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Formation Resource Library

Men & Women

Youth:

✓Every Young Man’s Battle Workbook by Stephen Arterburn
Guys:10 Fearless, Faith-Focused Sessions on Issues that Matter to Guys by Kirgiss, et. al.

✓Every Young Woman’s Battle Workbook by Shannon Ethridge
For Young Women Only by Shaunti Feldhahn & Lisa Rice
✓Girls: 10 Gutsy, God-Centered Sessions on Issues that Matter to Girls by Kirgiss, Musick, et.
al.

✓Sex Has A Price Tag by Pam Stenzel
Video:✓Good Sex: A whole-person approach to teenage sexuality and God by Youth Specialties

Sexuality:
✓Body and Soul: Healthy Sexuality and the People of God by MennoMedia
Love Is an Orientation: Elevating the Conversation with the Gay Community by Andrew Marin
Love is an Orientation: Practical Ways to Build Bridges with the Gay Community participant’s
guide (use with DVD in “Videos.”) by Andrew Marin
✓Love is an Orientation: Practical Ways to Build Bridges with the Gay Community by Andrew
Marin DVD (use with participant’s guide above)
†Pornography: Lies, Truth and Hope by Linda Gehman Peachey MCC
Pursuit of Righteousness: single men and sexual desire by Nicholas Jefferson
The Secret Sin: Pornography: Keeping Ourselves Pure by Mennonite Central Committee
Sex God: Exploring the Endless Connections Between Sexuality and Spirituality by Rob
Bell
✓Sexuality: God’s Gift (Second Edition) edited by Anne Krabill Hershberger

Men:
Pursuit of Righteousness: single men and sexual desire by Nicholas Jefferson
Wrestling with God (a devotional/study for men) by J. Lorne Peachey and Gordon Houser

Women:
✓Courageous Women of the Bible by Linda Gehman Peachey
*Shalom Sistas: Living wholeheartedly in a brokenhearted world by Osheta Moore
✓SisterCare Facilitator’s guide (use with DVD below)
SisterCare Participant’s guide (use with DVD below)
Worthy: Finding yourself in a world expecting someone else by Melanie Springer Mock

Relationships:
Abuse: Response and Prevention: A Guide for Church Leaders. Our churches and homes
shouldn’t be places that hurt – MCC
✓!Created Equal: Women and Men in the Image of God by Linda Gehman Peachey – MCC
* Very Married: Field Notes on Love and Fidelity by Katherine Willis Pershey


​* For books with an asterisk, a study guide can be downloaded at www.heraldpress.com/StudyGuides.  
   You will find many more study guides for Herald Press books there too.
✓These are either written as curriculum or include a discussion guide.
†These items are available in Spanish; see “En Español.”


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Ministry Staff Office: P.O. Box 352, Kalona, IA 52247
  • Home
    • About Us
    • Central Plains Structure
    • Staff >
      • Executive Conference Minister
      • Ministerial Leadership
      • Formation Minister
      • Hispanic Ministries
    • Map of Conference
    • Congregations >
      • Illinois
      • Iowa
      • Minnesota
      • Montana
      • Nebraska
      • South Dakota
      • Wisconsin
    • Board
    • Committees >
      • Christian Formation
      • Outreach and Service >
        • Church Planting
        • Peace and Justice Task Group
        • Practicing Offering and Receiving Hospitality
      • Pastoral Leadership
    • Partners in Mission >
      • Agape Peace Center
      • Philip Friesen
    • Camps & Schools
    • Who are the Mennonites?
  • CPMC at Work
    • MC USA Delegate Resources
    • Publications >
      • Scattered Seeds
      • The Sower
    • Events >
      • Annual Meeting 2022
      • Healthy Boundaries Training
      • Regional Meetings 2022 >
        • Regional Meeting Resources
    • CPMC Covenant
    • New Ministries Fund >
      • Reports of Past Grant Recipients
    • Counsel on variance
  • Congregational Leaders
    • Pastors
    • Elders & Deacons
    • Church Council
    • Support for Conflict >
      • Facilitation Services and Donations
    • Pastor Openings
  • Mission Leaders
    • Racism webinar videos
    • Ecuador/Venezuela Partnership >
      • Story of the Ecuador Partnership
      • Personnel and Partnership Members
      • Quito Property Fund
    • Church Planting >
      • Developing Congregations
    • Travel Like Dave
    • Missional Discipleship Initiative
    • Islam and the Gospel
  • Formation Leaders
    • Formation in Worship
    • Formation Resource Library
    • Children and Families >
      • Faith at Home
      • Curriculum for Children
      • Shine
      • Resources for Parents
      • Protecting Children
    • Youth >
      • Youth Sponsors
      • Youth Curriculum
      • Youth SS Teachers
      • Mentor Coordinator
      • CO Resources
      • Helpful sites for YM
    • Adults >
      • Adult Faith at Home
      • Adult Curriculum
      • Teaching resources
      • Adult Spirituality
    • Shalom Readers >
      • Book List
      • Shalom Readers Adult List
    • Curriculum Evaluation Tool
  • Resources
    • Anti Racism Resources
    • Bible study Webinars >
      • Bible Study Webinars 2016
      • Bible Study Webinars 2017
    • Conference Documents
    • Christian Discernment
    • En Espanol
    • Immigration
    • Mennonite Links
    • Spiritual Deliverance
  • Contact Us
    • Contact form
    • Church contact info form
    • Donate
    • COVID Relief
    • Discerning Future Leaders
    • Sunday Speaking Information Sheet