The Lost Art of Shepherding Teens
This book came from stillness… not ambition. (Which is good, because ambition usually gets me into trouble.)
What I saw was simple, but not easy—our families, churches, and communities are full of teens… but a little short on shepherds.
The Lost Art of Shepherding Teens isn’t a long read (you’re welcome), but it is direct.
Maybe it says what some of us have been feeling for a while.
FROM THE BACK COVER
Shepherding teens isn’t about flashy programs, attendance numbers, or fancy speeches. It’s about presence. Patience. Faith in action.
In The Lost Art of Shepherding Teens, Mike Nygren draws on over fifty years of experience guiding, mentoring, and learning from young people. Through stories of mission trips, local ministries, and quiet moments of courage, he shows how ordinary adults—and even teens themselves—can shape character, nurture resilience, and cultivate a faith that lasts.
From a teenager returning to her elementary school to lead, to a seventy-year-old mentor witnessing the next generation rise, these essays reveal that shepherding is a calling, not a job.
Step into a book that will inspire, challenge, and remind you: the future of the church—and the next generation—depends not on programs, but on hearts.
Come. See. Lead. Rebuild.
