An Episcopal friend of mine recently received a call to a position that included doing some youth ministry, something that he’s never done before. He wrote asking for a recommendation of some youth ministry books that a more progressive person might be able enjoy reading and find fruitful. Some of these I’ve read, and some just look like really good resources. So, here are my Top 10 Youth Ministry Books (in no particular order):
- Postmodern Youth Ministry, by Tony Jones
- Contemplative Youth Ministry, by Mark Yaconelli
- The God-Bearing Life by Kenda Creasy Dean & Ron Foster
- Starting Right, edited by Kenda Creasy Dean, Chap Clark & Dave Rahn
- Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teengaers, by Christian Smith
- Growing Souls: Experiments in Contemplative Youth Ministry
- Practicing Discernment with Youth: A Transformative Youth Ministry Approach, by David White
- Practicing Passion, by Kenda Creasy Dean
- Revisiting Relational Youth Ministry, by Andrew Root
- Presence-Centered Youth Ministry, by Mike King
So what do you see missing that you would have included?
