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9 Leadership Principles You Need...
Leadership. Without it organizations crumble, potential is never met, people are left puzzled and frustrated, and everything suffers
What Happens When A Teenager...
These three simple steps can help (re)set a foundation for teens– or anyone dealing with loss.
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Five Steps To Teach Students To Be...
We are often emotional more than rational beings
Get Inside Your Adolescent’s...
To effectively counsel teens about dangers associated with substance use, think in developmental terms
The Social Life Of The App Addicted...
Infographic on teens being addicted to social media. Practical and insightful. The Social Life of the App Addicted…
Video: Real Communication With Your...
‘Real Communication with Your Teenager.’ Click here for link to video
We Need More Risk Takers In Youth...
The Bible is filled with stories of risk takers who were willing to lose it all so that God’s name and fame…
Sometimes The Victim Is Also The...
Students anonymously posted something mean about themselves online
Third Of College Kids Think ADHD...
29% of students at nine U.S. colleges thought that stimulant medications, such as Ritalin and Adderall, boost school performance.
Twenty Percent Of U.S. Teens May...
More than 13,000 U.S. teens finds that as many as one in five may have suffered a concussion, and contact sports might…
12 Ways To Really Love Your...
Everything we do should begin and end with love.
Thousands of Christian Women Take a...
Praying for racial unity, ending abortion, and critiquing feminism.
The Rise Of Drone Crime And How...
Drone with a lunchbox full of drugs…
Energy Drink Leaves Father With...
Too much consumption of energy drinks almost cost them everything.
New Book By Timothy Eldred Alone...
Tells the story of aloneness and untangles the many lies of life..
What Exactly Is NextGen?
What if the kids ministry and student ministry began to align around the same outcomes for parents, volunteers and kids?
The #1 Thing I Tell People Who Want...
So many people come into Youth Ministry disillusioned as to the reality of what ministry really is. They know they
Seeking The Spotlight In Youth...
Jesus spent His life pursuing faithfulness rather than fame. How would things change if we did the same
Resolving Conflict With Your...
Three Powerful Questions to Unlock the Heart of Your Teen
Flashback: Helping Parents Train Up...
7 great ideas you can use to help parents train their children spiritually
Life Norms And The Effects On Faith...
They want to make the most of their opportunities and see a purpose for existing beyond themselves.
Subtle Ways Today’s Culture Has...
Culture pushes us to focus more on our appearance than our reality
STDs At An All Time High… Again
Last Tuesday the CDC announced “the highest number of these sexually transmitted diseases ever reported”
Toxic Church Environments
God uses messy and flawed human beings throughout history to inspire, love and help others discover the amazing promises of the gospel.
Surviving The Ups And Downs Of...
Fellow youth workers, we are doing good work whether or not we can see that goodness
What’s Hot?
A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies
Online Friendships Matter As Much...
Teens gain the same personal benefits through online friendships as face-to-face relationships
Booze Often Glorified On YouTube...
If kids only watched YouTube for insights into drinking, they’d get a very slanted view, new research shows
How Americans Pray
Praying for “a sense of peace” those with children under the age of 18 pray this the most
How Teens Spend Their After-School...
The most common after-school activity for any child is still doing homework 65%
1/3 Of Pop Up Notifications Make...
Automated alerts were found to have the biggest impact, although work related messages came in second
The Problem Of Approval In Your...
Deep down we want to be liked. Even if you are okay with people being mad at you, you still want people…
One In Four girls is depressed at...
New research shows a quarter of girls (24%) and one in 10 boys (9%) are depressed at age 14
Helping Young People Process Las...
We know this is not easy, so we’ve put together a few next-step resources you can utilize
Las Vegas: The Reality Of Fear And...
What do I do when the monster under the bed becomes a real-life monster wielding an arsenal of guns, or is threatening…
Evaluating Your Student Ministry
Get to the Next Level Using This Evaluation Process
5 Principles To Reach The Next...
In this fast-paced world, the road to reaching youth has a slower speed limit…earning the right to share the gospel with students.
Your Job Doesn’t Define You
“Define yourself as one radically loved by God. This is your true self, every other identity is an illusion.”
Finding Your True Identity In Youth...
Culture changes..don’t let your weak areas or underlying insecurities drive your identity as a leader
Student Leadership Ministry Team
11 People you need on a student ministry leadership team
3 Student Ministry Opportunities
Here are three practical ways to give teenagers opportunities to lead
Collaborative Youth Ministry
If your mission is to get students to come to you, then you are not fulfilling God’s plan.
TV/Video Games In Bedroom Can Lead...
When a child has a TV or video games in their bedroom, negative consequences may happen
Parental Arguments In Front Of Kids...
Parents arguing oK, as long as the parents handle disagreements in a constructive way.
Teens Moods, But Not Depression,...
Friends’ moods can affect an individual suggests that both good and bad moods can be ‘picked up’ from friends, but depression can’t.
