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Top NextGen Resources for Leaders

We asked Foursquare youth and children’s pastors across the country for their most useful books, magazines, websites and other resources for doing ministry well. The links below will take you through a diverse assortment of ministry websites and products. Some of them are even free, so let’s get going!

Books

Almost Christian: What the Faith of Our Teenagers Is Telling the American Church by Kenda Creasy Dean (Oxford University Press)

Blessing Your Children by Jack Hayford (Regal)

Faith Begins at Home by Mark Holmen (Regal)

Purpose-Driven Youth Ministry by Doug Fields (Zondervan/Youth Specialties)

Raising Up Spiritual Champions (a discipleship program by Regal)

Recreate: Building a Culture in Your Home Stronger Than the Culture Deceiving Your Kids by Ron Luce (Regal)

Revolutionary Parenting by George Barna (Tyndale House Publishers)

Shift: What It Takes to Finally Reach Families Today by Brian Haynes (Group Publishing)

Transforming Children Into Spiritual Champions by George Barna (Regal)

Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry by Doug Fields (Zondervan/Youth Specialties)

Young Adult Ministry

Alpha Course: USA Campus

bethinking.org (apologetics)

Catalyst

Christian Surfers Network

Collide Magazine

Confident Christianity

Emerging Leader Network

Ignite

Ministry Today Magazine

Neue Magazine

RELEVANT Magazine

The Veritas Forum

TrueU

Tween/Teen Ministry

Acquire the Fire

Barefoot Ministries

Bluefish TV

Fuller Youth Institute

Group Publishing

Jesus@12

Simply Youth Ministry

Youth Specialties

Children’s Ministry

CharismaLife

Children’s Ministry

David C. Cook

Gospel Light

Kidz Xplosion

KIDMO! Resources

Church on the Move

North Point

Willow Creek

NextGen: Church/Culture/Family

Center For Parent/Youth Understanding

Church Marketing Sucks

churchrelevance.com

Dick Staub

Focus on the Family

HomeWord Center for Youth and Family

Orange

Small Groups

Right Now Store

Freebies

Creation Swap (church graphics and photos)

ELN Shelf (Recommended Book List)

How Different Generations View the Bible

Life in Student Ministry Resources

Simply Youth Ministry Freebies

Stuff I Can Use

YouthMinistry.com

Compiled By: Amy Swanson, a pastor’s wife and director of women’s ministry at New Life Church, a Foursquare church in Santa Barbara, Calif.