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Curated Bibliographies

Books and other resources you may find of interest

Youth Ministry

Attending the Princeton Forum on Youth Ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary? Below are just a few of the many books you'll find in the library.

Disrupting Ministry (podcast) | Institute for Youth Ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary
Stories of faith communities who are disrupting the status quo in the church by developing innovative forms of ministry with young people.
Erin Raffety and Almeda Wright Facebook Live Chat
April 6, 2021 - A conversation about "youth agency" and being faithful amidst struggle
Princeton Forum on Youth Ministry
The Forum brings together rigorous academic training, rich networks of support, and praxis-oriented community building. Youth ministers, Christian educators, pastors, ministry innovators, and emerging scholars from the USA and beyond gather annually for this 4-day event on the campus of Princeton Theological Seminary. The annual Princeton Lectures on Youth, Church, and Culture are featured at the Forum, presenting fresh scholarship for the field of practical theology.
2019 Princeton Forum on Youth Ministry (audio)
Recordings from the April 23-26, 2019 forum.
2018 Princeton Forum on Youth Ministry (audio)
Recordings from the April 24-27, 2018 forum.
2018 Princeton Forum on Youth Ministry (video)
8 video recordings from the April 24-27, 2018 forum.
Princeton Lectures on Youth, Church, and Culture
The Princeton Lectures on Youth, Church, and Culture foster original scholarship pertaining to youth and the contemporary church. This lecture series, begun in 1996, is sponsored by The Institute for Youth Ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary. The lectures are fully searchable and can be read online or downloaded as PDF documents.

