Devries, Mark. Sustainable Youth Ministry: Why Most Youth Ministry Doesn’t Last and What Your Church Can Do About It. (Downers Grove: IVP, 2008). Chapter 3: Hoping, Wishing and Praying: Beyond the Frantic Search for the Youth Ministry Superstar, p. 40-49; Chapter 4: The Dance Floor, p. 51-56; Chapter 5: Building Right, p. 57-73.
10 Tips for Starting a Sticky Faith Youth Ministry From Scratch, Fuller Youth Institute
16 Ways to Build a Youth Ministry That Will Last, www.crosswalk.com
Youth Ministry and Adolescent Faith Formation, www.lifelongfaith.com