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Websites

Websites provide a wide range of information varying in quality. Websites are useful for locating current news, information from various organizations, and opinions concerning a wide variety of subjects. Unlike books and periodicals, websites are not reviewed by any outside source or publishing body and must be carefully reviewed to determine legitimacy.

The Jessie C. Eury Library does not endorse any outside websites.

Youth and Family Ministry

Center for Parent Youth Understanding
A nonprofit organization committed to building strong families by serving to bridge the cultural-generational gap between parents and teenagers.
National Study of Youth and Religion
"The National Study of Youth and Religion is a research project directed by Christian Smith, Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame and Lisa Pearce, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill." Funded by the Lily Endowment, "the project is designed to enhance our understanding of the religious lives of American youth from adolescence into young adulthood, using telephone survey and in-depth interview methods."
The Princeton Lectures on Youth, Church, and Culture
Read the full text of these lectures delivered at Princeton Seminary from 1996 to 2012.
The Institute for Youth Ministry
Established in 1995, the institute "seeks to revitalize ministry with adolescents by helping the church integrate youth ministry into the total mission of the congregation and by encouraging a theologically rich approach to this ministry."
YouthMinistry.com
Created by Group Publishing, this site contains a variety of resources designed to help youth ministers and volunteer staff connect with youth.
YouthSpecialties
A blog sponsored by YouthSpecialties, a leading publisher of youth ministry resources and sponsor of youth ministry training.
YouthWorker
A resource guide created by YouthWorker, a leading publisher of youth ministry products.
YM360
Blog/Publisher
Fuller Youth Institute
Dr. Kara Powell, author of Sticky Faith, leads the Fuller Youth Institute "a team of researchers, creatives, church leaders and dreamers who believe in helping churches unleash the passion and potential of young people everywhere."