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Here are some of the best of the best youth ministry resources I’ve used in my youth ministry experience so far – some are “homegrown” and written by friends, others are great resources that originated outside our church but that would work in any context. There are a ton of amazing youth ministry resources out there these days, here are a few that are close to my heart.
I’m thankful to be in the youth ministry journey with you!
JG
RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
Group Magazine - the largest youth ministry magazine in the world. Every other month!
LIVE Curriculum – everything you need for small groups for an entire year. Comes with an amazing volunteer central website to help you communicate with your leaders. Totally editable, all-digital distribution. Super cool.
One Minute Bible – get students into God’s Word with this simple book/tool for each one of them.
The Red Stuff – A really solid 5-week small group video curriculum.
Prepare Go Live – Basically a LeaderTreks kit for a mission trip from start to finish. Includes everything you need, student journals, video and more.
Labels – this was a unique 2-week sermon series we did focusing on the labels we put on others and ourselves. I really enjoyed it, was one of my favorites we’ve done in our high school ministry.
Save the Planet – this was one of the few times we addressed environmental issues in our church. I was very excited to do this 3-week series, it ended with a powerful message that Jesus came to “save the planet” too.
Student Leadership Bundle – these resources, Help! I’m a Student Leader and Leaders are Learners student leadership edition are both powerful tools to help build up your core students.
99 Thoughts for Youth Workers -This was my first book, a collection of journal entries, blog posts and content created especially for the book. Short, simple, easy to read and hopefully process. I enjoyed the processing of writing it,
Small Groups from Start to Finish – my friends Matt McGill and Doug Fields wrote this book that tries to take on all of the ins and outs of small groups. Small groups are super messy – but super worth it. This book will be marked up and used as your launch handbook getting groups going in your church.
Stripped Clean – this is a new resource to help your students grow toward Christ and away from stuff. If you’re doing a talk on materialism, maybe use this as a companion guide.
Love Out Loud – video curriculum for your small groups talking about the most important topic of all: love. You can’t talk about it enough, and this material will encourage students to move from words to action. Good stuff from Doug Fields.
