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From the brilliant St Luke’s range, 28 full colour card featuring a herd of delightful dinosaurs with an important message for kids of all ages: we all need and are capable of developing important skills such as safety skills, friendship skills, decision-making skills and good manners. For anyone working with children these are most effective and clear way of communicating really important stuff to kids who might otherwise struggle with the concepts.

From the brilliant St Luke’s Range, a set of 40 vibrant cards that help kids to recognise, articulate and value their strengths and good points. Thousands of kids – and the counselors and ministry workers who care for them – have testified to how great these cards have been in getting conversations started, in helping them to like themselves and others, and in building relationships.

Written for youth to read, Lisa Cox takes a piercing look at behind the scenes in the Media Industry. She shows the reader how to critically and independently evaluate the images and messages being pumped out by what we read, see, and hear in popular culture and the media. Lisa also provides advice on keeping a healthy body image while navigating and living within current culture.
A brilliant book for youth, youth ministers, parents and chaplains.

Dr James Dobson, child psychologist and counselor offers biblically based advise regarding the tricky and often fraught role of parent to a boy or teenager. It is increasingly understood that the parenting of a boy is (or should be) quite different to that of a girl, and this book offers strategies and theology for helping parents to provide the best possible soil for them sons to develop from.

A fantastic book ordered by school, churches and families every year for any children going from Grade 6 into the new and often daunting world of Secondary School. Full of information, advice and tips about what it will be like and the meaning of new terms and phrases. This book is a great way to help kids feel more prepared and secure about undertaking this major transition.

Jim Burns and Mike DeVries give is a practical guide to Family-Based Youth Ministry. Christian anthroplogists affirm that evangelism of only one part of a family unit can lead to alienation and relationship breakdowns. In this book Youth Ministry is regarded as a way to reach whole families, taking the light of Christ not only to the youth, but to the parents and family.
An essential element to healthy and wholistic Youth Ministry.

Stephen Covey, author of 7 Habits of Highly Effective people, turns his attention to the family, with the same insight, simplicity and practical wisdom. Strong family units don’t just happen: they need combined energies, ideas, talents and vision. Covey offers practical ideas to jump start your own path to creating a strong and cohesive family.

150 short Bible reflections to do with your famliy.
Each one offers a suggested reading, a comment upon it and a prayer. A simple and effective way to make sure your family spends some time, each day or each week, praying together.

By George Barna has conducted thousands of interviews with young adults and their parents to investigate what goes into the raising of a powerful and passionate Christian. Barna knows there is no one-size-fits-all answer but Barna goes along way to providing key concepts and skills that will strengthen and enlighten parents.

Highly Recommended by CTM and SU Children’s Ministry personnel, Melbourne specialist Brendan Hyde identifies the four primary characteristics of children’s spirituality: and then provides effective and inspiring ideas on how parents and children’s workers can observe and nuture these inherent qualities – thus allowing children to fully realise their spiritual capacity and relationship with the Divine. A very helpful and enlightening book for all who live and work with children.