Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Kristen Lascola from North Coast Church gives weekly insight and tips on how to grow the size and health of your Youth Ministry! With over 20 years in Student Ministry, Kristen shares her knowledge and experiences and frequently features guests from various ministries, churches and leadership roles so that you can use proven strategies to increase your impact from your leadership role. This podcast will help you grow your leadership skills, enhance your youth group, learn new youth group games, put on impactful youth ministry events, build a thriving volunteer staff, grow your influence and create a healthy environment so that you can help take the ministry God has you in to the next level. Hit subscribe and get ready to advance your youth ministry!
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Ministry Coach: Youth Ministry Tips & Resources
Best Books for Youth Pastors - 9 Must Read Books!!!
In this episode of the Ministry Coach Podcast, we talk about the 9 best books for youth pastors. These are all must read books that will change your ministry for the better. Kristen breaks down why she loves each book and gives a brief review on some of the things that each one added to her life and/or ministry. If you aren't much of a reader but would prefer to LISTEN to each book, sign up for Audible below and try these books out while driving in your car or going for a run or walk or hike or working out or whatever!
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Top 9 Books for Youth Pastors (Kristen Lascola's List):
The Bible....you already know this would be on there so we didn't need to list it but here it is anyway...
1) Purpose Driven Youth Ministry: 9 Essential Foundations for Healthy Growth by Doug Fields
*** Audible Version: Purpose Driven Youth Ministry
2) Controlled Chaos: Making Sense of Junior High Ministry by Kurt Johnston
3) Jesus Centered Youth Ministry: Moving from Jesus-Plus to Jesus-Only by Rick Lawrence
4) 200 Pomegranates and an Audience of One: Creating a Life of Meaning and Influence by Shawn Wood
5) Lead Like a Shepherd: The Secret to Leading Well by Larry Osborne
6) An Unhurried Life: Following Jesus' Rhythms of Work and Rest by Alan Fadling
***Audible Version: An Unhurried Life
7) The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible by Scot McKnight
***Audible Version: The Blue Parakeet
8) Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism by Timothy Keller
***Audible Version: Preaching
9) Gender Roles and the People of God: Rethinking What We were Taught About Men and Women in the Church by Alice Mathews
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BONUS: Jeff's Weirdo Alien Tripod Book Series :)
***The Tripods Collection by John Christopher
***Audible Version: The White Mountains
***Audible Version: The City of Lead and Gold
***Audible Version: The Pool of Fire
***Audible Version: When the Tripods Came
This episode is also available at our YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/ministrycoach
http://www.kristenlascola.com
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