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Suicide’s Are Up, Believer’s...
Men older than 75 saw their rate rise to the highest of any age group, to 43.7 per 100,000. Overall, men comprise…
Study: Death By Selfie Young...
Selfie-related deaths are…a silly youthful mistake. An unhealthy extension of our celebrity culture and social media pressures
5 Questions To Ask In A Youth...
If you can’t find a way to ask the questions you need answers to, then don’t take the job until you can
Flashback: 20 Interview Questions...
Remember that you are interviewing a potential church in the same way they are interviewing you! Ask good questions
Book: The Anxious Generation
How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
Kim Kardashian’s ‘Push...
It pushes you up and makes you look like all the supermodels with that gorgeous look we all want
Way Forward For An Anxious...
Haidt and Moore discuss the alarming rates of anxiety and depression among children and adolescents
Parents Partnering With God
God, in his grace, equips parents for the task of discipling their children.
Reaching The Dechurched Is A Whole...
The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back?
TikTok, YouTube Videos Promote AI...
AI-generated nudity has spread to a high school in New Jersey, where school officials now worry about new cyberbullying tactics
Study: Campus Antisemitism Linked...
The rise in antisemitism in colleges and universities in the U.S. was linked to $13 billion in undisclosed funds from foreign countries
Thanksgiving Is More Than An ...
Recalibrate their thankfulness around the eternal promises of God?
200 Muslim Men In Gaza Seek Christ...
More than 200 Muslim men in Gaza have converted to Christianity after reportedly seeing Jesus in their dreams, said Christian professor Michael…
Building An Advent/Christmas Series...
Here are three ways youth groups can study Christmas and Advent while keeping Jesus’ birth central
AI Tools Pushed/Used To Create Teen...
AI-generated nudity issue has already reportedly spread to a high school in New Jersey, where school officials now worry about new cyberbullying tactics
School COVID Closures‘ Most...
Despite its concern over the closures’ harm to kids, New York Times in 2020 advocated for school closures despite the risks
Book: The Faith Of Our Children
Eight Timely Research Insights for Discipling the Next Generation
Book: Next Gen Faith: 12 Spiritual...
Key steps for spiritual formation for Christian adults who work with youth as well as families, teens, and young adults seeking such…
Is TikTok “Digital Fentanyl”?
Is TikTok manipulating its platform to ensure that the most toxic content reaches the largest possible audience?
What’s Hot
A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television, and movies
Teens Start Thinking Like An Adult...
Executive function is a set of mental skills that include the ability to plan, switch between tasks, resist tempting distractions, and focus
Prosecutor Loses Bid For Reelection...
Other criticism including trying Scott Smith, the parent of a student who was sexually assaulted in what became a high-profile case
Book: A Walk Through The Prayer...
The 2019 Book of Common Prayer Explained
The Collapse Of Tavistock’s...
Book…Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock’s Gender Service for Children
Never Enough: When Achievement...
….and What We Can Do About It. To have intrinsic self-worth not contingent upon external achievements
Evangelism Book by Rebecca Manley...
The World Has Changed: Our Message Must Not. It is the next-generation ‘Out of the Saltshaker’ for this new era
‘Equitable Math,’ To Dismantle ...
Oregon Trains Teachers to Promote ‘Equitable Math,’ Dismantle ‘Systemic Inequities’ in the Classroom
40 Years For Using AI To Make Child...
NC Child Psychiatrist Gets 40 Years for Using AI to Make Child Porn
Countdown To Gen Z Revival
Nov. 11, teenagers from all around the world will be reaching other teens with the Gospel during an unprecedented day of global…
Kids Ministry Book: Resilient Child...
The Fearless Future of the Church
Nuking The Definition Of Nuclear...
The proposed rule threatens to erase the benefits of traditional marriage, a structure that gives children a better chance at life
3 Surprising Reasons Why Girls...
57% of females aged 14-18 have viewed pornography.
Teens Open Up About The Impact Of...
Social media can have negative, sometimes dire, impacts on teens’ physical and mental health
LANGUAGE MATTERS
Why quibble over words? After all, isn’t our ultimate goal to lead people to Jesus?
Target CEO Is Lying About Targeting...
He says that they didn’t target children with transgender ideology products, and he says that they didn’t work with the devil worshiper
The Rise Of Critical Theories And...
Implications for the Church and Society
Letters Along The Way: From A...
Important, biblical perspectives on topics like the changing face of evangelicalism, and trends emerging in American culture
Nashville School Covenant Shooter...
“Kill those kids!!!” “Cr*ckers” with “white privlages” “going to fancy private schools with those fancy khakis + sports backpacks w/ their daddies mustangs…
Gallup: Belief In Five Spiritual...
74% believe in God, 69% angels, 67% heaven, 59% hell, 58% the devil
Church Attendance Still Lower Than...
The recent church attendance levels are about 10 percentage points lower than what Gallup measured in 2012 and most prior years
Is This What Happen To One Of My...
The gun crews were being hurt by their own weapons. Marines received diagnoses of traumatic brain injuries
Preaching The Gospel To An Honor...
A shift is happening to a post-Christian West. We now have the ability to interact with people around the world at our…
Bringing The Gospel To The Next...
