Adult Bible Classes Age Divisions Teacher Training Resources
 

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Articles, Online:

• Bible Verses for Young Adults
• Does Sunday School Work for Young Adults?
• Four Keys to Keeping Young Adults
• How to Reach Your Young Adults
• Motivating Young Adults to Learn
• Ten Things to Know about Leading Young Adults
• Young People's Perception of the Bible

Books:

• College Ministry 101: A Guide to Working With 18-25 Year Olds by Chuck Bomar
• Shaping the Journey of Emerging Adults: Life-Giving Rhythms for Spiritual Transformation by Richard R. Dunn, Jana L. Sundene
• Spiritual Formation in Emerging Adulthood: A Practical Theology for College and Young Adult Ministry by David P. Setran, Chris A. Kiesling
• Sustainable Young Adult Ministry: Making It Work, Making It Last by Mark DeVries, Scott Pontier
• The Fabric of Faithfulness: Weaving Together Belief & Behavior During the University Years by Steven Garber
• twentysomething: Surviving and Thriving in the Real World by Margaret Feinberg
• Worlds Apart: Understanding the Mindset and Values of 18-25 Year Olds by Chuck Bomar

Resources:

• Young Adult Ministry in the 21st Century by Group Publishing - This is more of an idea book than training although there is some input on teaching young adults included.

Worksheets:

• Age Level Characteristics: Adults Module Download by Ministry Tools Resource Center
   
  

  Two of the four adult age levels included in this resource relate to young adults. For each age level you will find an introductory article about that age level, a one page overview of their age level characteristics, and a worksheet with the characteristics to use to assess one's teaching in light of their implications and determine steps to take to improve. The following article titles represent each of the age levels:

  • Paint the right picture when teaching College and Career age.
  • What young adults, ages 25-40, need as they try to navigate life's responsibilities and challenges
     
    (This module is from the Age Level Characteristics Download which includes 11 age brackets from infants to older adults.)

Articles, Online:

• Motivating Middle Aged Adults to Learn
• Scripture Reminders Middle Aged Adults Need

Books:

(These books can be useful in helping you understand midlife issues, the life experiences, and mindset of middle-aged adults but may also be good to recommend to people in this stage of life.)

• 40/40 Vision: Clarifying Your Mission in Midlife by Peter Greer, Greg Lafferty
• Game Plan: Winning Strategies for the Second Half of Your Life by Bob Buford
• Halftime: Moving From Success to Significance by Bob Buford
• Beyond Halftime: Practical Wisdom for Your Second Half by Bob Buford
• Lost In The Middle: Midlife and The Grace of God by Paul David Tripp
• Men in Mid-Life Crisis by Jim Conway
• Midlife Manual for Men: Finding Significance in the Second Half by Stephen Arterburn, John Shore
• The Best Is Yet to Be: Moving Mountains in Midlife by Bruce Peppin
• What's Next? Navigating Transitions to Make the Rest of Your Life Count by H. Norman Wright

Worksheets:

• Age Level Characteristics: Adults Module Download by Ministry Tools Resource Center
   
  

  One of the four adult age levels included in this resource relates to middle-aged adults. For this age level you will find an introductory article about that age level, a one page overview of their age level characteristics, and a worksheet with the characteristics to use to assess one's teaching in light of their implications and determine steps to take to improve. The following article title represents this age level:

  • To Dread or to Embrace? --That is the Question for Middle Aged Adults
     
    (This module is from the Age Level Characteristics Download which includes 11 age brackets from infants to older adults.)

Articles, Online:

• Effective Senior Adult Ministry?
• Motivating Senior Adults to Learn
• Old Age: What Saith the Scripture?
• Scripture Memory Bible Verses for Senior Adults
• What God Says About Getting Older

Books:

• An Age of Opportunity: Intentional Ministry by, with, and for Older Adults by Richard H. Gentzler Jr.
• Senior Adult Ministry in the 21st Century: Step-By-Step Strategies for Reaching People Over 50 by David P. Gallagher

Resources:

• Large Print Bibles
• Growing Older & Wiser (Lifeguide Bible Studies) by Dale & Sandy Larsen
• Joy Boosters: 120 Ways to Encourage Older Adults by Missy Buchanan
• No Wrinkles on the Soul: A Book of Readings for Older Adults by Richard L. Morgan
• Senior Saints: Growing Older in God's Family (Fisherman Bible Studyguide Series) by James & Martha Reapsome
• Talking with God in Old Age: Meditations and Psalms by Missy Buchanan

Worksheets:

• Age Level Characteristics: Adults Module Download by Ministry Tools Resource Center
   
  

  One of the four adult age levels included in this resource relates to older-aged adults. For this age level you will find an introductory article about that age level, a one page overview of their age level characteristics, and a worksheet with the characteristics to use to assess one's teaching in light of their implications and determine steps to take to improve. The following article title represents this age level:

  • Our senior adults need to feel important, like their contribution still matters --because it does!
     
    (This module is from the Age Level Characteristics Download which includes 11 age brackets from infants to older adults.)