Youth Ministry Resources

We’ve put together a collection of resources about issues you may face in your ministry and issues the teenagers you serve may face in life. Click on the topics below to see our recommendations, descriptions, and links.

Ministry Issues

ApologeticsAsian American MinistryBible TeachingChurch CommunityEvangelism
Family MinistryGospel- CentralityIntegenerational IntegrationMinistry to BoysMinistry to Girls
MissionsNew To Youth MinistryPartnering With ParentsPractical Ministry ToolsPrayer
Relational DiscipleshipResources for Teenagers Retreats & EventsSelf-CareSmall Groups
Theological DepthVolunteer TrainingWorshipYouth Group CultureSummer

Life Issues

Addiction & Substance AbuseAnxietyBody Image/ Eating Disorders
Dating and RelationshipsDepressionDisability Ministry
DoubtFamilyGrief
HeavenIdentityLoneliness
MilestonesPerfectionismPolitics
PornogrPop CulturePreparing for College
Racial JusticeSelf-HarmSexual Abuse
Sex, Gender, and SexualitySocial Media & TechnologySeSports/Extracurriculars
SufferingVocationWeakness/Burnout

Books of the Bible

Genesis
Exodus
Job
PsalmsEcclesiastesDaniel
JonahMicahHaggai
MalachiThe GospelsRomans
GalatiansEphesiansPhilippians
ColossiansHebrewsJames
1 Peter1-3 JohnJude
Revelation1 and 2 KingsActs
LukeSermon on the MountZechariah
EstherEzra/Nehemiah

Past Blog Series

Five Apologetics Every Student NeedsDear TeenagerHalf-Truths
Prayers for the Struggling TeenagerStudent Series Christmas Series: Old Testament Prophecies
Christmas Series: Seeing Jesus in Christmas Movies Christmas Series: Seeing Jesus in Christmas SongsWhy I GO To Church
Essentials in Youth Ministry Youth Pastors and Their Local Church Shepherding Students Through the Psalms
Why Teens Compulsively Use Social Media For the Kid Who Doesn’t Feel GodYouth Ministry With a Mission
What Acts Teaches Us About Youth Ministry Youth Group Culture Justifying the Need for Youth Ministry
Confessions of a Struggling Youth MinisterHere I Am, Send Me!Promises of Scripture
Secular Wisdom from the MoviesKingdom Culture in Youth MinistryEcclesiastes and the Post-Modern Teenager
How Grace Informs Our Relationships Teenagers Need the ChurchLesson Learned in My First Year of Youth Ministry
A Walk Through 1 PeterCreating a Culture of BelongingTough Questions Teenagers Ask
Helping Teenagers DealTeaching Jesus’ Last Words From the CrossTo My Younger, Cockier Self: Comforting Words for Inexperienced Youth Pastors
What Youth Pastors Would Like to Tell ParentsStories of GraceMinistry to Gen Z
The Busy Youth MinisterThe Reformation for TeenagersRooted in Prayer
The Gospel in Song: Theological Truths for Teenagers from Black Spirituals