Essential Resources
In our reading as the Activate High School Ministry staff, we’ve come to see the following books as essential reading for youth. For further reading on such topics, see our expanded list of Suggested Resources. Click on any of the titles to visit the websites or buy the books.
Sexual Purity
- Sex is Not the Problem (Lust is): Sexual Purity in a Lust-Saturated World — Joshua Harris
- Guys: Sexual Detox: A Guide for Guys Who are Sick of Porn — Tim Challies
- Girls: And the Bride Wore White: Seven Secrets to Sexual Purity — Dannah Gresh
Relationships
- I Kissed Dating Goodbye: A New Attitude Toward Romance and Relationships — Joshua Harris
- Sex, Dating, and Relationships: A Fresh Approach — Gerald Hiestand and Jay Thomas
Teens
- Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations — Alex and Brett Harris
- Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World —Edited by C.J.Mahaney
- Guys: Disciplines of a Godly Young Man — R. Kent Hughes and W. Carey Hughes
- Girls: Lies Young Women Believe: And the Truth that Sets Them Free — Nancy DeMoss and Dannah Gresh
God’s Will
- Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God’s Will — Kevin DeYoung
Developing Your Faith (Christian Living)
- Start to Follow: How to Be a Successful Follower of Jesus Christ — Greg Laurie
- Foundations for Living — Harvest Christian Fellowship
- Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God — Francis Chan
Deepening Your Faith (Theology)
- Essentials: Foundational Topics for Christians in Today’s World — Greg Laurie
- The Bookends of the Christian Life — Jerry Bridges and Bob Bevington
Defending Your Faith (Apologetics)
- The Case for Christ, Student Edition — Lee Strobel
