People ask me all the time for my top resource recommendations to equip students in apologetics and worldview. While there are many more quality resources than I can list, here's a few that I have either used, helped created or heartily endorse for either junior high or high school students:
BIBLES:
. This Bible has quick answers to the top 130+ questions students have about God, the Bible, ethics and other religions, as well as many other apologetics features spread throughout its pages.
CONFERENCES:
1. : A life-changing 12-day worldview training experience for students in Colorado, Pennsylvania- and Tennessee (ages 16-22).
2. : Weekend apologetics conferences tailored uniquely for students featuring leading apologists, thinkers and influencers.
3. : Two-week summer worldview and apologetics experience for high school students in Pine Mountain, Georgia.
BOOKS:
1. . Great introductory book on the historical Jesus and the reliability of the Bible. The 2024 version is even shorter and timely (Study guide ).
2. (J. Warner Wallace). Great stories and graphics.
3. Offers answers to the top 17 challenges by atheists (Free video curriculum )
4. . Practical guide to teach students how to defend their faith and engage others in spiritual conversations.
5. (curriculum )
6. (R. McLaughlin)
7. . A guide to help students think through tough ethical issues from a biblical perspective (study guide and videos ).
8. Other suggested books I have used with students: Mere Christianity, Love Thy Body, A Student’s Guide to Culture, The Case for Christ.
CURRICULUM (Youth Group and Christian Schools):
1. : Six 10-min sessions on evidence for the Christian faith, along with study guide and discussion questions (Download Youth Ministry).
2. : A 6, 12, 18, 24, or 32-week apologetics study for high school students in partnership with AWANA (video and study guides available. Sample video ).
3. : Engaging videos and resources to help students explore big questions.
4. : High school worldview curriculum for the Christian school classroom.
5. : Curriculum created by Frank Turek to go along with his classic book.
YOUTUBE CHANNELS:
*These videos are great to show in order to spur conversation with students:
1. Reasonable Faith :
2. Impact 360 videos. These are short animated videos on , the and the .
3. YouTube channel. How to study the Bible with the (short videos with discussion guide).
4. Other trusted YouTube channels for students to follow: , , , , , and .
SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS:
Noah Brierly (noahxboa) on .
on TikTok.
(Tim Barnett) on TikTok.
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