A collection of questions and answers about topics concerning young people today, such as dating, sex, enemies, coworkers, parents, friends, siblings, and teammates. Each answer deals with the subject honestly and is rooted in God's Word.
An all-around resource for developing a biblical philosophy of ministry, encouraging leadership, planning events, leading Bible studies, outreach, fundraising, and more. Includes reproducible pages.
To help youth workers (paid and/or volunteer) think through some of the key issues related to the administrative issues of youth ministry.
Fall '26 Required FLBC textbook for Introduction to Youth Ministry, taught by Mrs. Michelle Olson.
Fall '25 Required FLBC textbook for Introduction to Youth Ministry, taught by Mrs. Michelle Olson.
Fall '24 Required FLBC textbook for Introduction to Youth Ministry, taught by Mrs. Michelle Olson.
Fall '23 Required FLBC textbook for Introduction to Youth Ministry, taught by Mrs. Michelle Olson.
Fall '22 Required FLBC textbook for Intro to Youth Ministry, taught by Dr. Jason Holt, AFLC Youth Ministries Director.
Fall '21 Recommended FLBC textbook for Intro to Youth Ministry, taught by Dr. Jason Holt, AFLC Youth Ministries Director.
Fall '20 Recommended FLBC textbook for Intro to Youth Ministry, taught by Dr. Jason Holt, AFLC Youth Ministries Director.
Fall '19 Recommended FLBC textbook for Intro to Youth Ministry, taught by Dr. Jason Holt, AFLC Youth Ministries Director.
Duffy Robbins has taught youth ministry at the collegiate level for 35 years. This text offers compact, insightful, practical ideas for healthy youth ministry in a congregation. Many of the common questions received from congregations by AFLC Youth Ministries are addressed by Robbins. It is a book that both the volunteer and vocational youth leader values having on the shelf. —Dr. Jason Holt
“Youth ministry that doesn’t last a lifetime doesn’t matter very much.”
The real criteria for evaluating youth ministry is this question: Are we consistently introducing teenagers to Jesus and then discipling them into believers who will, for a lifetime, love God, love people, and make disciples for the glory of God?
Everyone who evaluates youth ministry needs to ask a new set of questions. The issue really is not: How is our youth group doing today? Instead, the core question is: How will our youth group be doing for a lifetime?
Most youth pastors love King Jesus supremely and do their work tirelessly. But by employing a sixty-year-old model of youth ministry, the great majority of church teenagers are not becoming world-changing disciples as adults.
Is the church willing to give up comfortable youth ministry for a radically new model that is likely to lead many more teenagers to lifetime faith?
SIT 2024 Recommended SIT textbook for Session C. Youth/Family Ministry Workshops (Pr. Jordan Langness)
Reminder: Select one recommended resource per session to link to your reflective essay.
Spring '21
Required FLS textbook for Youth and Family Ministry course taught by Dr. Jason Holt.
Youth workers often end up serving as crisis managers due to family break-ups, substance abuse, sexual assault, eating disorders, cutting, suicide, or gun violence. With experience and expertise from the authors as well as biblical advice for each stage of crisis, learn how to respond quickly and effectively, bringing hope and healing.
Thousands of people leave Christian ministry every month. They have not lost their love for Christ, or their desire to serve him. But for one reason or another, they are exhausted and simply cannot carry on.
Christopher Ash knows this experience all too well. As a pastor of a growing church, and then in his role training people for ministry, he has found himself on the edge of burnout a number of times, and has pastored many younger ministers who have reached the end of their tether.
His wisdom has been distilled into this short, accessible book, in which he reveals a neglected biblical truth and seven keys that flow from it. Understood properly, and built into our lives as Christians who are zealous to serve the Lord, they will serve to protect us from burnout, and keep us working for God's kingdom and glory.
The Zondervan Essential Companion to Christian History gives you what it promises: the essentials.
Following a brief introduction that outlines the key events of the New Testament era, there is a chapter devoted to each century of Christian history beginning with the year 100 and ending roughly at the year 2000. Each chapter flows chronologically featuring:
A brief overview, highlighting the main threads and issues running through the relevant century
Key historical developments explained
Thematic connections between centuries
Color-coded sidebars on Persons, Ideas, or Events
Persons: key figures either within or without the Church who have impacted Christian history significantly or who otherwise deserve special mention
Ideas: important Christian books, as well as heresies, doctrines, or political movements
Events: world-historical occurrences such as battles, natural disasters, inventions, or elections that have affected the development of Christianity in the world
The final chapter, devoted to the present century concludes the companion identifying key themes that the Christian Church is presently dealing with and suggesting future issues. A select Glossary of terms is provided at the end of the book, as well as a bibliographic list of suggested reading.
This highly informative, broad-ranging book provides vital facts on the growth and impact of Christianity from the apostles to the present day not only in the Western world but also globally, including the development of Eastern Orthodox and Armenian Christianity, as well as considering Christianity in Latin America, Southeast Asia, the Baltic and Slavic states, and India. The companion is organized by century, going through the major events, ideas, and personalities that have shaped Christian history around the world.
Whether you are a student or a lay person, a church-goer or unacquainted with Christianity, this book will help you grasp the global, multifaceted story of Christians.
Spring '26
Required FLS textbook for Foundations of Christian History course taught by Pr. Andrew Kneeland.
Spring '25
Required FLS textbook for Foundations of Christian History course taught by Pr. Andrew Kneeland.
Spring '24
Required FLS textbook for General Church History course taught by Pr. Andrew Kneeland.
Fall '23 Required FLS textbook for General Church History course taught by Pr. Andrew Kneeland.
