Les Christie: 11 books
When Church Kids Go Bad
How to Love and Work with Rude, Obnoxious, and Apathetic Students
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2008
You may have an amazing program and be well connected to your students, but that doesn’t always guarantee a problem-free ministry. Whether it’s the guy in the back of the room who’s always causing trouble, or the girl in the corner with a look of indifference, disruptive and apathetic students...
Despierta tu creatividad
Escuchando SI en medio de una multitud de NO
Language: Spanish
Release Date: April 23, 2013
Tener nuevas ideas para el ministerio juvenil puede ser agotador. ¿Has sentido que después de un tiempo te encuentras sin ideas creativas? ¡No estas solo! Les Christie te ayudará a explorar los escollos, trucos del oficio y los catalizadores de la creatividad. Este libro te desafiará a usar la...
Preguntas provocativas 2
Para hacer hablar y pensar a los adolescentes
Language: Spanish
Release Date: April 25, 2013
En este libro encontrarás una colección de “preguntas incompletas” que garantizarán que tus jóvenes se mantengan hablando, pensando y debatiendo por un largo tiempo. Les Christie, un veterano del ministerio juvenil, te ayudará a usar estas preguntas creativas para generar momentos alegres,...
Gimme Five
500 More Ways to Get Your Students Talking
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2009
With more than 500 prompts, Gimme Five is sure to get your students talking, thinking, and laughing as they name their five things—foods they hate, situations that make them cry, favorite television shows, and much more. You’ll find funny stuff, as well as hot issues and scenarios that’ll make...
Have You Ever . . . ?
450 Intriguing Questions Guaranteed to Get Teenagers Talking
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2010
Have you ever. . .? -Thought you were going to die? (When? Where? What brought you through it? - Been a teacher's pet? (What grade? How did you feel?) - Had a miracle happen to you? (What happened? Who did you tell?) - Said something you didn't mean just to be polite? (Why did you do it? What situation...
What If . . . ?
450 Thought Provoking Questions to Get Teenagers Talking, Laughing, and Thinking
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
How will your kids answer these provocative questions? What if. . .you could talk to you family about anything? . . .you could have one superhuman power? . . .you could grade your teacher? . . .You found out your best friend had AIDS? . . .you could exchange bodies with anyone? . . .you could ask...
Unfinished Sentences
450 Tantalizing Unfinished Sentences to Get Teenagers Talking and Thinking
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In the best-selling footsteps of Would You Rather . . . ?, What If . . . ?, and Have You Ever . . . ? comes Unfinished Sentences — another collection of sometimes lighthearted, sometimes poignant, and always provocative discussion starters guaranteed to get teenagers talking, thinking, debating....
by Les Christie, David P. Nystrom
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
When a youth pastor is preparing a lesson, it’s sometimes challenging to find a curriculum that really offers depth into the Scripture passages and goes beyond a cursory look at the text. A Youth Worker’s Commentary on John is the first in a new series of commentaries developed with youth workers...
by Les Christie, David P. Nystrom
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2012
Following the first volume of this series, A Youth Worker’s Commentary on John, Vol 2 digs deeper into the miracles and teachings of Jesus as told by John. Covering the remainder of John’s gospel, chapters nine to twenty-one, you’ll find this resource to be an invaluable aid for your message...
by David P. Nystrom, Les Christie
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
Christians wrestling to apply the teachings of Jesus to their everyday lives. Communities plagued by divisiveness and hypocrisy, with an emphasis on wealth and status. That’s the book of James … and the story of our modern lives.
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A Youth Worker's Commentary on James has the...
Cómo trabajar con jóvenes apáticos
Sobreviviendo a los insoportables
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 21, 2010
¡¿Cómo manejar a esos jóvenes que desbaratan las reuniones?! Ya sea el que se sienta atrás que siempre causa problemas o la chica que tiene una mirada de indiferencia, la apatía de los jóvenes puede entorpecer tu ministerio. No permitas que los problemas de disciplina te arruinen tus reuniones....