Mike McGarry – författare

Do you feel overwhelmed at the thought of helping out with the youth ministry? What about the tricky theological questions that keep you and your fellow volunteer youth workers on your toes? Help is here! Veteran youth pastor Mike McGarry offers a practical, comprehensive tool to equip and encourage everyone involved with the youth of your congregation for fruitful, gospel-centered ministry to students. In a two-part approach, he tackles both the practical skills and biblical depth needed for effective gospel-centered ministry to today’s youth. He leads readers through essential theological truths they should be equipped to discuss with students and offers practical skills every youth worker should cultivate.Lead Them to Jesus offers insight into the religious worldview of Gen Z and illustrates how to connect the gospel to their questions and core desires. Not only are young people ready to discuss hard issues such as suicide, suffering, and navigating difficult relationships, they are looking for authentic leaders who are committed to speaking truth and investing into their lives. Written with volunteer youth workers in mind, McGarry prepares readers to go deep with students about what they believe and why. He also helps them think through the strategic role of fun and games and shares how to navigate conflict and cliques. Also included are chapters addressing the importance of partnering with parents. Lead Them to Jesus shows youth workers how the gospel shapes every part of how they do youth ministry and will get your whole team on the same biblical and logistical page.

Discover: Questioning Your Way to Faith helps teenagers explore their doubts and questions as a pathway to a deeper, more confident faith in God.Drawing from nearly two decades of experience as a youth pastor, Mike McGarry addresses twenty of the most common and pressing questions teens ask about Christianity. With honesty and clarity, he tackles topics like suffering, the reliability of the Bible, the relevance of church, and questions surrounding identity, showing that doubt isn’t something to hide—but an opportunity to grow.Written in a conversational and accessible style, each short chapter invites readers to engage thoughtfully with their faith and consider what God’s Word says about life’s biggest questions. Rather than shutting down curiosity, this book encourages teens to lean in, discovering that their questions can lead them toward truth, hope, and a stronger relationship with God.

At the core, what makes you “You”? Is it the way you look? Your family? Your accomplishments? The more you try to look within, the more confusing it can become. The good news is, your identity is a gift from God, not something you have to discover within yourself. For those who follow Christ, their identity is always secure in him.God created us to be his image-bearers, as icons who remind the world of his majesty and nature. When we discover our purpose in his big story, it helps us make sense of our individual stories. In Iconic, you will see how being and bearing God’s image helps you discover your own identity as a loved child of God and shapes your relationship with him, others, and yourself.