| Gemeentebou M Nel Orion, 1994 | 104 | 1994 |
| Four views of youth ministry and the church: Inclusive congregational, preparatory, missional, strategic M Senter Zondervan, 2001 | 97 | 2001 |
| Youth ministry: An inclusive congregational approach M Nel Malan Nel, 2000 | 93 | 2000 |
| Identity-driven churches: Who are we, and where are we going? M Nel, I Nell, WJ Schoeman, R Tucker Biblecor, 2015 | 69 | 2015 |
| Imagine-making disciples in youth ministry... that will make disciples M Nel HTS: Theological Studies 71 (3), 1-11, 2015 | 50 | 2015 |
| Congregational analysis: A theological and ministerial approach M Nel HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 65 (1), 2009 | 48* | 2009 |
| Jeugbediening:'n inklusiewe gemeentlike benadering M Nel RGN, 1998 | 46 | 1998 |
| Ek is die verskil: Die invloed van persoonlikheid in die prediking M Nel CLF, 2001 | 45 | 2001 |
| Youth ministry: An inclusive missional approach M Nel AOSIS, 2018 | 44 | 2018 |
| The connection between youth ministry’s division of evangelism and discipleship, and the lack of retention of youth in North American churches M Nel, KA Moser Verbum et Ecclesia 40 (1), 1-8, 2019 | 43 | 2019 |
| The inclusive congregational approach to youth ministry M Nel Four views of youth ministry and the church, 1-22, 2001 | 42 | 2001 |
| Rediscovering ‘disciplemaking’and the role of faith-sharing M Nel, WJK Schoeman HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 75 (4), 2019 | 35 | 2019 |
| Calling, is there anything special about it? M Nel, E Scholtz HTS: Theological Studies 72 (4), 1-7, 2016 | 33 | 2016 |
| Inviting and initiating youth into a life of discipleship M Nel Verbum et Ecclesia 30 (2), 99-109, 2009 | 31 | 2009 |
| The needs and perceptions of South African Grade 4 educators, teaching English second-language (ESL) learners LC Theron, M Nel Unisa Press 2 (2), 221-241, 2005 | 31 | 2005 |
| Youth ministry as a practical theology: Making a case for youth ministry as an academic discipline M Nel Journal of Youth and Theology 2 (1), 68-83, 2003 | 31 | 2003 |
| Jeug en evangelie M Nel NG Kerkboekhandel Transvaal, 1981 | 30 | 1981 |
| Generation X, intergenerational justice and the renewal of the traditioning process CL Seibel, M Nel HTS: Theological Studies 66 (2), 1-7, 2010 | 29 | 2010 |
| Analysing risk and resilience in the first sand tray of youth at a rural school L Ebersöhn, M Nel, T Loots The Arts in Psychotherapy 55, 146-157, 2017 | 27 | 2017 |
| Who are we?: Understanding and finding identity in the local church M Nel | 23 | 2005 |
