Teen Ministry

Congratulations! You have a teenager in your home. Life will never quite be the same again (of course, you already know that). But it can be better than you’ve ever dreamed. In fact, you’re just five days away from your teenager asking, “What can I do to help?” Guaranteed! With his signature wit and commonsense psychology, internationally recognized family expert and New York Times best-selling author Dr. Kevin Leman will help you. your teenager’s life. With Dr. Leman’s instinct and insight, plus an index with gutsy advice on 75 hot-button issues that keep parents up at night.

Get ready for a crash course in effective communication. More than just a book on how to "do talks," Speaking to Teenagers combines the experience and wisdom of two veteran youth ministry speakers, along with insightful research and practical tools, to help you develop messages that engage students with the love of Christ and the power of his Word. Whether you're crafting a five-minute devotional or a 30-minute sermon, Speaking to Teenagers is essential to understanding and preparing great messages.

If you are a student who is confused about baptism, you are not alone. If you are a parent or youth leader who struggles to explain baptism in a way teens can understand, you are not the first. That's why this book, which can be used for group or individual study, is designed to be a guide to help students. Including tons of Scripture references and relevant illustrations, this book will equip you to make your own decision when the time is right.

The strong and spicy heat of the gospel is the secret to effective and exciting ministry—just look at the early church! Gospel advancement was at the heart of the early believers’ discipleship, and the book of Acts gives us a vibrant picture of God’s plan to use us to build His kingdom. In Gospelize Your Youth Ministry, Greg unpacks the model found in the book of Acts, unveiling the seven key ingredients present within the early Church.

From every side - the internet, social media, interactions with friends, in both their public and private lives - teens are persuaded to follow the world's way over God's every day. Culture's mantra "live for today" has become the slogan of this generation! But, one thing remains true - mom and dad are still the greatest influence in the life of their child. Based on timeless biblical truths, Raising Successful Teens equips parents with positive, encouraging, and practical advice.

Thruppence and Tim don't know what to expect when they ring the bell at the house with dusty windows. The Ministry of Ghosts has been given three months to prove the existence of ghosts! As it seems that children are particularly magnetic to ghosts, Thruppence and Tim are added to their ghost-catching team. And although neither of them are scared by talk of ghosts or monsters, they could never have imagined what happens next....

These 90 devotions are intended for teen girls who want to find their true beauty in Christ. We encourage you to listen to one each day, think on it, and apply what you have learned to your life. Over the next three months, these devotions will take you on a journey through God's Word, learning about different areas in the Bible that we hope you can relate to. Followed by ideas for ways that you can apply them to your lives, and a prayer you can pray.

"Netflix and chill", "broccoli", and LGBTTQQIAAP+. If you don't know what these words and phrases really mean to your teen, you are not alone. The verbal terrain of today's youth can be difficult to navigate and sometimes requires a guide - a culture translator to help parents of teens decipher the codes and unlock the doors to an ongoing conversation about faith and life.

Parenting teenagers is one of the biggest challenges parents face. New realities make becoming independent more difficult. Teens are traveling a different road and are moving at a different pace than those of previous generations. Today's cultural environment is more complicated and confusing than ever. But fear not! Family expert Jim Burns provides a handy guide for parenting teens.

When Ziv is recruited by the secret society known as The Sect, he finds himself cast into a perilous journey of identity, love, and hope. As a conduit, Ziv possess the ability to see creatures of the night: demons. The Sect trains him along, with two other trainees, to be a warrior of light.

It's about time—finding God in the good times, the bad times, party time, ordinary time, all the time. In these questions and answers from his online column, Ask the Bible Geek®, Mark Hart helps young people make time for God, "the timeless One who entered time and space" for each of us.

Fights at school, sexual abuse, eating disorders, school crises … the list goes on and on. Hardly a day passes without a local crisis at involving junior highers or high schoolers. This practical resource covers the whole continuum of private and public crisis, equipping parents to work with their kids to deal with any crisis in a way that helps the individual and helps the family stay intact.

If your son or daughter is suffering from anxiety, you probably have more questions than answers: What is causing the anxiety? Is this normal teenage angst or something more serious? What can I do to help? Jessica Thompson, the mother of three teens, has seen kids struggle with anxiousness. She wants you to understand the issues surrounding teenage anxiety and how our culture, the church, and perhaps even you may be contributing to the problem.

It’s a noisy, confusing, sometimes scary world, and it’s not always easy to know which way to turn. For anyone Streams for Teens is a great place to stop for directions.

Our lives are ruled by habits. We are defined by them. How our days play out, how we act and react, and even how we eat, sleep, and talk are all affected by our habits - for better or for worse. It's said that it takes 21 days to form a new habit or break an old one, so why not spend the next 21 days forming a habit of spending time with God? If you've got 21 days, we've got 21 devotions specifically written for today's teen girls.

Prayer is something that we hear Christians talking about all the time - but when it comes to actually talking to God, we often don't know what to say. Written specifically for teen girls, the prayers in this audiobook are the prayers of our hearts. You can pray them or use them for inspiration for prayers of your own. You can pray about anything and everything - God is always listening. The prayers we cover include: Depression, purity, acceptance, peer pressure, and more.

The pressures of being a teenager are like ticking time bombs. Ten Time Bombs equips adults with the knowledge and understanding needed to diffuse the most explosive pressures young people face. Through humor and candid discussion, Ron Hutchcraft talks about sex, friends, family, relationships, and those things that make teenagers angry, depressed, hurt, and lonely. Hutchcraft is the host of Alive! with Ron Hutchcraft, the most widely circulated Christian youth broadcast in the world.

There are kids everywhere who need a new kind of leader. Not necessarily a new leader, or someone who is radically different from other leaders. But someone who understands that when the church and the family work together, their combined influences make a greater impact on kids. A New Kind of Leader (by Reggie Joiner) is a concise guide to seven values common to many innovative, passionate leaders determined to build authentic faith in the next generation

Perhaps nothing strikes greater fear in a parent than the word "Teen". The teenage years can be trying both for parent and child. But this stage of life can also be a beautiful time of discovery and bonding. What a blessing and a privilege to be a part of transitioning your child into the adult God created them to be! This resource will help you find the wisdom, patience and peace to enjoy the teen years.

Why would I see the need to write about a horrible “bizarre bullying” experience that I had as a teen in the 1970s, rather than relate all of the glory days I experienced? I think we sometimes forget about how hard it can be for a teen to survive the challenges of growing into adulthood. I believe by sharing one of my own negative life experiences, I can help to demonstrate how serious bullying can be in the lives of teenagers, who are trying to grow up in a tough and sometimes cruel world.