Articles and Research (click to view)
Reaching Youth Today, Sr. Brenda Walsh
Top 10 Issues Facing Our Youth Today, Lee Standberry
Top 10 Social Issues Teens Struggle with Today, Amy Morin
The Role of the Youth Minister (click to view)
Clinebell, Howard. Basic Types of Pastoral Care & Counseling: Resources for the Ministry of Healing and Growth (Abingdon Press, 1984)
The Art of Listening (click to view)
The Importance of Active Listening, Patricia Mulvania
The Importance of Listening Well to Young People, Signe Whitson
Listening, cyc-net.org
Caring for Families (click to view)
Pastoral Care and Counseling to Help Families Heal, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
10 Tips for Becoming a Family Friendly Youth Ministry, Doug Fields
Family Instability and Child Well-Being, Paula Fomby and Andrew J. Cherlin
The Varying Effects of Family Instability, Anna Sutherland
Resources for Youth in Crisis, connectsafely.org
How Can You Help Me?, familycrisiscenters.org
Mental Health (click to view)
Lund, Sarah. Blessed Are the Crazy, Chalice Press, 2014.
Mental Heath, youth.gov
Teens and Young Adults, National Alliance on Mental Health
Spiritual Practices (click to view)
Ten Simple Spiritual Practice Ideas for Children and Youth, umcdiscipleship.org
Yaconelli, Mark. Contemplative Youth Ministry: Practicing the Presence of Jesus (Youth Specialties). Zondervan: 2006.
Beyond discipline: Introducing youth to spiritual practices, Rocky Supinger
Spiritual Practices with Children and Youth, Debbie Kolacki
Spiritual Practices for Teens: The Awareness Examen, Brian Kirk
Certificate Training in Community Storytelling, at The Hearth
Sabbath (click to view)
Stucky, Nathan T. Wrestling with Rest: Inviting Youth to Discover the Gift of Sabbath. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company: Grand Rapids, 2019.
Who Is the Sabbath For?, Julia Becker
Sabbath Rest: Not Just for Grownups, Nathan T. Stucky
Experiencing Sabbath with Teens, Keith Anderson
Pastoral Care (click to view)
Uncovering the Trauma of Racism, Monica T. Williams
How Racism, Trauma and Mental Health are Linked, Christine Herman
Creative Development in Adolescents, Michelle Anthony
Do Creative Adolescents Hold the Key to Developing Flourishing Communities?, Laura Partridge