Lately, I’ve been buried in the design and production of three brand new books from The Youth Cartel. This pushes our active catalog to 8 titles and we’ve got a lot more really exciting things coming pretty soon.
Practically speaking, that means that I’ve been heavily involved in designing covers, layout, setting them up to sell, and actually getting them printed and in stock.
The Picture Book Guide to Youth Ministry: Simple Lessons on Reaching Teens, Sustaining Your Soul, and Avoiding Ministry Meltdowns (Paul Records)
When you see the world of youth ministry–what you do and why you do it–in a new light, it gives you fresh passion. It helps you persevere through ministry struggles and clarifies your sense of direction. All youth workers, and particularly rookies and volunteers, need a reminder of who they are as youth workers. The Picture Book Guide to Youth Ministry is all about perspective: The best way to grow a healthy ministry is to be a healthy youth worker. Rather than having an emphasis on doing a lot of stuff in ministry, this book focuses youth workers on being the right person for ministry. With this fresh perspective you’ll gain insight, encouragement, and practical direction needed to better influence the lives of students.
Using a bunch of cheesy childlike illustrations, The Picture Book Guide to Youth Ministry gives youth workers foundational lessons on reaching teens, sustaining their souls, and avoiding ministry meltdowns.
The Zombie Apocalypse Survival Guide for Teenagers: 27 Principles of Wisdom When You’re Running for Your Life! (Jonathan McKee)
The Zombie Apocalypse Survival Guide for Teenagers isn’t a normal book. It’s not even a normal Zombie survival guide. It’s a story of three teenagers enduring and surviving against the odds, adapting where many adults failed. Not many teenagers survived “The Havoc,” probably because most didn’t acclimate and learn like these three.
So what’s the secret to their survival?
Good question. The answer lies in these pages, a journal written by a teenager named Chris.
Each section includes some discussion questions to help you digest what you just read. These questions will point to the Bible here and there for some wisdom that has stood the test of time: wisdom for surviving your real world.
Both are available now for pre-order. It’d sure mean a lot to me if you checked them out and picked up a copy. (And we’ve set-up some great specials to help you get them in the hands of your volunteer leaders or teenagers.)
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