Reaching Teen Girls

Relating to young women in our churches and communities

Resources
Recommended Reading

Think back on your life as a teenager. 

For some that will be a few years, for others a few decades. However long it’s been, however different the circumstances or variables, today’s teens face similar challenges, but with an intensity that has never been felt before. Everything in their lives is public thanks to social media and cell phones. The world is smaller today with more opportunities—and challenges—than ever before. Women’s Ministries can play a pivotal role in the lives of the teen girls in their churches and communities. The resources below are intended to be a starting point for incorporating teen ministry into your WM programs.

Resources

Adventist Learning Community Course

This course provides insights into the needs of teenage girls, helping you to be better equipped to mentor them during a transitional time in their life and learning tools to create a safe atmosphere in your church for youth.

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gorgeous2god & A Rugged Journey

The G2G website and social media platforms offer a place for young women to ask tough questions anonymously and read encouraging and empowering articles to help them make healthy decisions. A Rugged Journey is the correlate for teen boys.

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A Rugged Journey

Getting Your Daughter (and you) Through the Teen Years

This document outlines helpful information for understanding the changes your teen girl is going through and ways you can support her.

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REAL Series

Real Love, Real Me, Real Friends, and Real Beauty are four seminars geared specifically toward helping teenage girls discover that God loves them and desires the very best for their relationships, their understanding of self, their friendships, and how they develop internal and external beauty.

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Recommended Reading for Mentors

Untangled:

Guiding Teenage Girls through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood

Lisa Damour, Ph.D.

Under Pressure:

Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls

Lisa Damour, Ph.D.

The Power of Encouragement:

Determinations that Define Your Destiny

Deborah Hill, Adventist therapist

Queen Bees and Wannabes:

Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends and the New Realities of Girl World

Rosalind Wiseman

Growing Young:

6 Essential Strategies to Help Young People Discover and Love Your Church

Fuller Youth Institute

You Lost Me:

Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church . . . and Rethinking Faith

David Kinnaman

Recommended Reading for Teens

Cherish:

Cultivating Relationships with Parents, Friends, Guys, and More

Vicki Courtney

Reflect:

Discovering the Beauty, Worth, and Wonderfulness of You

Vicki Courtney

Date or Soulmate:

How to Know if Someone is Worth Pursuing in Two Dates or Less

Neil Clark Warren

Me, Myself, and Lies:

What to Say When You Talk to Yourself

Jennifer Rothschild

Sex, Purity, and the Longings of a Girl’s Heart:

Discovering the Beauty and Freedom of God-Defined Sexuality

Kristen Clark & Bethany Beal