If you’re from a small church or a small town, you know that youth ministry resources are so often geared toward larger youth ministries with staff or, at least, a budget for youth ministry.  Here are some resources written for the small church or that easily translate to your context for ministry!

Books

Help!  I’m a Small Church Youth Worker:  Achieving Big Time Success in a Non-Mega Ministry by Rick Grassel  (available from Cokesbury here)

Thriving Youth Ministry in Smaller Churches by Rick Chromey and Stephanie Caro (available here)

Single Digit Youth Groups:  Working with Fewer Than 10 Teens by Marcey Balcomb (available here)

Single Digit Youth Groups 2:  More Activities and Mission Ideas by Marcey Balcomb (available here)

Website/Blogs

www.smallyouthgroup.com – by Paul Kelly, a youth minister with years of experience who has discovered a passion for equipping and resourcing volunteers in youth ministry in small churches.

www.smallchurchyouthministry.com – Stephanie Caro writes for YouthMinistry.com and Simply Youth Ministry with an emphasis on small church youth ministries.