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Abstract

Youth ministry scholarship over the past 20 years has offered an array of works impactful to scholars, parents, church leaders, and youth workers. Because of the growing number of robust writings, we have compiled an annotated bibliography intended to guide this wide range of readers in overview of the most impactful works for youth ministry scholarship and practice.

Author Bio

Jeremy Smith (DMin, Abilene Christian University) has served as the co-youth and family minister at Sunset Church of Christ in Lubbock, Texas since 2012. He has almost 15 years of experience in student ministry programs (children’s, youth, and college ministry). Dr. Smith is also a youth minister representative on the leadership team of Vocati, a Youth Theology Institute for Lubbock Christian University funded by the Lilly Endowment that is seeking creative ways to help high school students develop faith through theological orientation, creativity, and embodiment as well as helping youth develop a mission practice. He holds a Masters of Divinity from Abilene Christian University and a Masters of Biblical Studies from Lubbock Christian University. His thesis project was titled “Adolescent Spiritual Formation: Practical Theology as Filter for Youth Ministry.” Dr. Smith lives in Lubbock, Texas with his wife Leah Smith.

Steven Bonner (DMin, Fuller Theological Seminary) serves as the Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Bible, Undergraduate Department Chair, and Associate Professor of Christian ministry. He attended Lipscomb University where he received his BA, MA, and MDiv He received his DMin in Youth, Family, & Culture from Fuller Theological Seminary. He recently completed an MA in Conflict Management. His research focuses on adolescent psychosocial development, adolescent moral development, and the commodification of adolescence in youth sports; this research has been presented internationally. In 2015, Steven received a grant from the Lilly Endowment to create Vocati, a Youth Theology Institute, which he directed until 2018. Additionally, he served as the president of the national Association of Youth Ministry Educators, and has published "Understanding the Changing Adolescent" in Adoptive Youth Ministry and "Understanding Childhood Spirituality" in Along the Way. Steve and his wife, Amy, live in Franklin, Tennessee with their three children.

Walter Surdacki (DMin, Fuller Theological Seminary) serves as Associate Professor of Youth Ministry at Lipscomb University. He attended the Institute for Christian Students where he received his BS in Biblical Studies. He then attended Pepperdine University and earned his MS in Ministry. Following that he attended Fuller Theological Seminary where he earned his MDiv and his DMin in Youth, Family, & Culture. He served in full time youth ministry at churches in Torrance, Malibu, and Campbell, California before coming to Lipscomb University to train the next generation of youth ministers. His research mainly focuses on the intersection of technology and theology and helps parents navigate the different pitfalls technology presents through the adolescent years by conducting training at churches, ministries and schools internationally. Dr. Surdacki lives in Franklin, Tennessee with his wife Amy where he also serves as an elder at the Otter Creek Church. They have two adult aged daughters.

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