The Grove Youth Series offers clear and concise explorations of Christian youth ministry. New titles are published quarterly in March, June, September and December.
This well-researched study, drawing on young people’s actual experiences, looks at the debates around the nature of well-being, and then explores both practical and spiritual resources in developing and supporting a sense of well-being. It is a vital resource for all those working with young...
It is often easy to talk about youth work without reflecting on the significance of the location in which the work takes place. And yet context makes an enormous difference to the challenges and opportunities that are presented.
This helpful study looks carefully at the issues, what Scripture says about money and wealth, and offers a range of creative resources to help young people address their handling of money.
This reflective study looks at some of the reasons why young people engage in risk-taking behaviour. It argues that developing an understanding of the underlying issues can enable more productive work with young people, and includes practical examples of how this is being done in a range of...
By exploring how having Muslim friends can influence Christians Andrew Smith opens up a discussion which seeks to find biblical resources to inform and shape encounters between Christian and Muslim young people.
After exploring the meaning of the term, this helpful study offers some biblical reflections before setting out practical approaches to building self-esteem. It will be a valuable addition to the tool-box of anyone working with young people.
This study suggests that the demonstration of Christian values lived out in the school as community, dialogue in the school as educational institution, and discernment in the school as a place of influence can form a vital element of mission alongside the work of the local church.
This study shows how the concept of restorative justice offers a way of being faithful to God’s concern for the restoration of relationships in justice, outlines its benefits and offers practical guidelines to its implementation in a youthwork context.
Empowering young people as theologians, interpreters and liturgists can create worship which, whilst still rooted in Scripture and tradition, engages with their world. This study explores the whys and hows and opens exciting opportunities for growth.
This informed study explores what the dangers are, how
young people use the internet, what safeguards can be put in
place—and how to respond if and when inappropriate use of the
internet does take place. The aim is to enable young people to
be safe as they are salt and light online.