New Sexually Explicit Cartoon On...
Cartoon about teenagers whose lives have been upended by the wonders and horrors of puberty
Flashback: Why Youth Pastors Leave&...
I think most Youth Pastors who leave, leave too soon
Apps Stirring Up Trouble In Schools
From teen hookups to live streaming, this year’s hottest social media can lead kids to risky behavior
Should Your Kid Have Snapchat?
Should Your Kid Have Snapchat? 5 Tips for Parents Raising Teens in the Digital Age
Is Snapchat And Snapmaps Safe?
It’s the number one app kids use, and it’s the number one app parents ask me about
6 Ways To Keep Their Attention
When speaking to teenagers, it can be hard to keep their attention. Their attention span can be small
10 Reasons Why Parents Make Great...
Parents as youth workers. Does the sound of that idea make you quake in your Vans?
Must See Movie: Mully October 3-5
Mully, 28 years of rescuing thousands of outcast orphans and raising them as his own children
Start Talking To Your Children...
“Will I Rob My Child’s Innocence If I Start Talking about the Dangers of Porn?”
The Streetlights App
Students study the Bible through creative audio presentations of various biblical texts set to musical tracks
Snoop Dogg Is Releasing A Gospel...
This Is Why the Local Church Should Care
A Drunk Driver Killed Their...
It shows the difference Jesus brings in the most tragic, unimaginable circumstances
Millennials Want To Live Within...
Living within walking distance of their parents or in-law’s is “extremely or very important” to them
How To Raise Successful Kids...
Video:” I think some parents are…creating a failure to launch kids toward responsible adulthood.
Teens Postponing Traditional...
U.S. teenagers are maturing more slowly than past generations, postponing behaviors such as drinking, having sex, going on dates, holding part-time jobs,…
Kids Praised As Smart May Be More...
Children who are praised for being smart not only are quicker to give up in the face of obstacles, they also are…
What’s Hot
A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies.
Book: iGen
Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up..Less Happy–and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood–and What That Means for the Rest of Us
20 Retreat Hacks
Many of you have a retreat coming up this fall here are 20 hacks you could still use to enhance your time…
Why Kids Need Exegetical Bible...
The “What” and the “Why” of Exegetical Bible Teaching for Kids
Smartphones: The New Teen Mental...
The generation that’s grown up with cellphones are less social and more prone to depression. Psychiatrist Jean Twenge
New Anonymity App Popular Among...
5 things to know about ‘tbh,’ a new anonymity app among teens
Teen Sexting Codes
More than 33 percent of teenagers have engaged in sexting and 20 percent have sent nude photos.
A Letter To Senior Pastors….
It’s about the kids in your congregation and the powerful role that you play
From Intention To Action
Elevating leadership beyond good intentions’
God In The Gap Year
Why do students take a gap year? How do parents know if a gap year is a good decision for their child?
Teen Returning Wallet With $1,500...
Melissa Vang is thrilled to see goodness lies in the hearts of teens. “God bless this young man’s heart,”
Youths Face Risks When Getting...
“A lot of times when we launch our kids off to college, they come home for Thanksgiving with a tattoo,”
Trojan Sales Drop Blamed On ‘...
“young people are having less sex because they are distracted by their mobile phones.”
College Transition Connection
Campus Ministry Link is a way to connect students with campus ministries, on any college campus across the nation
Bitmoji Obsession Gives Snapchat An...
People’s Bitmoji obsession gives Snapchat a quiet edge in augmented reality
Student Sprayed With Acid Forgives...
I pray that the attacker would be healed..receive the forgiveness and salvation that can only come from Him
5 Reasons Your Youth Ministry May...
Let’s make sure that we are doing everything that we can to grow our ministry!
Understanding Your Child’s...
Paying attention to the way a child behaves and acts in different situations allows us to gain a better insight into our…
How To Talk To Your Kids About Body...
Having a Biblical body image is something many of us desire to grow into. I know I do! It’s one in…
Is Abstinence-Only Education Really...
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen people bashing abstinence programs. Back in 2004 a report prepared for House Democrats shredded abstinence…
Stalking Your Daughter
Yesterday I told my friend Brian, “I hope you don’t mind, I stalked your daughter last week on her Instagram
Is Getting Wasted Really A Big Deal...
“Mom, smoking weed really isn’t a big deal.”
What’s Hot?
Hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies
Teens and Their Smartphone Habits&...
78.9% of 12- to 17-year-olds in the U.S. will be smartphone users this year, putting them on par with the total…
Win The Heart Of Generation Z...
So how do we lead a kid who is so difficult to impress?
Have Smartphones Destroyed A...
More comfortable online than out partying…But they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis
Better Family Engagement In...
Search Institute’s Don’t Forget the Families Study…re-examining assumptions about family engagement
Communication And Identity
Here’s a simple breakdown of these three facets of communication and how they can work best for any ministry.
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