Youth Ministry Resources
We refer you to several levels of resource organizations:
1. For those beginning youth ministry:
- Youth Ministry topic in our Encyclopedia including basic bibliography
- CE’s TeamBuilder
- Center for Youth and Family Ministry - Fuller Seminary
- Denominational Resources (your own and others)
- Group Magazine
- National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM) a comprehensive networking organization that helps organize youth ministers all over the world in localized youth minister networks for support and to further the spread of the Gospel.
- Reach Out
- SonLife
- The Youth Builder
- Youth Specialties
2. For experienced youth ministers:
- the above resources can take you higher
- we hope this site can challenge your further study and use of challenging discussions to stretch the thinking of your students
- you may want to consider study by distance learning or nearby schools (see our Continuing Ed)
- develop local networks of youth workers and a local resource center
3. For directors of programs, trainers and professors of youth ministry:
In addition to all the above resources we refer you to three professional associations:
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AYME (American Youth Ministry Educators) (North America); produces journal and holds annual conferences.
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IASYM (International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry) produces journal and convenes bi-annual central conferences and off-year regional conferences around the world.
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PRYME(Pastoral Resources for Youth Ministry Encouragement) seeks to mobilize and encourage a network of youth ministry veterans who are passionate about young people and committed to supporting those currently serving them. Currently active in
