SaintsongSarah HartSpiritandSong.com, 2009, $18.00, SpiritAndSong.com Taking a cue from lectio divina, the spiritual practice of reading, reflecting, responding and resting, Sarah Hart added an impressive expe...

YouthworkDon Pearson and Paul SanthouseMoody Publishers, 2009, $12.99, 192 pp., Moodypublishers.com There are 99 ideas in this book that are 100 percent helpful. "The best ideas almost always come from experie...

Deep Justice Journeys (Leader Guide & Student Journal) Kara E. Powell and Brad M. Griffin Zondervan, 2009, 208 pp. & 160 pp., $14.99 & $9.99 zondervan.com The Deep Justice Journeys Leader Guid...

First Lego LeagueJames Floyd Kelly and Jonathan DaudelinNo Starch Press, 2008, 264 pp., $29.95www.nostarch.comAt retreats and weekly meetings, athletic prowess dominates most youth group activities. First Leg...

Making Room for LeadershipMaryKate MorseIVP Books, 2008, 232 pp., $17.00www.ivpress.comLeadership books relentlessly cover the topics of power and influence, but few address the issue of being a good biblical...

Volunteer Like a ProJim HancockZondervan/Youth Specialties, January 2009, 144 pp., $12.99www.youthspecialties.comThis is Jim Hancock’s attempt to squeeze 20 years of experience into a crash course on vo...

Emotional nights of life-changing spiritual decisions are some of the most exciting times in youth work. It is the weeks and months afterward, however, that determine if a student really will be committed to Ch...

Chaos is a familiar part of student ministry. Making chaos a sacred part is completely foreign. Sacred Chaos is the product of an author feeling stifled by rigidity in her devotional life and seeking to commu...