Best Books for Youth Pastors: Must Read Books for Youth Ministry (2026 Edition)

🚨 ➡️ The time ⏰ to grow a healthy, thriving youth ministry is NOW...let's work together! 🎉 Make sure to check out https://www.growyouryouthministry.com/ ⬅️ 🚨 *** Are you looking for 📚 books that will actually move the needle in your youth ministry 🍕✝️ and your leadership as a youth pastor? In this episode, we are presenting 9️⃣ books 📕 that don’t just inspire, but they reshape how you lead, preach, and disciple within your student ministry 🍕✝️. This is a great time ⏰ to compile your reading list for the year 🗓️ and this conversation 🎯 aims straight at the places youth pastors feel stuck and offers practical ways forward ➡️. ========= 📚 Books mentioned in this episode ⬇️: 📕 "Lead Like it Matters" by Craig Groeschel - https://amzn.to/4qAsFvk 📗 “Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart" by J.D. Greear - https://amzn.to/49m54Yg 📘 "Heaven" by Randy Alcorn - https://amzn.to/3LjgSma 📙 "Renovated" by Jim Wilder - https://amzn.to/4sMRLsX 📕 "The Reason for God" by Tim Keller - https://amzn.to/4js9P7a 📗 "Prayer" by Tim Keller - https://amzn.to/3YZkVXR 📘 "How Not to Read the Bible" by Dan Kimball - https://amzn.to/3LyCaw8 📙 "My Utmost for His Highest" by Oswald Chambers - https://amzn.to/3NbOa7c 📕 "So the Next Generation Will Know" by Sean McDowell & J. Warner Wallace - https://amzn.to/3LgJsEL ======= 👉 Enjoy the conversation? Subscribe, share it with a youth leader who needs fresh fuel, and leave a review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ to help more youth pastors find the show ❤️ ======== 😍 WE WOULD LOVE ❤️ YOUR SUPPORT 😍 If you'd like to help us make more videos like this & have it on your heart ❤️ to support this ministry, please consider going to our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/ministrycoach 🙏Thank you!🙏 ========= We love hearing from you all and we do our best to provide powerful and insightful content on a weekly basis to be that coach and mentor you may not have, but desperately need. If you have a story to share or have an episode idea, please 💻 📩 E-Mail us at MinistryCoachPodcast@gmail.com Thank you for those who have submitted! 🙏🙏🙏 ========= You may also enjoy these episodes: ▶️ Best Books for Youth Pastors - 9 Must Read Books (2020 Edition) ========= 📕 CHAPTERS:📕 0:00 - THE 9 BEST BOOKS FOR YOUTH PASTORS 2:14 - MUST-READ BOOKS FOR YOUTH MINISTRY (1) 6:08 - MUST-READ BOOKS FOR YOUTH MINISTRY (2) 8:05 - MUST-READ BOOKS FOR YOUTH MINISTRY (3) 11:25 - MUST-READ BOOKS FOR YOUTH MINISTRY (4) 16:32 - MUST-READ BOOKS FOR YOUTH MINISTRY (5) 19:06 - MUST-READ BOOKS FOR YOUTH MINISTRY (6) 21:10 - MUST-READ BOOKS FOR YOUTH MINISTRY (7) 24:13 - MUST-READ BOOKS FOR YOUTH MINISTRY (8) 26:49 - MUST-READ BOOKS FOR YOUTH MINISTRY (9) 30:24 - COMMUNITY COMMENT OF THE DAY Thank you @BeautifulWarriorPrincess for your comment! Also, thank you @lydialonglcnv for suggesting this episode idea! ========= 🔄 CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA 📱: Ministry Coach Podcast: Website: http://www.kristenlascola.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MinistryCoach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ministrycoachpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ministrycoachpodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ministrycoachpodcast Kristen Lascola: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/klascola/ Jeffrey Lascola: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grandmasterbengal/ ======= AUDIO / VIDEO GEAR (We used in this podcast): Camera 📸: https://amzn.to/3eWTTaS Lens: https://amzn.to/3dIeJM6 Memory Cards: https://amzn.to/38p6pxA Front Lighting / Key Lighting💡: https://amzn.to/2YX3v02 Accent Lighting in Background💡: https://amzn.to/3im1QsB https://amzn.to/3NdiQ33 Microphones 🎤: https://amzn.to/4awimQo Microphone Preamp: https://amzn.to/4bPhFml Digital Recorder: https://amzn.to/3eXmvkj Mic Stands: https://amzn.to/4bZA8MX #youthministry #studentministry #youthpastor *This episode is not sponsored. Some of the links are affiliate links which simply means, if you buy something, we will receive a small commission (at no additional cost to you) Thank you!*