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This episode of The Rooted Youth Ministry Podcast features the reviewers of each category of Rooted’s 2022 Book Awards: Chelsea Erickson (Best New Books to Talk About with Teenagers), Tucker Fleming (Best New Books for Teenagers), Davis Lacey (Best New Books for Youth Workers), and Tracy Yi (Best New Books for Parents). Listen to hear the honorable mentions, as well as the award recipients, of the 2022 Rooted Book Awards! 

The Awards!

Follow these links to learn more about the 2022 Book Award Winners

Recommendations from Anna Meade Harris, Rooted’s Senior Director of Content

You're Only Human: How Your Limits Reflect God's Design and Why That's Good News by Kelly Kapic

Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri

BEST NEW BOOKS FOR PARENTS:

• Honorable Mention: Humble Moms: How the Work of Christ Sustains the Work of Motherhood by Kristen Wetherell.
• Winners:
  • Special Grace, Prayers and Reflections for Families with Special Needs by Elrena Evans
  • Raising Emotionally Strong Boys: Tools Your Son Can Build on for Life by David Thomas

BEST NEW BOOKS FOR TEENAGERS:

• Honorable Mentions:
  • Who Am I and Why Do I Matter? by Chris Morphew
  • Alongside Jesus: Devotions for Teenagers by Drew Hill
• Winner: Read This First:  A Simple Guide to Getting the Most from the Bible by Gary Millar

BEST NEW BOOKS TO TALK ABOUT WITH TEENAGERS:

• Honorable Mentions:
  • Faithfully Different: Regaining Biblical Clarity in a Secular Culture by Natasha Crain
  • Terms of Service: The Real Cost of Social Media by Chris Martin
  • Cultural Counterfeits: Confronting 5 Empty Promises of Our Age and How We Were Made for So Much More by Jen Oshman
• Winner: Jesus Through the Eyes of Women: How the First Female Disciples Help Us Know and Love the Lord by Rebecca McLaughlin

BEST NEW BOOKS FOR YOUTH WORKERS:

• Honorable Mention:
  • Spurgeon the Pastor: Recovering a Biblical and Theological Vision for Ministry by Geoffrey Chang
  • Understanding Family Worship: Its History, Theology and Practiceby Terry L. Johnson
• Winner: Authentic Ministry: Serving from the Heartby Michael Reeves

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