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Bergler, Thomas. The Juvenilization of American Christianity. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2012.
Brown, Peter C., Henry L. Roediger III, and Mark A. McDaniel. Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning. London: Harvard UP, 2014.
Dean, Kenda Creasy. Almost Christian: What the Faith of Our Teenagers Is Telling the American Church. New York: Oxford UP, 2010.
———. The Godbearing Life: The Art of Soul Tending for Youth Ministry. Nashville, TN: The Upper Room, 1998.
East, Thomas, ed. Leadership for Catholic Youth Ministry: A Comprehensive Resource. New London, CT: Twenty-Third Publications, 2009.
General Directory for Catechesis. Congregation for the Clergy, 1998.
National Directory for Catechesis. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2005.
Powell, Kara E. Sticky Faith: Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011.
Roberto, John. The Spirit and Culture of Youth Ministry. St. Paul, MN: EYM Publishing, 2010.
Singer-Towns, Brian, Dennis Kurtz, Thomas East, and Ann Marie Eckert. Effective Practices for Dynamic Youth Ministry. Winona, MN: St. Mary’s Press, 2004.
Smith, Christian, and Kari Christoffersen. Lost in Transition: The Dark Side of Emerging Adulthood. New York: Oxford UP, 2011.
Smith, Christian, and Melinda Lundquist Denton. Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers. New York: Oxford UP, 2005.
Smith, Christian, and Patricia Snell. Souls in Transition: The Religious & Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults. New York: Oxford Up, 2009.
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Winseman, Albert L. Growing an Engaged Church. New York: Gallup Press, 2006.
Throughout the document, you will see (RTV). This refers to the foundational document, “Renewing the Vision, A Framework for Catholic Youth Ministry” - a must read for anyone ministering in today’s Church.