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4 Views On Talking To Teenagers...
It reflects the thoughts, experiences, and practical advice of four in-the-trenches youth workers, who have spent years having these conversations
Facial Recognition At Taylor Swift ...
Surveillance at concerts is just the beginning, as fears grow around an unregulated, billion-dollar industry
Book: ‘In The Closet Of The...
Eighty per cent of priests working at the Vatican are gay, although not necessarily sexually active
Abuse Of Faith
Investigation reveals 700 victims of southern Baptist sexual abuse over 20 years
The SBC Sex Abuse Crisis
There is a BIG difference between privacy and secrecy
Teens Editing Themselves
A photo series has shown the lengths some young people go to to edit their appearance before posting pictures on social media
Flashback: Plastic Surgery To Look...
“A new phenomenon called ‘Snapchat dysmorphia’ Patients are seeking out surgery to help them appear like the filtered versions of themselves,
Youth Workers Remain Strong
Without an anchor, we drift along with the prevailing winds of the spirit of the times. Without a stake in the ground…
Why We Ought To Reimagine Youth...
If we don’t reach our kids with the gospel by middle school, we have already lost our chance
Teen Convicted In Text Suicide Case...
Involuntary manslaughter conviction where an absent defendant, with words alone, encouraged another person to commit suicide
Attracting Millennials To Church
By embracing technology, we are able to intimately and intentionally connect
Inside The Weird World Of YouTuber...
What’s it like to have millions of fans when you’re 10? What’s it like to have thousands of people insult or adore…
Chris Pratt Slammed For Attending...
Hillsong Church Senior pastor Brian Houston the church does “not affirm a gay lifestyle.” No “gay people in positions of leadership,”
What’s Hot
A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies
Witches of the social media...
Meet three witches who believe the social media era is transforming the way people view witchcraft
Flashback: Witches Outnumber...
Wicca, Paganism Growing ‘Astronomically’
Using Screens in The Dark Can...
Preteens who look at a phone or television screen in the dark an hour before bed are at risk of not getting…
Supervised Aerobics May Hasten Teen...
Teen athletes who sustained sports-related concussions recovered more quickly when they engaged in a supervised aerobic exercise regimen
Many Parents Conflicted About...
American parents aren’t sure whether their teen and young adult children should be prescribed opioid painkillers, and many don’t know there are…
Parents who study with kids promote...
This means that student success isn’t determined by genetics, but by parenting
13-Year-Old Boy Committed Suicide...
Martin was tormented on the school bus over his weight, glasses and braces in the months leading to his death
Book: Meet Generation Z
Understanding and Reaching the New Post-Christian World
Gen Z, “Snackable Content” &...
Here are some things our teams come up with and ministering to GenZ
Obesity-Related Cancers Rising...
If the obesity epidemic continues, fat-sensitive cancers will explode in the years to come
Going Deeper….
“If you know me, you know I…. but if you reallyknew me, you’d know…”I gave them an example
The Source For Youthministry And...
We’ve amped up the amount of new content we’re adding to each site! Mobile friendly and easier to navigate
High School Crowd Sings National...
The recording of the national anthem wasn’t able to play before North Polk and Roland-Story tipped off,” reps for the station wrote….
The Benefits Of Continuing With...
Success in student ministry doesn’t always happen while they are students in your program. It often happens years later. That is why…
Bivocational Youth Ministry
Being a bivocational youth ministry worker comes with a unique set of challenges—like two bosses, two workplace
“How do I build my Ministry If I...
“How did you steward what I gave you faithfully?”
Same-Gender Friendships Key To...
Skills such as stability, assertiveness, intimacy, and social competence–that correspond most closely to the skills needed for success in adult romantic relationships.
Screen Time Inhibits Toddler...
kids 2-5 years old who engage in more screen time received worse scores in developmental screening tests
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A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies
Infringing Desires
By: George Lockhart
“Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’”
Matthew…
Beyond The Scrolling…...
Seeing the deeper longings behind teenagers and social media
What Teenagers Need From Us More...
Our kids need a wall of support that doesn’t withdraw or abandon them. Even when they withdraw from us—
Book: Growing With
Access a wealth of tools to help you nurture faith and family relationships when you preorder Growing With
Redeeming Love For Run-Down Parents
Multiple times during any particular week, this season often feels overwhelming, stressful, and just hard.
How Hard It Is to Parent a Teen?
I need to be honest about how there are times when I don’t even recognize my own children and how lonely that…
Beware The Idol Of Parenting...
“Ultimately, when we worship parenting success and achievement, we find our worth in….what our children accomplish.”
Helping Student Athletes Win On And...
