There has been plenty of dialogue about truth in recent years, even in youth ministry circles. Dan Kimball, Tony Jones, and I discussed the concept during panel discussions at all three National Youth Worker Co...

I’m not sure the pursuit of comfort has ever been a high priority in the world of youth ministry. Any adult familiar with the phrases paintball war, iron-gut champion, or middle school lock-in can attest ...

Meriwether Publishing, 195 pp., $10.85,www.meriwetherpublishing.comYouth drama groups seem to be a popular trend right now, and this book is a good resource if you’re looking to start one. It’s a bo...

It’s the question no one wants to ask, but you find yourself asking it anyway: “What are you running these days?”The answer helps you get a sense of the issues the other leader deals with, but...

Nelson Books, 2005, 253 pp. $13.99,www.thomasnelson.comAre you someone who believes that something better exists than the mundane life you’ve been living? Well, Don and Paul did. They set off on a road tr...

Free Spirit, 2005, 229 pp., $13.95,www.freespirit.comThis isn’t actually intended for use in a group, nor is it written specifically from a Christian worldview. But if any of you work with boys in a schoo...

Waterbrook, 2005, 123 pp., $10.99,www.waterbrookpress.comThis autobiographical book is the story behind the song “Six String Rocketeer.” The author gives the audience a personal look of living throu...

Relevant Books, 2005, 199 pp., discussionguide included, $12.99,www.relevantbooks.comThe gist of this book is: pray without ceasing; be aware of God continually. In transferring the rich writing of the famous 1...

Splitting my time between advertising and youth ministry, I can be accused of retouching the truth. That’s why the burger you get at the drive-thru doesn’t look anything like the one you see on TV a...