Youth Ministries category: 573 books

Messy Church is a fun way for people of all ages to frame a church community outside regular Sunday worship. There are stories, prayers, and singing, but there are also crafts using unusual materials—and they can be messy! And there’s food—a meal to share with your whole family—and it can...

This short, quick-to-read Canadian edition is structured in bite-sized sections covering the essentials of starting a Messy Church. It includes checklists, milestones, questions to ask a Messy Church you’re visiting, and “things we wish we’d known.”

The first and second books in the “Matilda Series” written by Susan Warner.  Set in the late 1800’s these books follow the story of Maltilda and her new life as a Christian.  Matilda deals with issues like, being misunderstood, having a heart of service to those in need, and dealing...

When New Orleanians ask �Where did you go to school?� they aren�t asking what university you attended but what high school. That tells a native a lot about you. For over 150 years, the Brothers of the Sacred Heart have educated the young men of New Orleans, giving them the opportunity to answer...

Continuing the tradition of 5 Minutes with Christ and 5 Minutes with the Saints, this uplifting book of meditations by members of the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) at the University of Notre Dame draws on inspiration from the Psalms, Proverbs, and the books of Wisdom in the Bible. These timeless...

No matter what type of long-term education a mother prefers, she can start to give her child a passion for books and a lifelong love of reading at home with Mommy, Teach Me to Read. The easy-to-learn and fun-to-follow reading programs and activities presented here offer a wonderfully rewarding way...

This collection of articles is written by some of the finest practitioners in children's ministry today. Each has a proven track record of providing training, help, and encouragement to those who serve children around the world. You'll find their insights understandable, valuable, and applicable. The...

Prologue by Max Dubois, Conducteur de Louange: "HaitianChantsofHope - Chants d’Espérance’s Greatest Hits, Songs, and Hymns" brings you a collection of the top hymns sung by Evangelical churches and Haitian believers in Haiti, Miami, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, France,...

What should I do next; grade the math test or tackle the laundry? Homeschooling at the Speed of Life gives busy homeschooling mothers a thoughtfully thorough resource for bringing order back to their home. In tune with today’s pace, the book provides basic home-management principles, teaching parents...

After the simultaneous death of her parents due to a car accident, ten year old Stella and her two sisters are orphaned. About a year after the tragic loss, Stella and her younger sister are taken illegally and by force, by a maternal uncle, out of South Africa and are brought to a foreign country where they suffer both emotionally and physically for nearly six years...

Young James loves to learn. When he meets a group of shepherds in the marketplace, he believes he has found his calling—and he joins them. In The Stone Carver’s Son, one miraculous, star-filled night will take a group of awestruck shepherds—and readers—on an adventure of a lifetime.

A way to engage kids with scripture stories, based on the Montessori method, to build a Christian education that endures beyond Sunday school. Children learn through play. Understanding this basic premise, Rev. Jerome Berryman adapted techniques from the Montessori teaching method to develop...

'Parents and Children' consists of a collection of 26 articles from the original 'Parent's Review' magazines to encourage and instruct parents. Topics include The Family; Parents as Rulers; Parents as Inspirers; Parents as Schoolmasters; The Culture of Character; Parents as Instructors in Religion;...

Hilaire Belloc was a poet, polemicist, and prose stylist without peer, but above all, an entire generation's mighty champion for the Catholic faith. He was a prolific historian who authored many important works such as How the Reformation Happened, Europe and the Faith, and The Crusades. The Essential...