How to Help Your Student Athletes Win On and Off the Field
5 Dangerous Apps Parents Don’t...
Parenting a teen has never been an easy feat, but in today’s digital age, tracking a teen’s behavior has become almost impossible
Kevlar-Covered Bulletproof Backpack...
An Israeli company with ties to the country’s military has released a Kevlar-covered backpack to protect students
Parents Can Now Monitor Teens With...
Runaways, kids doing drugs or skipping school, or teenagers getting mixed up with the wrong crowd
Live Your Life Offline, Pope Tells...
“It is not enough to be connected all day long. To feel respected and asked to get involved, is greater than simply…
Exposing The Times’ Anti...
It’s rare to see a major media outlet be so honest about its ideological bias
support for socialism “comes...
Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus said
Nick Sandmann Speaks Out
See a clip from Savannah Guthrie’s exclusive interview with Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann
Negative Experiences On Social...
Using social media does not appear to reduce feelings of loneliness. In fact, it can make you feel more lonely
Millennials’ Depression Rise With...
Millennials struggling with depression aren’t being helped by their use of social media
Movie Violence Doesn’t Make Kids...
PG-13 movies became more violent between 1985 and 2015, overall rates of murder and violence actually fell.
Gospel-Centered Parenting And...
Continue to expose and free us from the faith-less, grace-less, law-heavy ways we parent, Father. Free us from over-stressing our kids and…
Podcast For Parents: Mom, Dad, What...
Parents who want to give their kids a healthy view of sex centered on the gospel of Jesus Christ
Book Review: Mom, Dad, What’s Sex...
Giving Your Kids a Gospel-Centered View of Sex and Our Culture is a treasure
Netflix’s “Sex Education”
…is either addressing or exploiting—you decide—the subject that isn’t talked about much in most homes
When Soccer Trumps Youth Group
You know the drill. You get super fired up for a student ministry event your team has been planning….
How Enneagram Helped My Ministry
You may be a skeptic or have confusion about the Enneagram and thats okay. These have just been a few ways the…
“EIGHTH GRADE” FILM
“EIGHTH GRADE” FILM: A YOUTHWORKER ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Beyond The Scrolling…....
Engagement Online Tells Us About Searching In Real Time
What’s Hot?
A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies
Parents Often Unaware Of Kids’...
When children are having suicidal thoughts, their parents may often be in the dark, a new study shows.
Teen Birth Control Use Up,...
Today’s teens are better at using birth control when they first become sexually active, but many unexpected pregnancies still occur, new research…
2019 Youth Pastor Compensation...
In my experience there are two big factors that drive people out of professional youth ministry…
2019 Youth Pastor Compensation...
This is the second year that Dan has published the results of his massive, online survey of youth worker compensation
2019 Youth Pastor Compensation...
This is the second year that Dan has published the results of his massive, online survey of youth worker compensation
Teens Who Attend Church Often Stop...
Two-thirds of American Christian teenagers who regularly attend worship at a Protestant congregation for at least a year quit going for at…
Pot Altered The Brain After One...
More teens are vaping pot because it seems safer
Parents Sue District Over Bring...
Students, have a First Amendment right to express a religious viewpoint to another student, including distribute flyers
Family Relationships Over Ministery
Because I am in ministry, I’ve gotten my vocation mixed up with my relationships in Marriage, Children and God
Virtually Child Psychiatrist
Remote video consults are helping pediatricians fill the gap in some communities
Teaching Your Kids Self Control
“Choosing to do what you should do, not what you want to do.”
Tracking Phones?
I gave a bounty Hunter $300. He then located our phone
‘Adulting Day’ For Students
Teaching high school students responsibilities
Millennials The Burnout Generation?
How millennials became the burn our generation
Social Media Linked With Depression...
Connection between social media use and depressive symptoms in 14-year-olds, and that connection may be much stronger for girls than boys
Teens Who Hurt Themselves More...
Teens who harm themselves are three times more likely to commit violent crimes than those who don’t, a new study reveals
What’s Hot?
A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies
Gospel Lite In Youth Ministry
The gospel is the announcement of grace for sinners through the life, death, resurrection, and eventual return of Jesus Christ
Join The Tech-Wise Family Challenge
So over the 21 days of The Tech-Wise Family Challenge, we’ll all get to do some
You Can Lock Your Kid’s Phone...
For parents who are worried their kids are ignoring their texts, one dad has developed a phone app to make it impossible
What Do Our Youth Need Most?
A kid in pain… do I craft a lesson around emotional pain and how Jesus can be salve for…
Do “Something” In The New Year
I don’t know if you are like me, but I enjoy blowing stuff up….
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