Resources for Ministry with Youth and College Students
This bibliography contains a listing of books used in DIV 6303--Ministry with Youth and College Students.
Ministry with Adolescents through the Local Church
Barna, George. Real Teens: A Contemporary Snapshot of Youth Culture. Ventura, California: Regal Books, 2001.
Borgman, Dean. When Kumbaya Is Not Enough: A Practical Theology for Youth Ministry. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 1997.
Bosher, Bo and Kim Anderson. Student Ministry for the 21st Century. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1997.
Burns, Jim and Mike DeVries. The Youth Builder: Reach Young People for Christ, Strengthen Families and Change Lives Forever. Ventura, California: Gospel Light Publications, 2002.
Case, Steven L. The Book of Uncommon Prayer. El Cajon, California: Youth Specialties, 2002.
Dean, Kenda Creasy. Practicing Passion: Youth and the Quest for a Passionate Church. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2004.
DeVries, Mark. Family-Based Youth Ministry. Downers Grove, Illinois: Intervarsity Press, 1994.
Dunn, Richard R. Shaping the Spiritual Life of Students. Downers Grove, Illinois: Intervarsity Press, 2001.
Fields, Doug. Purpose Driven Youth Ministry: 9 Essential Foundations for Healthy Growth. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1998.
Fields, Doug. Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 2002.
Jones, Tony. Postmodern Youth Ministry. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 2001.
Langford, Jeremy. God Moments: Why Faith Really Matters to a New Generation. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2001.
Long, Jimmy. Generating Hope: A Strategy for Reaching the Postmodern Generation. Downers Grove, Illinois: Intervarsity Press, 1997.
Mueller, Walt. Understanding Today’s Youth Culture—Revised and Expanded. Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1999.
Rabey, Steve. In Search of Authentic Faith: How Emerging Generations are Transforming the Church. Colorado Springs: Waterbrook Press, 2001.
Robbins, Duffy. The Ministry of Nurture. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1990.
Senter, Mark H., ed. Four Views of Youth Ministry and the Church. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 2001.
Strommen, Merton, Karen E. Jones, and Dave Rahn. Youth Ministry That Transforms. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 2001.
Strommen, Merton P. and Richard A. Hardel. Passing on the Faith: A Radical New Model for Youth and Family Ministry. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary’s Press, 1989.
Sweet, Leonard. Postmodern Pilgrims. Nashville: Broadman and Holman, Press, 2000.
Ward, Pete and Dean Borgman. God At The Mall: Youth Ministry That Meets Kids Where They Are. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishing, 1999.
Campus Ministry and Ministry with College Students
Cusick, John C. and Katherine F. DeVries. The Basic Guide to Young Adult Ministry. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2001.
Daloz, Laurent A. Cheryl H. Keen, James P. Keen, and Sharon Daloz Parks. Common Fire: Leading Lives of Commitment in a Complex World. Boston: Beacon Press, 1997.
Fowler, James W. Becoming Adult, Becoming Christian. San Francisc Jossey Bass, 2000.
Fowler, James W. Faithful Change: The Personal and Public Challenges of Postmodern Life. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1996.
Levine, Arthur and Jeanette S. Cureton. When Hope and Fear Collide: A Portrait of Today’s College Student. San Francisc Jossey Bass, 1998.
Miller, Vachel W. and Merle M. Ryan. Transforming Campus Life: Reflections on Spirituality and Religious Pluralism (Studies in Education and Spirituality, Volume 1. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 2001.
Nanko, Carmen. Campus Ministry: Identity, Mission, and Praxis. Devon, Pennsylvania: National Catholic Educational Association, 1997.
Parks, Sharon Daloz. Big Questions, Worthy Dreams: Mentoring Young Adults in their Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Faith. San Francisc Jossey-Bass, 2000.
Shockley, Donald G. Campus Ministry: The Church Beyond Itself. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1989.
Webber, Robert E. The Younger Evangelicals: Facing the Challenges of the New World. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 2002.