Protestant Campus Ministry

Young Adult Resources

The young adult years, ages 18-36, are the time in a person's life when the most crucial decisions in life are made: those of education, career, family, morality, and spirituality. Thus, this age group is one of the groups most urgently in need of Christian influence and ministry. The following books are offered as suggestions toward preparing for such a ministry. Just click on an image or title to see further information or to make a purchase.

13th Gen: Abort, Retry, Ignore, Fail? by Neil Howe
The Abandoned Generation: Rethinking Higher Education by William H. Willimon and Thomas H. Naylor

After the Boom: The Politics of Generation X (People, Passions, and Power) by Stephen C. Craig and Stephen Earl Bennett (eds.)

Baby Busters: The Disillusioned Generation by George Barna

The Bridger Generation: America's Second Largest Generation, What They Believe, How to Reach Them by Thom S. Rainer

The Complete, Cross-Referenced Guide to the Baby Buster Generation's Collective Unconscious by Glenn Gaslin and Rick Porter

The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy by William Strauss and Neil Howe
Gen Xers After God: Helping a Generation Pursue Jesus by Todd Hahn and David Verhaagen
Generating Hope: A Strategy for Reaching the Postmodern Generation by Jimmy Long
A Generation Alone: Xers Making a Place in the World by William Mahedy and Janet Bernardi

Generation at the Crossroads: Apathy and Action on the American Campus by Paul Rogat Loeb

Generation X Goes to College: An Eye-Opening Account of Teaching in Postmodern America by Peter Sacks

Generation X: The Young Adult Market by Susan Mitchell

Generations Apart: Xers Vs. Boomers Vs. the Elderly by Richard D. Thau (introduction) and Jay S. Heflin (ed.)

Generations: The History of America's Future, 1584 to 2069 by William Strauss and Neil Howe (ed.)

GenX and God - A GenX Perspective by Kristoffer K. Cox
The Gospel According to Generation X - The Culture of Adolescent Faith: The Culture of Adolescent Belief by David K. Lewis, et al.
Growing Up Digital: The Rise of the Next Generation by Don Tapscott

Handbook of Young Adult Religious Education by Harley Atkinson (ed.)

Inside the Soul of a New Generation: Insight and Strategies for Reaching Busters by Tim Celek, et al.

Jesus for a New Generation: Putting the Gospel in the Language of Xers by Kevin Graham Ford, et al.

Losing Your Religion, Finding Your Faith: Spirituality and Young Adults by Brett C. Hoover

Make Room for the Boom...or Bust: Six Church Models for Reaching Three Generations by Gary L. Macintosh

Marketing to Generation X by Karen Ritchie

The Next Generation: Understanding and Meeting the Needs of Generation X by Gary Blair Zustiak
Preaching to a TV Generation: The Sermon in the Electronic Age by Michael Rogness
Reckless Hope: Understanding and Reaching Baby Busters by Todd Hahn and David Verhaagen
The Rock & Roll Rebellion : Why People of Faith Abandoned Rock Music and Why They're Coming Back by Mark Joseph
Three Generations: Riding the Waves of Change in Your Church by Gary L. Macintosh
Virtual Faith: The Irreverent Spiritual Quest of Generation X by Tom Beaudoin

Welcome to the Jungle: The Why Behind Generation X by Geoffrey T. Holz

Young Adult Faith Launchers by Debbie Gowensmith
Young Adult Ministry by Terry Hershey