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6 Secrets of Preteen Ministry by Sarah Flannery
Call Number: BV1475.3 .F53 2017
ISBN: 9781501845963
Publication Date: 2018-01-16
Adoptive church : creating an environment where emerging generations belong by Chap Clark ; foreword by Steven Argue
Call Number: BV4447 .C533 2018
ISBN: 9780801098925
Publication Date: 2018-10-16
A Brief Guide to Ministry with LGBTQIA Youth by Cody J. Sanders
Call Number: BV4437.5 .S26 2017
ISBN: 9780664262501
Publication Date: 2017-09-04
Church in color: youth ministry, race, and the theology of Martin Luther King Jr. by Montague R. Williams
Call Number: BV4447 .W55 2020
ISBN: 9781481312219
Publication Date: 2020-09-15
The Courage to Be Happy : Pope Francis speaks to the youth of the world by Francis I (Pope); Robert Ellsberg (Editor)
Call Number: BX2347.8.Y7 F73413 2018
ISBN: 9781626982727
Publication Date: 2018-04-24
Cultivating teen faith : insights from the confirmation project by Richard R. Osmer (Editor); Katherine M. Douglass (Editor)
Call Number: BV4447 .C85 2018
ISBN: 9780802876607
Publication Date: 2018-10-01
Exploding stars, dead dinosaurs, and zombies : youth ministry in the age of science by Andrew Root
Call Number: BV4447 .R6527 2018
ISBN: 9781506446745
Publication Date: 2018-01-01
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God's quad : small faith communities on campus and beyond by Kevin Ahern (Editor); Christopher Derige Malano (Editor)
Call Number: BX2347.8.S8 G63 2018
ISBN: 9781626982871
Publication Date: 2018-09-20
Homebrew churches : re-conceiving the church for tomorrow's children by Robert Thornton Henderson
Call Number: BV600.3 .H46 2018
ISBN: 9781532642272
Publication Date: 2018-01-18
How youth ministry can change theological education-if we let it : reflections from the Lilly Endowment's High School Theology Program Seminar by edited by Kenda Creasy Dean and Christy Lang Hearlson
Call Number: BV4163 .H69 2016
ISBN: 9780802871930
Publication Date: 2016-03-29
with Andrew Brubacher Kaethler, Elizabeth Corrie, Katherine M. Douglass, Fred Edie, David Horn, Jeffrey Kaster, Anabel Proffitt, Judy Steers, Brent A. Strawn, Anne Streaty Wimberly, Jacquie Church You
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Made, Known, Loved: Developing LGBTQ-Inclusive Youth Ministry (e-book) by Ross Murray
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 1506468012
Publication Date: 2021-04-20
Models & methods for youth & young adult ministry : ecumenical examples and pastoral approaches for the Christian Church by Arthur David Canales
Call Number: BV4447 .C3623 2018
ISBN: 9781532630194
Publication Date: 2018
Owning faith : reimagining the role of church & family in the faith journey of teenagers by edited by Dudley Chancey & Ron Bruner ; foreword by David Kinnaman
Call Number: BV4447 .O96 2017
ISBN: 9780891124764
Publication Date: 2017-01-10
Raising hope : 4 paths to courageous living for black youth by Anne E. Streaty Wimberly; Sarah Frances Farmer
Call Number: E185.7 .W55 2017
ISBN: 9780938162346
Publication Date: 2017-09-01
Wrestling with rest : inviting youth to discover the gift of Sabbath by Nathan T. Stucky
Call Number: BV111.3 .S78 2019
ISBN: 9780802876263
Publication Date: 2019-04-01
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Youth, Religion, and Identity in a Globalizing Context by Paul L. Gareau, Spencer Culham Bullivant, Peter Beyer (Volume Editors)
Call Number: BL625.47 .Y69 2019
ISBN: 9789004361164
Publication Date: 2018-12-13
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10 Things I Wish I'd Known When I Started in Youth Ministry by Ruellyn Pletcher
Call Number: BV4447 .P53 2004
ISBN: 0687044499
Publication Date: 2004-05-01
52 ways to ignite your congregation--youth ministry by Steve L. Case
Call Number: BV4447 .C3794 2012
ISBN: 9780829818840
Publication Date: 2012-04-01
99 Thoughts about Junior High Ministry by Kurt Johnston
Call Number: REIGNER BV1475.9 .J63 2012
ISBN: 9780764482588
Publication Date: 2012-02-15
99 Thoughts for Smaller Church Youth Workers by Stephanie Caro
Call Number: BV4447 .C368 2011
ISBN: 9780764466069
Publication Date: 2011-02-24
B. R. M. (Bathroom Reading Material) for Youth Workers by Jeremy Halstead
Call Number: REIGNER BV4447 .H357 2015
ISBN: 9781498203227
Publication Date: 2015-01-30
Blur : a new paradigm for understanding youth culture by Jeff Keuss
Call Number: BV4447 .K48 2014
ISBN: 9780310514848
Publication Date: 2014-02-04
Building the Interfaith Youth Movement by Eboo Patel (Editor); Patrice Brodeur (Editor)
Call Number: BL410 .B85 2006
ISBN: 9780742550667
Publication Date: 2006-03-07
Christ and the adolescent : a theological approach to youth ministry by James W. Fowler, Robin Maas [and] Robert Wuthnow
Call Number: BV639.Y7 F68 1996
Publication Date: 1996
Series of lectures available in the Princeton Lectures for Youth, Church and Culture
