difficult to make the most of your family's quiet time. But with Good News, Great Joy, All People, you can be confident that your child will grow in their faith and remain engaged with the importance of Jesus’ birth.

Check out the Good News Bundle here!

All youth workers want to help teenagers grow in their faith, expanding their participation in the kingdom of God beyond Sundays or Wednesdays until it becomes an integral part of their everyday lives. The 12-Month Student Discipleship Journal is designed with that in mind, intended to help youth build habits of Bible reading, reflection, and prayer.

Protect: A Youth Worker's Guide to Navigating Risk (Revised & Updated Edition) is an indispensable resource for churches, para-church organizations, and anyone serving in youth ministry. Whether you are a full-time, part-time, volunteer, bi-vocational, rookie, or veteran youth worker, this revised and updated edition ensures you’ll be equipped to navigate the contemporary challenges, unique opportunities, and inherent risks in youth ministry today.

We all want thriving youth ministries, vibrant communities of teenagers and adult leaders who are all growing as disciples of Jesus. Too often, though, it feels like things just aren’t...quite...working. While there are lots of potential solutions to the “problems” of youth ministry, Heather Quiroz suggests looking back—way back—for answers: at first-century Jewish faith, life, and culture.

Teenagers today are different from teenagers even 10 or 20 years ago. The issues they are facing are complex and wide-ranging.How can youth workers understand them better? What are the best ways to meet anxious teens where they are and help them feel seen, loved, and known—both by our youth ministries and by the God who cares for them so deeply?

5 Views on Youth Ministry Short-Term Missions reflects the thoughts, personal stories, and real-life tips of five in-the-trenches youth workers who regularly lead short-term mission trips (STMs). Here you’ll find thoughtful but practical dialogue on the multiple views and approaches to STMs, from work camps to urban missions to long-term partnerships with Indigenous church leaders across the globe. Didn’t realize there were different views and approaches to STMs that thoughtful youth workers could disagree on? That’s part of the point of this book; to help youth workers have more insight into the issues and be more intentional in their responses. The five views of STMs found within this book are based on the contributors’ core commitments and worldviews (really, their missiology). Each of the contributors also offers a short response to one of the other views of STMs presented. Appendices tackle the important topics of junior high short-term missions and the incredible value of multigenerational trips.

Easter Sunday should be one of the best celebrations of the year! But sometimes, it’s easy to get into a routine when it comes to Easter and forget what we're actually celebrating. We usually do a great job of celebrating Jesus coming back to life, but sometimes, we don’t spend too much time on what led up to that point. It’s easy to brush past the sadness that this joy comes from because it’s uncomfortable and upsetting. By going through Awaken: A 21-Day Kids & Family Devotional with your child, you can be sure they will be awakened to a fresh perspective on the gravity of all the Easter story holds. Even though the days leading up to Easter can be sad, heavy, and dark, you and your child will learn how to reflect on these things while still being able to rejoice that Easter Sunday always comes!