Best of Try This One, Thom Schultz

(Group 2006)

Wrote several ideas for youth groups.

book contributions

365 More Meditations For Teens,

Abingdon Press 2009

Provided 31 devotionals on parent-teen relationships. Writer-mom bonus: my two teenagers wrote four of them.

The Youthworker Book of Hope, Tim Baker

Zondervan Youth Specialties 2009

Contributed the chapter, “When You Feel Worthless”

Along the Way For Teens , Ken SIdey, Editor

(Jordan House 2007)

Wrote “My Wake-Up Call,” the story of a girl in my youth group who came to me when she found out she was pregnant.

Youth Ministry in the 21st Century, Rick Lawrence

(Group 2006) 

Contributed two of eight Tools sections—Everyday Faith and Parents—by writing a couple dozen creative and practical tips to provide experiences that reinforce the chapter’s principles.

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favorite reads       

It Happens: Dealing With the Everyday Stuff of Youth Ministry

YMpress

Wrote chapter on boundaries in youth ministry.

children’s stories looking for publishing homes

Bubby and the Baseball        
Boys, sports, overcoming challenges, humor

The Truth About Zumi                    
Pet adoption, dogs, family, humor

The Hamper Test                            
Sibling abuse, children of divorce, overcoming challenges

The Moose Magnet of Mat-su
Matanuska-Susitna Valley—a.k.a. the Mat-Su—Alaska, grandfather-grandson relationship, wildlife, humor

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Two Sides to Youth Ministry, Darren Sutton

Simply Youth Ministry, Everyday Youth Worker series

Contributed two perspectives:

  1. Same-gender small groups

  2. Working from a teacher-rotation system in a youth ministry

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Answers to Teenagers’ 50 Toughest Questions, Phil Bell

Simply Youth Ministry, Everyday Youth Worker series

Contributed two answers