Comments on: books that have shaped my thinking on youth ministry

By: Ivan Lillihammer

Ivan Lillihammer — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:37:43 +0000

Anything by Henri Nouwen and Brett Webb-Mitchell.

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Shore Youth Ministry » Books that have Shaped My Youth Ministry — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:56:44 +0000

[...] I also look to learn from them, honing my skills in the ministry. Inspired by Marko’s post on Books that have Shaped My (Marko’s) Thinking on Youth Ministry, here are some books that have shaped my view on youth [...]

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Books that Shape Our Thinking on Youth Ministry | Youth Hacks — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:31:53 +0000

[...] few days ago (in what I suppose will be one of his last posts) Marko posted a list of books that have shaped the way he thinks about youth [...]

By: Gordon Weir (UK)

Gordon Weir (UK) — Mon, 25 May 2009 18:22:11 +0000

1. Feeding your forgotten soul – Paul Borthwick
2. The ministry of nurture – Duffy Robbins
3. Dangerous Wonder – Mike Yaconelli
4. When Kumbaya is not enough – Dean Borgman (ed.)
5. Chasing Francis – Ian Morgan Cron
6. Messy Spirituality – Mike Yaconelli
7. Presence-Centered Youth Ministry – Mike King
8. More Ready than you realise – Brian McLaren
9. Mend the gap – Jason Gardner
10. Losers Club – Jeff Kinley

By: Kirk Moore

Kirk Moore — Mon, 25 May 2009 01:13:55 +0000

I’m sure, like others, that there are several more, but here are some that have really shaped my thinking on youth ministry

Contemplative Youth Ministry — Yaconelli
Soul Searching — Smith
Soul School — Stevens
Five Cries of Youth (old one) – Strommen
Real Teens: A Contemporary Snapshot of Youth Culture – Barna
The Simple Faith of Mister Rogers – Hollingsworth

By: James Cotten

James Cotten — Mon, 25 May 2009 00:33:03 +0000

12) Sustainable Youth Ministry – Devries (17)

By: James Cotten

James Cotten — Sun, 24 May 2009 23:20:36 +0000

No particular order…

1) Contemplative Youth Ministry – Yaconelli
2) Any of Mueller’s Culture books (this counts as one though it is in reference to 5)
3) Soul Searching – Scott (Tedious read- but if you’re mind isn’t racing and your heart isn’t hurting as a youth minister after you finish it… go be an education guy)
4) ReThink – Wright
5) The be with Factor – Boshers
6) Practicing Passion – Dean
7) Presence-Centered Youth Ministry – King (Talk about stirring the pot… oh that was already used!!!)
8) Deep Ministry/Deep Justice – Clark/Powell (Yeah, I know it’s two)
9) Hurt – Clark
10) Simple Student Ministry – Geiger/Borton (Just came out and I read it cover to cover twice already. I know this is for those that have shaped my youth ministry thinking… but this one is reshaping.)
11) YM 3.0 – Marko (for suck-up purposes only) But seriously it has had my head spinning for months, I just haven’t been able to wrap my arms around it enough to put anything to motion.

OK… so I basically named 16 books… I’m not a rule follower. I’m a youth guy!!!

By: brian

brian — Sun, 24 May 2009 20:23:21 +0000

Those all apply to youth ministry…

By: marko

marko — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:55:20 +0000

just a little clarification, brian (and others). i have other posts started about books that have shaped my thinking in the areas of spiritual growth, leadership, and other categories. this is specifically books that have shaped my thinking about youth ministry — which is what i’m asking you also. brian, your list seems to be 9 books that have shaped your thinking in general. would you change it if they were only books that shaped your thinking about youth ministry?

By: brian

brian — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:51:51 +0000

1. The Protestant Bible (God)
2. Preaching Christ from the Old Testament (Greidanus)
3. Lectures to My Students (Spurgeon)
4. The Supremacy of God in Preaching (Piper)
5. Confessions of a Reformission Reverend (Driscoll)
6. Radical Reformission (Driscoll)
7. The Ragamuffin Gospel (Manning)
8. Hurt (Clark)
9. Sickness Unto Death (Kierkegaard)