Many people have asked me to identify and list the important resources available to church leaders, youth workers, and parents about the crisis of kids leaving the church following high school and what to do about it. So, I have complied the following list of must read books (no priority order; other than the newest 2 books are listed first.) I personally do not endorse or agree with everything in these books – so please be discerning and read them with a spirit of honest evaluation. But, do not be a critic either. We can all learn some very valuable lessons from the research and the viewpoints of these writers.
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1. Sticky Faith: Everyday ideas to build lasting faith in your kids by Kara Powell and Chap Clark. Published by Zondervan, 2011. ISBN: 978-0-310-32932-9
2. You Lost Me: Why Young Christians are Leaving Church… and Rethinking Faith by David Kinnamen. Published by Baker Books, 2011. ISBN: 978-0-8010-1314-0
3. Almost Christian: What the Faith of our Teenagers is Telling the American Church by Kenda Creasy Dean. Published by Oxford, 2010. ISBN: 978-0-19-531484-7
4. The Next Christians: How a New Generation is Restoring the Faith by Gabe Lyons. Published by Doubleday, 2010. ISBN: 978-0-385-52984-6
5. Together: Adults and Teenagers Transforming the Church by Jeff Baxter. Published by Zondervan, 2010. ISBN: 978-0-310-57874-1
6. The Greenhouse Project: Cultivating Students of Influence by Mike Calhoun & Mel Walker. Published by Word of Life, 2009. ISBN: 978-1-935475-00-2
7. Lost and Found: The Younger Unchurched and the Churches that Reach Them by Ed Stetzer, Richie Stanley and Jason Hayes. Published by B&H Publishing, 2009. ISBN: 978-0-8054-4878-8
8. Already Gone: Why your Kids Will Quit Church and What You Can do to Stop It by Ken Ham & Britt Beemer. Published by Master Books, 2009. ISBN: 978-9-89051-529-7
9. reThink: Decide for Yourself – Is Student Ministry Working? by Steve Wright and Chris Graves. Published by InQuest Publishing, 2008. ISBN: 978-1-931548-69-4
10. Essential Church? Reclaiming a Generation of Dropouts by Thom Rainer & Sam Rainer III. Published by B&H Publishing Group, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-8054-4392-9
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