Road trips create bonds that can never be broken. They teach us things we’d never get the chance to discover during youth…
Gen Z is a unique generation… it’s important that we understand the defining characteristics of Gen Z so that we can best…
We’re thrilled to share an excerpt from our latest book, Anxiety: Finding the Better Story, written by Liz Edrington
Target faces backlash for selling products from transgender designer promoting violence, drug use, Satanism
Education Secretary Cardona Claims Teachers Not You Know What Is Best For Your Kid?
Transgender influencer Rose Montoya has experienced a downtick in partnership opportunities after the boycott of Bud Light over its commemorative can sent…
Residents of South Shore are taking legal action against the city of Chicago over plans to turn a shuttered neighborhood high school…
10-months in a Russian prison later, and what a difference facing down a 9-year prison sentence in Russia makes
…what is revealed when they transition into adulthood is that they’ve only ever been veneered in biblical Christianity.
We are called to pass on the simple good news of the gospel as of “first importance”
A fitting reminder that moms’ primary identity, calling, and security is Christ—not motherhood or anything else
How Philippians 4 Equips Teenagers to Deal with Stress and Anxiety
As an English teacher employed in the SMSD for 15 years, I can no longer stay silent about the state of our…
The more teenage boys listened to sexually explicit music, the more likely they were to engage in sexting two years later
Here are a few reasons why finding your own community is so crucial
Remember that your ultimate goal is not just to keep your young people busy, but to help them grow in their faith…
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Growing numbers of American kids and teens are cutting or burning themselves, banging their heads against walls, pulling out their hair, and…
The first years of the pandemic saw a huge decline in high school students having sex, according to a government survey. Teen…
A brief biblical and pastoral introduction to understanding transgender in a changing culture
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Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast
Whether you consider yourself a Christ follower or not, these questions can seem like deal breakers
While purity culture gets the truth right, the approach and gospel elements it espouses are often wrong
Lively stories and illustrations explains why we can trust the Gospels as real historical documents and walks through the evidence for Jesus’ resurrection
We cannot parent in the same way our parents did when we were children. But the job description of a parent that…
Find a local healthy local church, overlook its flaws, work against your own selfishness and resistance, and become a contributing member. The…
Three Nigerian men charged after star high school athlete, 17, killed himself hours after falling victim to online sextortion plot: One of…
The most important thing a youth ministry can do is teach students how to read and study the Bible
By Mark Yarhouse. Navigating Transgender Issues in a Changing Culture
By: Mark Yarhouse and Olya Zaporozhets
Parent & Pastor resource guide on transgender issues
We are an organization fighting for parental rights and against schools radicalizing and sexualizing children
“A rational person needs to ask: why exactly are these people so insistent and eager to be indecent around young kids?
Forget the limo … teen takes a tank to the prom
If YOU want to reach athletes, here are some ideas to connect with that community
The current evidence base shows that around 80% of pre-pubertal children will outgrow their gender dysphoria during adolescence
Pass the Youth Protection Act immediately
Your graduates are where they are, predominately, because of their parents so why not shine some light on them during this season
If you would like the Launching Well graduate resource
A youth ministry that fails to balance the proclamation of proper belief with a call to pursue and live out the resulting…
Black children ages 5 to 12 are twice as likely to die by suicide as their White peers, and Black teen suicides…
This work lays the foundation for understanding how the environment shapes neurodevelopmental trajectories even through the teenage years
For you busy parents, caregivers and educators out there, we’ve distilled it down to 10 useful takeaways
Trans teen died from vaginoplasty complications during landmark Dutch study used to justify child sex changes
“If you look at the prevalence of cross-sex identification in young people and the arrival of the mass adoption of smartphones ……
Parents have a right to guide their child’s education and to know what’s being taught in the classroom
These students are more likely to attempt suicide and be victims of abuse
Pew Research Center asking teens – and their parents – about their experiences with and views toward social media
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learn to practice redemptive parenting where their children grow to see the world through a gospel lens based on biblical truth.
Years ago I developed my own camp planning check list
The heart of youth ministry is to help students grow in their relationship with Christ. We do activities and events to help…
They are watching to see if we really believe what we say. They are looking to see . . What it means…
3 civil challenges against the district and administrators: that the defendants took away the Willeys’ parental and due process rights, familial privacy…
Educating and equipping parents on how to respond
Time-tested norms on everything you need to know for a healthy ministry.
Religion and Spirituality in the Lives of Emerging Adults
Youth Pastors Ditch Gross-Out Games and Help Student Ministry Grow Up
Today’s blog is an excerpt from the upcoming book, “Ready for Real Life.”
Unpacking the Five Essential Soft Skills Great Leaders Instill in Their Students
YPulse’s Media Consumption report shows 65% of Gen Z and Millennials say they’ve watched a TV series in the last week—making it…
Two Ways to Help High School Seniors Transition to Young Adulthood
Their education has been stolen from them. Activists have spent the last forty to fifty years taking over education and transforming it…
We can’t warn our children against every scam and trap in the world. So how can we teach them to be wise…
Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper on this night to signify that this new exodus was about to begin. This act indicated that…
A new movie about a sex trafficking rescue operation that is based on the true story of a former federal agent
The number of minors in America receiving a diagnosis of gender dysphoria tripled from 2017 to 2021, with more than forty-two thousand…
One Man’s Devastating Struggle with Woke Ideology and His Battle to Protect Children
Outpatient help for kids with mental health issues is hard to come by in much of the U.S. As a result, hospitalizations are…
Allow me to offer three tips to hit your Easter visitor follow-up out of the park.
PHOENIX – One mother used an unorthodox method to get her son out of bed for Easter services.
This bill “would allow children as young as 12 years old to consent to being placed into state funded group homes without parental…
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Book: Raising Unselfish Children in a Self-Absorbed World by Jill Rigby.
Adolescent-onset gender dysphoria disproportionately affects females.
In a move even more disgusting than her botox-filled face, Madonna is heading to Nashville, NOT to fundraise for the families of…
Transgender teacher speaks out against ‘Naked Education’ show featuring 14-year-olds: ‘It’s just wrong’
Having students serve within the youth group can have a significant impact on both the youth ministry and the students themselves
How to help young people process the horrific school shooting in Nashville
3 keys to keeping your best adult volunteers over the long haul
Podcast: Walt Mueller with Nicholas Black
The legacy media have a preset narrative machine when it comes to mass shootings. That narrative machine takes into account the identities…
A 2022 study found that youth who identify as transgender are at the highest risk of “violent radicalization.”
The trans movement is targeting Christians
Two trans activists are demanding the end of the conservative ‘love affair’ with ‘radical religious schools’ in a response to the shooting
“Pharmaceutical marketers have noticed the power of patient persuasion and begun to leverage ‘patient influencers’ in brand campaigns,”
The “Trans Rights…Or Else” photo seeming to suggest that anyone who attempts to get in the way of trans people are at…