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The greatest opportunity for the gospel may be for the church to reach one of the largest unreached groups in the US and the world: teens with trauma and disability. While awareness of disability and mental health has grown in recent decades, the church has fallen behind the culture in engaging...

Youth ministry is hard! Growing up in youth group and seminary training cannot prepare you for the real-life experience of being on the job. If you are feeling the weight of responsibility for the spiritual development of teenagers, take some time to learn from a veteran youth pastor. In 10 Mistakes I Made in Youth Ministry, Eatmon shares some of his mistakes in hopes of encouraging the next generation of youth pastors to learn from his missteps so they can lead young people with wisdom and grace.

God invites you to love him with all of who you are. But what does that actually look like when following Jesus feels hard, and the questions you face are overwhelming? In All Your Life, Lina AbuJamra candidly addresses the hard things about following Jesus as she shares insights for building a...

Find God's peace in today's anxious world with this year-long journey through the Bible. Today's teenagers are all too familiar with fear, anxiety, polarization, and performance pressure. The demands of an increasingly virtual world coupled with the instability of a culture of outrage and angst...

Read by the author. With just five simple habits, you can shape an environment where your kids grow confident, resilient, and ready to face the challenges, dangers, and opportunities of an ever-changing online world. Childhood today looks very different than it used to. Smartphones, AI, and...

Quantum L.E.A.P. by Guy Vallee is a heartfelt and deeply honest guide to youth ministry, leadership, and transformational relationships. Drawing from decades of real-life experience, Vallee shares powerful stories, hard-earned wisdom, and practical insights on how love, prayer, mentorship, and authentic community can shape the lives of young people. More than a ministry manual, this audiobook is a compelling invitation to lead with compassion, courage, and purpose in a world where today’s youth are searching to be truly seen, known, and loved.

Each generation has had their ministerial focus. Many have witnessed the focus on Millennials as well as Generation Z. We are now in a time where the next generation (Generation Alpha) are just now old enough to enter student ministries. And just as we have seen a need for how to effectively reach millennials and Generation Z, Generation Alpha has their own unique needs. They are a generation raised exclusively in the technological age, where the decisions they make today can potentially follow them into adulthood.

In a world filled with noise, students hear countless voices—entertaining them, distracting them, and shaping their beliefs in ways that pull them further from the truth. They are the most connected generation in history, yet they feel more alone than ever. Anxiety, self-harm, identity struggles, and hopelessness are becoming the norm. But there is one thing missing—a third voice. The third voice is the mentor, the guide, the spiritual leader who speaks life, truth, and biblical wisdom into the next generation.

If you’re wondering if God is still working in this world through his Word, his Son, and his Church to transform lives, heal wounds, clarify confusion, and change futures, look no further than Kyla Gillespie. Kyla is a Canadian-born biological female who realized at a young age that she was drastically different from other girls. The teen years proved particularly difficult as she navigated a broken family, a passion for hockey, taking her first drink, and a struggle with gender dysphoria and same-sex attraction—all while wondering what it might mean to follow Christ.

A heartwarming spiritual children’s novel that gently guides young listeners through grief, healing, and hope. When nine-year-old Mia Grace loses someone she loves, her world suddenly feels colorless. Everything changes when her children’s minister gives her a small notebook called The Garden of Feelings. Inside are six pages labeled Sadness, Anger, Confusion, Fear, Loneliness, and Hope, each waiting to be explored and understood. As Mia learns about the different emotions that grow during grief, she discovers that these feelings are like a garden that needs care, patience, and kindness.

In this life-changing audiobook, author and pastor Steven Furtick shares six mindsets that will help you get from who you are today to where God is taking you. Featuring an ensemble performance by Steven Furtick and his children—Elijah, Graham, and Abbey—this author-read audiobook speaks...

As both a pastor and a parent, Cameron S. Shaffer is alarmed by the mass exodus of young people from the church over the past couple decades. The rise of the Nones and exvangelicals is clear evidence that our current children's and youth ministry practices are ineffective and must change if we want to stem the tide of dechurching. Whatever we're doing now is not creating lifelong disciples.

The world doesn’t need more boys who drift into adulthood. It needs warriors—godly men forged with conviction, courage, and Christlike strength. In an age where manhood is confused, and culture diminishes the role of fathers and sons; Iron Academy presents a radically biblical blueprint for raising young men who live with purpose and fight for what matters most. Drawing from more than a decade of transforming boys into leaders, educator and founder Alan Hahn lays out a proven, countercultural model for building men who love God, serve others, and stand strong in a world that bends.

"God I Give You My Heart" is a powerful Christian faith-based story devotional journey that follows men and woman who are transformed by saving grace of Jesus Christ. After living lives of partying, emotional wounds, broken identity and spiritual emptiness they discover the life changing power of surrender prayer forgiveness and discipline. Through mentorship, scriptures, faith community, and personal encounter with God they learn break free from the cycle of temptation, pain, and spiritual warfare turning their hearts, habits and purpose towards God plan.

What if we stopped trying to ‘fix’ kids whose behavior doesn’t meet expectations—and started digging beneath their behavior to see what they really need? Some children have big emotions, loud voices, or reactions that catch adults off guard. Whether they’re neurodivergent, have a disability, or have experienced trauma, their behavior often reflects a deeper story—not defiance.

Today's youth face immense challenges, and their role within church communities is often undervalued. Don't Despise Our Youth by David A. Washington offers a powerful call to action to transform youth ministry into a platform where young people are empowered to lead, thrive, and serve alongside their church.

Preaching to teenagers can be a terrifying prospect. Tom French, an experienced youth communicator, will give you everything you need to craft Bible talks that engage and challenge young people while pointing them to the love of God in Jesus. This fun, listenable, and incredibly practical step-by-step guide for writing and giving Bible talks is the ideal book for new youth leaders just getting started, youth pastors looking for a refresher, or old hands wanting to know how to speak to young people. From the ten-minute talk to the long-form sermon, this book shows you what to do.

How to Teach Kids Theology by Sam Luce and Hunter Williams takes the deep truths of the Christian faith and gives practical, actionable direction for sharing them with children.

In today’s fast-paced, pressure-filled world, many young people feel misunderstood, uninformed, and overlooked. Too often, they are taught how to blend in—but rarely are they shown how to stand out with character, confidence, and purpose.

In a world where young people are increasingly disconnected from traditional religious institutions and influenced by social media, Faithful Futures offers church leaders a lifeline: practical, research-based tools to engage Gen Z and Gen Alpha in meaningful conversations about faith. This book provides actionable strategies that build trust and foster belonging in today's rapidly changing cultural landscape.