Partnering with Parents  

Our desire is to "Partner" together with parents in developing and equipping our students to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. Here are a few of the ways we work together.

Living with Teenagers:
Living with Teenagers helps parents go beyond just surviving the teenage years. Every monthly issue offers practical answers to real-life questions, all from a Christian perspective. Living with Teenagers helps parents develop a growing relationship with teens that guides teenagers toward responsible Christian adulthood.

Parent Dinners, Seminars & Conferences:
Dinners, Seminars, & Conferences will be offered periodically during the semester for parents to meet with the Youth Leadership, additionally there maybe seasonal conferences (i.e. "Understanding Teenagers").  The goal of these events is to keep you informed and provide you with a new learning experience.

Books

• Ignite The Fire by Barry & Carol St. Clair

• Boundaries with Teens by Townsend

• Boundries with Kids by Henry Cloud

• The Five Love Languages of Teenagers by Gary Chapman

• And Then I Had Teenagers by Susan Alexander Yates

• Up 2 U by Andy Stanley and Heath Bennett

• Empowered Parenting: Raising Kids in the Nature & Instruction of the Lord by

• Robert J. Morgan

• The New Dare to Discipline by James C. Dobson

• Christian Living in the Home by Jay E. Adams

• 30 Days: Turning the hearts of parents and teenagers toward each other by Richard Ross

• Adolescence isn’t Terminal by Dr. Kevin Leman

• The Smart Step-Family by Deal

• Dad’s Everything Book for Sons by John Trent & Greg Johnson

• Dad's Everything Book for Daughters by John Trent & Greg Johnson

• Mom’s Everything Book for Sons by Becky Freeman

• Mom’s Everything Book for Daughters by Becky Freeman

• Bringing Up Boys by Dobson

• Preparing Your Son for Every Man's Battle by Stephen Arterburn

• Every Young Man's Battle by Stephen Arterburn and Fred Stoeker

• Preparing Your Daughter for Every Woman's Battle by Shannon Ethridge

• Every Young Woman's Battle by Shannon Etheridge and Stephen Arterburn Mean Girls by Haley DiMarco

• What Kids Need to Succeed by Merton Strommen

• Shaping the Spiritual Life of Students by Richard Dunn

• Five Cries of Students by Merton Strommen

• Five Cries of Parents by Merton Strommen

• Five Cries of Grief by Merton Strommen

• Memory Makers by Doug Fields & Duffy Robbins

• Can We Do That? by Andy Stanley and Ed Young

• Small Group Q’s by Laurie Polich

• Everyday Object Lessons for Youth Groups by Helen Musick & Duffy Robbins

• Real Teens: A Contemporary Snapshot of Youth Culture by George Barna

• Reaching a Generation for Christ by Richard Dunn and Mark Senter

• An Introduction to Youth Ministry by Wesley Black

• Organizing Your Youth Ministry by Paul Borthwick

• Things They Never Taught You about Youth Ministry That You Really Need to Know by Todd Clark

• Purpose Driven Youth Ministry: 9 Essential Foundations for Healthy Growth by Doug Fields

• Youth Ministry Management Tools: Everything You Need to Successfully Manage Your Ministry by Ginny Olson, Diane Elliot, and Mike Work

• New Directions in Youth Ministry by Wayne Rice, Chap Clark & others

• Youth Ministry Nuts & Bolts: Mastering the Ministry behind the Scenes by Duffy Robbins

• Youth Ministry that Transforms: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Hopes, Frustrations, and Effectiveness of Today’s Youth Worker by Merton Strommen, Karen E. Jones & Dave Rahn  

• Understanding Today’s Youth Culture by Walt Mueller

• Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry: A Personal and Practical Guide to Starting Right by Doug Fields

• Four Views of Youth Ministry and the Church by Mark H Senter III., Wesley Black, Chap Clark,  and Malan Net

• Contagious Faith: Empowering Student Leadership in Youth Evangelism by Dave Rahn, & Terry Linhart

