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Drama, Skits, and Sketches 2

Drama, Skits, and Sketches 2

by Youth Specialties

Here are 62 brand-new, youth-group-tested scripts you can use to introduce a topic with flair . . . To retell a Bible story with humor . . . To apply your lessons with poignancy. And they're flexible, too -- have fun with them as informal, no-prep reader's theater, or rehearse them seriously for polished performances. - Scripture Sketches . . . Don&#… Read more…

Holiday Ideas

Holiday Ideas

by Youth Specialties

Over 200 festive ideas for cranking up celebrations for every holiday imaginable! - Christmas . . . Here's your one-stop Christmas programming center. You'll find everything you need for the merriest Advent and Christmas season ever -- goofy games, crazy carols, outrageous outings, and silly skits to fill even the biggest Christmas stocking. And, of … Read more…

Games 2

Games 2

by Youth Specialties

Nearly 400 more wild, creative games for guaranteed fun! - Baseball and Kickball Games . . . The national pastime is hereby turned on its ear by more nutty variations than you can shake a Louisville Slugger at. Plus other diamond games, like kickball. - Swimming Pool and Lake Games . . . Whether your water is a pond, pool, or Puget Sound, we've got conte… Read more…

Make College Count: A Faithful Guide to Life and Learning

Make College Count: A Faithful Guide to Life and Learning

by Derek Melleby

There's more to college than classes, credits, and a nonstop social life. It's more than getting a degree to improve one's job prospects. College is a time where students develop into the adults they will be for the rest of their lives, a time to explore the big questions about life and human destiny, a time when they form their character and fai… Read more…

Complete New Testament Resource for Youth Workers, Volume 2

Complete New Testament Resource for Youth Workers, Volume 2

by Jack Crabtree

With lessons created, written, and tested by active, experienced youth leaders who work with young people every week … never before has there been a resource this comprehensive, this practical, and this relevant for teaching the New Testament to your students. Walking students through the New Testament used to feel like a daunting task—especiall… Read more…

Creative Bible Lessons from the Old Testament: 12 Character Studies of Surprisingly Modern Men and Women

Creative Bible Lessons from the Old Testament: 12 Character Studies of Surprisingly Modern Men and Women

by Laurie Polich

Okay, so they used mule mail instead of e-mail -- but they were still surprisingly modern men and women. With emotions, decisions, and dilemmas as raw and real as the students sitting in front of you every week. David and Rahab, Daniel and Ruth--even with their rough edges, they passionately loved Jehovah in a way today's adolescents can understand and e… Read more…

Suffering: Christian Reflections on the Buddhist Dukkha

Suffering: Christian Reflections on the Buddhist Dukkha

by Paul H De Neui

What is dukkha? In Buddhism this word encompasses the concepts of dis-ease, unsteadiness, sorrow, and lack of inner calm. In English it is usually translated simply as “suffering”. However it is defined, dukkha is central to understanding Buddhism. The Buddha described not only what it was, but taught that there is a way out of it. Suffering is … Read more…

Manual práctico para consejería juvenil

Manual práctico para consejería juvenil

by Esteban Borghetti

¿Necesitas ayuda para aconsejar mejor a tus jóvenes? Te presentamos el recurso que estabas esperando y que te ayudará a ser más que un confidente en la vida de tus jóvenes y adolescentes. En este libro cuentas con tres experimentados líderes juveniles en el campo de la consejería para jóvenes. Ellos te ofrecen estrategias con un fundamento bíblico, … Read more…

The Truth Shall Make You Odd: Speaking with Pastoral Integrity in Awkward Situations

The Truth Shall Make You Odd: Speaking with Pastoral Integrity in Awkward Situations

by Frank G. Honeycutt

In the life of a pastor, it can be tempting to offer half-truths that make everyone happy and the pastor popular. Speaking difficult truths may anger or alienate church members, but authentic pastoral care sometimes requires it. How can those in ministry speak honestly in the inevitable awkward situations they face?Here a wise and witty pastor-storyteller dr… Read more…

The Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting: A Guide for Starting Any Kind of Church

The Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting: A Guide for Starting Any Kind of Church

by Aubrey Malphurs

Most books on church planting offer a model for churches to replicate--usually one that is tied to a particular style, generation, or demographic. But what churches really need is a process that is flexible, not bound to a particular time or current fad. In The Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting, trusted author and church-planting expert Aubrey Malphurs share… Read more…

Teaching Through the Art of Storytelling: Creating Fictional Stories that Illuminate the Message of Jesus

Teaching Through the Art of Storytelling: Creating Fictional Stories that Illuminate the Message of Jesus

by Dan Kimball and Jon Huckins

As communicators in a culture saturated with storylines, we have the profound opportunity to invite our students into the masterful Story of God. There are a variety of ways to invite our students into this Story, but this book discusses and explores how to teach through one of Jesus' most powerful modes of communication--fictional storytelling. Rabbinic… Read more…

College Adventure Handbook: The Ultimate Guide for Surviving College, Building a Strong Faith, and Getting a Hot Date

College Adventure Handbook: The Ultimate Guide for Surviving College, Building a Strong Faith, and Getting a Hot Date

by Rob Stennett and Joe P Kirkendall

Leaving home for college can be both exciting and scary, especially for young Christians who want to succeed academically, socially, and spiritually.The College Adventure Handbook provides what every college student needs most: practical tips blended with spiritual commentary designed to help faith-filled students stay on track. Most college advice books don… Read more…


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