Youth / Teens Age Level Resources
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Click below to find training resources for the following: These resources are geared more to teaching youth than youth ministry in general. You might find the youth ministry resources page on the MinTools.com site helpful if you are looking for youth ministry helps. Also Read: What Today's Teens Really Need |
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Articles/Handouts, Hardcopy:Articles, Online:
- Youth Leader Training on the Go by Doug Fields - 52 reproducible 2 page handouts and 12 e-mail encouragements with training also audio on CD; much of this is more about youth ministry in general than simply teaching youth but you will find some of the topics helpful to teaching
Audio Recordings:
- Am I an Adult or Not? There's More to Being a Teenager than Just Growing Up
- Connect the Dots ... in a non-linear world
- Discipline with Youth: Preventive Discipline
- Effective Youth Bible Study
- Helping Kids in Pain
- Speaking to a Generation with a Short Attention Span
- The Focus of Youth Ministry
- Tips for Working with Youth and Handling Discipline Problems
Free:
- Youth Lesson Preparation and Presentation - by Aaron Davitch at the Children Desiring God Conference 2011 (scroll down on that page); The MP3 audio of these seminars may be listened to online or can be downloaded --Free! Handouts can also be printed for the seminars.
Cost:
Books:
- Engaging the Curious Mind - Innovative Techniques for Teaching Today's Youth by Steven James at the Northwest Christian Education Conference 2011 (#014 in the list, on CD and MP3; Click here for their PDF Order form.)
- Inside the Mind of a Teenager by Robert Wallace at the GWCEA, Greater Washington Christian Education Association 2008 (#170 in the list, on CD and MP3; Click here for their PDF Order form.)
- Teaching from Youth Culture by Kristy Bowers at the GWCEA, Greater Washington Christian Education Association 2007 (#18 in the list, on CD and MP3; Click here for their PDF Order form.)
- Teaching the Bible to Teens? by Dave Kerrison at the GWCEA, Greater Washington Christian Education Association 2006 (#110 in the list, on CD and MP3; Click here for their PDF Order form.)
- Teaching Youth Creatively by Greg Carlson at the 2009 Greater Chicago Sunday School Association Conference (#126 in the list, on CD or MP3; Click here for their PDF Order form.)
- What Questions are Teens Asking? by Mark Schaufler at the 2009 Northwest Christian Education Conference (#274 in the list, on CD or MP3; Click here for their PDF Order form.)
Book, Video, Group Training:
- Focus on Youth: A Handbook for Teachers by Dick Gruber (may be able to find it used)
- How to Do Bible Learning Activities: Grades 7-12 by Ed Steward, Neal McBride (may be able to find it used)
- How to Speak to Youth . . . And Keep Them Awake at the Same Time by Ken Davis
- Speaking to Teenagers: How to Think About, Create and Deliver Effective Messages by Doug Fields, Duffy Robbins
- Teaching That Makes a Difference: How to Teach Teens for Holistic Impact by Dan Lambert
- Teaching the Bible Creatively by Bill McNabb, Steven Mabry
- Teaching the Bible to Adults and Youth by Dick Murray
- The Youth Worker's Guide to Creative Bible Study by Karen Dockrey
- When Church Kids Go Bad: How To Love and Work With Rude, Obnoxious, and Apathetic Students by Les Christie
DVD Workshops:
- Teaching Youth with Confidence by Dr. Richard Patterson - Evangelical Training Association, 96 pages (Click here to see if you can purchase the book used on Amazon.com.)
Group Training at Conventions, Conferences: Resources: Videos:
- Jumpstart: Training Leaders for the Ages - Student Module by Phil Newberry
- Youth Lesson Preparation and Presentation - by Aaron Davitch at the Children Desiring God Conference 2011 (scroll down on that page); Video may be watched online --Free! Handouts can also be printed for the seminars.
Books:Worksheets:
- Controlled Chaos: Making Sense of Junior High Ministry by Kurt Johnston - deals with Jr. High Youth Ministry in general and not primarily teaching but teachers can benefit
- Junior High Ministry by Wayne Rice - deals with Jr. High Youth Ministry in general and not primarily teaching but teachers can benefit, particularly the chapters about their development
- Age Level Characteristics Download by Ministry Tools Resource Center
One of the nine age levels included in this resource relates to junior high students. For this age level you will find an introductory article about that age level, a one page overview of their age level characteristics, and a worksheet with the characteristics to use to assess one's teaching in light of their implications and determine steps to take to improve. The following article title represents this age level:
- Teach Junior High Students??? -- It's not the end of the world!
Worksheets:
- Age Level Characteristics Download by Ministry Tools Resource Center
One of the nine age levels included in this resource relates to senior high school students. For this age level you will find an introductory article about that age level, a one page overview of their age level characteristics, and a worksheet with the characteristics to use to assess one's teaching in light of their implications and determine steps to take to improve. The following article title represents this age level:
- Do High School students even know the definition of commitment?
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