• Basic Student Ministry in the Kingdom-focused Church by Dwayne C. Ulmer

• Managing Youth Ministry Chaos by Mike Woodruff

• Help! I’m a Volunteer Youth Worker by Doug Fields

• Help! I’m a Junior High Youth Worker by Mark Oestreicher

• Help! I’m a Small Church Youth Worker by Rich Grassel

• Help! I’m a Small-group Leader! By Laurie Polich

• Tag-team Youth Ministry by Ron Habermas & David Olshine

• Partnering with Parents in Youth Ministry: The Practical Guide to Today’s Family-Based Youth Ministry by Jim Burns& Mike Devries

• 101 Ways to Be Family-Friendly in Youth Ministry by Tom Lytle, Kelly Schwatz & Gary Harthe

• 130 Ways to Involve Parents in Youth Ministry by Martin Nagy

• Parents’ Guide to the Spiritual Mentoring of Teens by Joe White and Jim Weidmann

Magazines & Journals

• The Youth Worker Journal by Youth Specialties

• Group Magazine by Group Publishing

• Go by North American Mission Board (NAMB)

• Living with Teenagers by Lifeway

• Their hearts' imaginations are evil - Genesis 8:21

• They can be honorable - Genesis 34:19

• Joseph's exemplary young life as brother, servant, prisoner, and ruler - Genesis 41:12

• Joshua's devotion for the house of God, and trust to take the land - Exodus 33:11

• Spied out Jericho - Joshua 6:23

• Fearful to kill - Judges 8:20

• Armor bearers - Judges 9:54

• They party and feast, like Samson - Judges 14:10

• Ruth didn't follow after young men, but was very kind - Ruth 3:10

• Their sin stinks to God - 1 Samuel 2:17

• Forced to work - 1 Samuel 8:16

• Saul was a young king - 1 Samuel 9:2

• David was a young challenger to Goliath - 1 Samuel 17:42

• Messengers - 1 Samuel 25:5

• Keep watch - 2 Samuel 13:34

• Rebel like Absalom - 2 Samuel 14:21

• Valiant and industrious like Jeroboam - 1 Kings 11:28

• Give awful counsel - 1Kings 12:8

• Frequent targets in battle - 2 Kings 8:12

• Weak like Rehoboam - 2 Chronicles 13:7

• Seek God like Josiah - 2 Chronicles 34:3

• For the pleasure of kings - Esther 2:3

• Care for orphans and widows - Job 31:18

• Sinners - Psalm 25:7

• Trust the Lord God - Psalm 71:5

• Learn from God - Psalm 71:17

• Declare God's wonderful works - Psalm 71:17

• Despondent - Psalm 88:15

• Grow prematurely old - Psalm 89:45

• Cleansed by heeding God's Word - Psalm 119:9

• Deal with persecution - Psalm 129:2

• Strong, fruitful, dependable, polished - Psalm 144:12

• Can gain knowledge and discretion - Proverbs 1:4

• Enjoy their spouses - Proverbs 5:18

• Can be completely lacking understanding - Proverbs 7:7

• Glory in their strength - Proverbs 20:29

• Joyful, cheerful, happy-go-lucky - Ecclesiastes 11:9

• Will tire and fall if they don't wait on the Lord - Isaiah 40:30

• Can bear the heavy loads - Lamentations 3:27

• Make music - Lamentations 5:14

• See visions - Joel 2:28

• Faithfully keep rules, as the young (but rich) ruler - Matthew 19:20

• Free to move about on their own - John 21:18

• Affect much action, like Saul at Stephen's stoning - Acts 7:58

• Can be excellent examples in word, conduct, love, spirit, faith, and purity - 1 Timothy 4:12

• Are tempted with lusts - 2 Timothy 2:22

• Ought to be sober and loving - Titus 2:4

• Can overcome the wicked one - 1 John 2:13

• Are strong in faith and in the Word of God - 1 John 2:14