Christian Youth Work in Theory and Practice by Sally Nash (Editor); Jo Whitehead (Editor)
Call Number: BV4447 .C47 2014
ISBN: 9780334046431
Publication Date: 2014-05-30
Context-based learning for discipleship and ministry : introducing the PC3 approach by Eeva John, Michael Volland, Robin Barden
Call Number: BV2 .G882 v.148
ISBN: 9781851749959
Publication Date: 2017
Creative Faith Ah-Ha's : 45 experiences to enrich youth in ministry by Thom Schultz; Joani Schultz
Call Number: BV4447 .S348 2003
ISBN: 0764426192
Publication Date: 2003-12-01
Destination unknown missions: 30 excursions to transform your community by Sam Halverson
Call Number: REIGNER BV4447 .H292 2012
ISBN: 9781426753794
Publication Date: 2012-11-01
Experiential youth ministry handbook: how intentional activity can make the spiritual stuff stick by John Losey; Youth Specialties Staff
Call Number: BV4447 .L67 2004
ISBN: 0310255325
Publication Date: 2004-06-13
Faith Formation in a Secular Age : responding to the church's obsession with youthfulness by Andrew Root
Call Number: BV4447 .R6528 2017
ISBN: 9780801098468
Publication Date: 2017-10-03
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Formation comme initiation en Afrique : proposition d'un itinéraire, La by Baudouin Mubesala, omi.
Call Number: BV4447 .M75 2013
ISBN: 9782918039242
Publication Date: 2013
Foundations for Youth Ministry : theological engagement with teen life and culture by Dean Borgman
Call Number: BV4447 .B674 2013
ISBN: 9780801049019
Publication Date: 2013-10-01
Gender-aware youth work : confronting gender-based injustice with young people by Natalie Collins
Call Number: HQ35 .C64 2017
ISBN: 9781788270052
Publication Date: 2017
Gospel-centered youth ministry : a practical guide by Cameron Cole (Editor); Jon Nielson (Editor)
Call Number: BV4447 .G677 2016
ISBN: 9781433546952
Publication Date: 2016-02-29
Contributors include: Eric McKiddie; Thomas Olson; David Plant; Philip Walkley; Dave Wright; Darren DePaul; Jason Draper; Elizabeth Edrington; Elisabeth Elliott; Drew Haltom; Mark Howard; Michael McGarry
Journey into youth work : discovering your call to work with young people by Chris Curtis, Andy Wilson, Kenny Wilson
Call Number: BV4447 .C87 2013
ISBN: 9781851748600
Publication Date: 2013
Making Space for Queer-Identifying Religious Youth by Yvette Taylor
Call Number: BR115.H6 T39 2016
ISBN: 9781137502575
Publication Date: 2015-12-17
Martin Luther As Youth Worker by Todd Hobart
Call Number: BR334.3 .H62 2017
ISBN: 9781498290272
Publication Date: 2017-03-28
Opposite Day : upside-down questions to keep teenagers talking and listening by Brooklyn E. Lindsey
Call Number: REIGNER BV4447 .L56 2009
ISBN: 9780310292784
Publication Date: 2009-08-31
Sticky Faith Service Guide, Student Journal How Serving Others Changes You by Kara E. Powell; Brad M. Griffin
Call Number: BV2617 .S75 2016
ISBN: 9780310524236
Publication Date: 2016-02-02
Story, signs, and sacred rhythms : a narrative approach to youth ministry by Chris Folmsbee
Call Number: REIGNER BV4447 .F63 2010
ISBN: 9780310291992
Publication Date: 2010-08-14
Surviving and thriving : how to sustain a calling in youth work by Nigel Roberts, Lauren Fox
Call Number: BV4447 .R6384 2015
ISBN: 9781851749324
Publication Date: 2015
Sustainable youth ministry : why most youth ministry doesn't last and what your church can do about it by Mark DeVries
Call Number: BV4447 .D457 2008
ISBN: 9780830833610
Publication Date: 2008-11-10
The Theological Turn in Youth Ministry by Andrew Root; Kenda Creasy Dean
Call Number: BV4447 .R6625 2011
ISBN: 9780830838257
Publication Date: 2011-09-18
Thriving youth ministry in smaller churches : secrets for cultivating a dynamic youth ministry by Rick Chromey; Stephanie Caro
Call Number: BV4447 .C484 2009
ISBN: 9780764440519
Publication Date: 2009-12-16
The unappreciated art of ending well : how to finish strong in youth work roles, groups and projects by Rob Tumilty
Call Number: BV4447 .T85 2017
ISBN: 9781788270144
Publication Date: 2017
Understanding sexual identity : a resource for youth ministry by Mark A. Yarhouse
Call Number: BV4447 .Y37 2013
ISBN: 9780310516187
Publication Date: 2013-10-14
Unleashing the Hidden Potential of Your Student Leaders by Jen Bradbury
Call Number: BV4447 .B73 2017
ISBN: 9781501835698
Publication Date: 2017-04-18
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Unlocking Mission and Eschatology in Youth Ministry by Andrew Root
Call Number: BV2090 .R66 2012
ISBN: 9780310670810
Publication Date: 2013-01-05
Youth and drugs : missional concern towards therapeutic care and counselling by H.G. Mithra
Call Number: HV5824.Y68 M58 2016
ISBN: 9789351481416
Publication Date: 2016
Youth work after Christendom : church, mission and working with young people in a post-Christendom age by Nigel Pimlott; Jo Pimlott
Call Number: BV4447 .P565 2008
ISBN: 1842276050
Publication Date: 2008-01-06