Student Resources
At Bethany Church, we want to help give resources to encourage spiritual & emotional growth but the inclusion of these resources does not imply endorsement or agreement on every topic discussed.
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Youtube Channels
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Cross Examined (Evidence for Christianity/Doubt)
Sean McDowell (Evidence for Christianity/Doubt)
Ramsey Show Highlights (Money, Relationships & Career)
Ken Colman (Career/Professionalism)
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Devotionals​​
My Utmost for His Highest - Oswald Chambers
New Morning Mercies - Paul David Trip
Alongside Jesus - Devotional for Teenagers
How to Spend Time with God (Use this to grow your relationship with God)
Voice of the Martyrs App iOS | Android - Learn powerful stories of persecuted Christians around the world and pray for them daily so you can grow a courageous, global faith.
One Minute Pause - iOS | Android
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Mental Health
F.A.S.T.E.R. Self Awareness & Regret Prevention Tool - Use this tool to help you stay connected to Jesus, stay connected to those that we love, grow in self-awareness, & avoid the regrets in our life.
Who I Am in Christ - Dr. Niel T. Anderson // Ever feel like you don't belong or don't matter? This resource can remind us of the truth of who we are in Christ so we can replace those lies with unshakable truth, even on the hardest of days.
Freedom Fight App - iOS | Android // Freedom Fight is a free porn addiction recovery/discipleship app for guys and girls that is biblically based, scientifically informed, gospel centered, and effective.
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Podcasts
​Mental Health
Pure Desire Ministries Podcast (equipping parents to have biblical based & clinical informed conversations about sexuality & unwanted sexual behavior)
Dr. John Delony Show (A caller driven show on relationships & mental health challenges)
Wild at Heart (Discover the heart of God, recover one’s heart, & learn to live in God’s kingdom)
​Career/Professionalism​
Dave Ramsey Show (Biblical principles about finances, relationships, & career)
Ken Coleman Show (Finding your career/calling)
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​Leadership
Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast (helping you grow in business & church leadership)
Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast (helping you grow in life & leadership)
Apologetics/Evidence for Christianity​
Cross Examined Podcast (Defending Christianity/Doubt)
Spiritual Development
John Mark Comer Teachings (Bridgetown Church)
Theology in the Raw - Preston Sprinkle (Biblical & grace-filled conversations about cultural issues & taboo topics)
Becoming Something (Young adult podcast about becoming a person more like Jesus)s
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Tik Tok
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Sean McDowell (Evidence & tough questions for Christianity)
Cross Examined (Evidence & tough questions for Christianity)
Ken Colman (Don’t know what you’re doing after high school or for a career? Listen to this)
George Kamel (Want to become a millionaire & not fall for money mistakes? Listen to this)
Ramsey Solutions (Money, Relationships & Career)
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Books
Emotional/Spiritual Health
Wild at Heart - John Eldridge
Redefining Anxiety - John Delaney
Emotional Healthy Spirituality - Pete Scazzero
Unwanted: How Our Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Path to Healing - Jay Stringer
Captivating - John Eldridge & Stasi Eldridge
Boundaries - Henry Cloud and John Townsend
Crazy Love - Francis Chan
Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis
The Life of the Beloved - Henry Nouwen
Celebration of Discipline - Richard Foster
Don't Waste Your Life - John Piper
Ruthless Elimination of Hurry - John Mark Comer
Soul Care - Rob Reimer
Fathered by God - John Eldridge
Defending Faith/Apologetics
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The Case for Christ - Lee Stroebel
Is God a Moral Monster?: Making sense of the Old Testament God - Paul Copan
I Don't Have Enough Faith To be an Atheist - Frank Turek
The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism - Tim Keller
Page turners (Fiction & NonFiction)
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The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis
The Shack - William P. Young
What If It's True?: A Storyteller's Journey with Jesus - Charles Martin
The Hiding Place - Corrie Ten Boom
Tortured for Christ - Richard Wurmbrand
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Books to read before you graduate H.S.
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Total Money Makeover - Dave Ramsey
Adulting 101 Part 1 and Part 2 - Josh Burnett & Pete Hardesty
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Relationships
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Single, Dating, Engaged, Married - Ben Stewart
5 Love Languages - Gary Chapman
Sacred Marriage - Gary Thomas
Sex, Jesus, and the Conversation the Church Forgot - Mo Isom
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(Discover the heart of God, recover one’s heart, & learn to live
in God’s kingdom)