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Want to know what to be reading? Here are some helpful references for ministry with young adults.
Anderson, David W., Paul G. Hill, Roland D. Martinson. Coming of Age: Exploring the Identity and Spirituality of Younger Men. (Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 2006.)
Arnett, Jeffrey Jensen. Emerging Adulthood. (Oxford, 2004.)
Bass, Diana Butler. Christianity for the Rest of Us.
Bell, Rob. Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2005.)
Bell, Rob. Sex God: Exploring the Endless Connections Between Sexuality and Spirituality. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006.)
Christopher, J. Clif. Not Your Parents’ Offering Plate: A New Vision for Financial Stewardship. (Nashville: Abingdon, 2008.)
Claiborne, Shane. The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006.)
Creps, Earl. Reverse Mentoring: How Young Leaders Can Transform the Church and Why We Should Let Them. (San Francisco: Josey-Bass, 2008).
Hayes, Mike. Googling God: The Religious Landscape of People in Their 20s and 30s. 2007.
Heft, James L. Passing on the Faith: Transforming Traditions for the Next Generation of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. (Fordham University Press, 2006.) (See especially sections two and four).
Henderson, Jim and Matt Casper. Jim and Casper Go to Church: Frank Conversation about Faith, Churches, and Well-meaning Christians. (Barna Books, 2007.)
Howe, Neil and William Strauss. Millennials Rising: The Next Greatest Generation. (New York: Vintage, 2000.)
Kimball, Dan. They Like Jesus but not the Church: Insights from Emerging Generations. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007.)
Kinnamon, David and Gabe Lyons. Unchristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity. (Barna Group, 2007.)
McLaren, Brian. The Church on the Other Side: Doing Ministry in the Postmodern Matrix. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1998.)
—. Everything Must Change: Jesus, Global Crises and a Revolution of Hope. (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc, 2007.)
—. Finding Our Way Again: The Return of the Ancient Practices. (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2008.)
Merritt, Carol Howard. Tribal Church. (The Alban Institute, 2007.)
Miller, Donald. Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality. (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc, 2003.)
—. Searching for God Knows What. (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2004.)
Parks, Sharon Daloz. Big Questions, Worthy Dreams: Mentoring Young Adults in Their Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Faith. (Josey-Bass, 2000.)
—. The Critical Years: The Young Adult Search for a Faith to Live By. (Harper Collins, 1991.)
Piatt, Mike and Amy. My Space to Sacred Space: God for a New Generation. (Chalice Press, 2007.)
Rollins, Peter. The Fidelity of Betrayal: Towards a Church Beyond Belief. (Paraclete Press, 2008.)
—. How Not to Speak of God. (Paraclete Press, 2006).
—. The Orthodox Heretic. (Paraclete Press, 2009).
Smith, Christian. Souls in Transition: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults. (Oxford, 2009).
Tickle, Phyllis. The Great Emergence. (Baker Books, 2008).
Watters, Ethan. Urban Tribes: Are Friends the New Family? (Bloomsbury, 2003.)
Wuthnow, Robert. After the Baby Boomers: How Twenty- and Thirty-Somethings are Shaping the
Future of American Religion. (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007.)
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