Youth
Webinars/Podcasts
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A Common Sense Guide to the Enneagram for Youth Ministry, May, 2023 PRC recorded webinar led by Beth Mueller
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Big Ideas for Parenting Youth, series of webinars from top PC(USA) speakers, October 2022
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Big Ideas in Youth Ministry podcast
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Everything is Youth Ministry (Princeton podcast series),The major models of youth ministry in the church are no longer working, but we keep pouring time and energy into them, hoping for a different outcome. Instead, what if we reimagined the practice of youth ministry entirely?
Articles/Resources
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Courageous Companions: Reimagining Discernment about Mentors for Youth, a great article from Building Faith. It also contains a guided meditation to do with youth
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Dungeons & Dragons: Why You Should Play It in Church, a Building Faith 2023 article
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Teaching teens to find their stories in God’s story, 7/2023 article
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Youth Mission Co, an organization that provides mission opportunities for youth groups in the US
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14 Last-Minute Fun Youth Group Activities & Games, 8/2021 Tithe.ly article
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OMG: A Youth Ministry Handbook by Roland D. Martinson, 2010, $
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Institute for Youth Ministry (Princeton Theological Seminary)
College & Young Adult
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Why Presbyterians Are Like That is a 10-session Bible study designed for college students and young adults. The Office of Christian Formation has partnered with UKirk Collegiate Ministries to offer this series of free downloadable PDF Bible studies based on one Presbyterian chaplain’s suggestion of 10 reasons Presbyterians are the way we are. The study was written by Austin College chaplain and director of Church Relations the Rev. Dr. John Williams. To learn more or for individual lesson PDFs, click here. There will be an adaptation of this resource available in early 2023 for other adult class settings
Curriculum/Resources
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ECHO the Story series from Sparkhouse is designed to give youth a good overview of key Biblical events, $
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Quicksheets: Fast and Fabulous Ideas For Ministry, complete index download (PCUSA). Youth Group, bible Study, & Program Resources from PC(USA)
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VISUAL PARABLES, A leading resource for faith-and-film reviews and study guides
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Faith Questions (PCUSA curriculum series)
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When Did We See You – free downloadable resources created to inform possibilities for Triennium-related celebrations in the local context: Group Study Guide
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99 Thoughts for Smaller Church Youth Workers: Doing More With Less by Stephanie Caro (2011, Group)$