Our churches have a remarkable opportunity to partner with parents in the task of making disciples of the next generation
Less Leader And More Shepherd And...
In the topsy-turvy world of the kingdom of God, leadership is borne out in servanthood, greatness is borne out in humility
Barna: Reviving Evangelism In The...
The book provides you with practical tips for fostering a passion for evangelism in the young people you lead
The Next Gen Is Leaving The Faith...
Children born in the 1980s and ’90s never absorbed the faith in their home. And they walked away from it at an…
Stream Luther: The German Reformer
The Life and Legacy of the German Reformer for free
1/2 Of Gen Z Thinks Sex Scenes in...
Slightly more than half of Gen Z adolescents want to see more platonic relationships or friendships in movies and TV as opposed…
What’s Hot
A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television, and movies
Gen Z Is Primed For Spiritual...
“God brought me back to him when I was hopeless.”
Book…Average Joe: The Coach Joe...
The football coach who fought all the way to Supreme Court for his right to pray shares his inspiring story of courage,…
Planned Parenthood Preying Upon...
Planned Parenthood Turns Its Attention to Confused Adolescents Who Think They’re Trans
Study: School Choice Has No Pvt....
School choice significantly held down the cost of tuition of private elementary schools and had no impact on tuition at private high schools
Youth Ministry Resume Job Search...
Does Your Church Resume Pass the Six-Second Test?
2023 Church Staff Health Report
Provides a deeper understanding of the challenges church staff members face
Where’s The 430,000 Unaccompanied...
Government Official Cannot Say How Many Migrant Children Are Tracked by Feds After Being Released into U.S.
How To Teach Theologically At Youth...
How can youth leaders teach theologically without talking over students’ heads? Here are a few tips to help you get started in…
Why Teenagers Want To Learn...
Why do we teach so much doctrine? Because our students want answers to their questions about life and what to believe
Book: The Story of Creeds and...
Tracing the Development of the Christian Faith
Antisemitism On College Campuses
After Hamas terrorist attack against Israel, some of the most appalling responses came from our nation’s elitist universities.
It’s Becoming Too Expensive To...
Prices for concert tickets and amusement-park entries have ballooned
Here’s How Youth Groups Can Help...
It’s as easy as picking a time frame for the fundraising campaign and showing this video
Jean Twenge’s Newest Book:...
The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents—and What They Mean for America’s Future, covers
How Do You Shift To Gospel-Centered...
It’s one thing to talk about gospel-centered youth ministry, and another thing to actually do it
Here’s How Youth Groups Can Help...
Jesus is the great physician, He came to seek and save the lost. God’s spirit even works in the darkest prison cell….
2015 BLM Explains Why They Support...
Black Lives Matter, a Marxist organization that’s been heavily promoted by our government, Hollywood, and big business—have come out in favor of…
Book…Ready For Real Life: Skills...
Unpacking the Five Essential Soft Skills Great Leaders Instill in Their Students
BLM Backs Hamas
‘A Terrorist Organization Supports a Terrorist Organization’
Flashback: BLM Co-Founder I Am A ...
She and her fellow organizers are “trained Marxists” – making clear their movement’s ideological foundation
How Gen Z Is Primed For Spiritual...
Gen Z is spiritually starved. The disorienting circumstances of the last three years
Social Misfit or Normal? Students...
A new study examined whether 10th graders in the Low dating group differed on emotional, interpersonal, and adaptive skills from youth in…
Successful Christian Dating
……it’s a whole other thing to find someone who is Christian in their lifestyle
The Holy Sexuality Project Throwing...
The Holy Sexuality Project definitely has resources I will be using with our family ministry. I am hoping we can highlight their 12-lesson…
School Reverses Decision, Bans Boys...
A Pennsylvania school board is reversing a prior decision and choosing now to ban boys from girls’ bathrooms and locker rooms, following…
Schools Gutting First Amendment...
Schools cannot ban ‘merely offensive’ speech on gender identity, appeals court rules
The Holy Sexuality Project Throwing...
The Holy Sexuality Project definitely has resources I will be using with our family ministry. I am hoping we can highlight their 12-lesson…
LGBT: Andy Stanley’s ...
Sam Allberry: The Atlanta-area pastor has said he affirms a New Testament sexual ethic, but his words and deeds have muddled that message
What Your Teen Needs For Navigating...
5 Essentials Your Teen Needs for Navigating the Future
Book Evangelism: For The Care Of...
Avoiding a simplistic, manipulative, or guilt-inducing message, Evangelism: For the Care of Souls presents a vision and strategy for ministers to evangelize…
The Next Gen Is Leaving The Faith...
Children born in the 1980s and ’90s never absorbed the faith in their home. And they walked away from it at an…
Ministry Safe: Preventing Sexual...
Protecting children and those who serve them
Reviving Evangelism In The Next...
Provides you with practical tips for fostering a passion for evangelism in the young people you lead
FBI Warns About Global Satanic...
Seeking to destroy Judeo-Christian Western society
Barna: Where Do Young Donors Place...
Even though young are less likely to affiliate with Christianity, they still have high confidence churches can be trusted with financial support
Barna:…
Free: Lead Your Own Church...
Two Talks: 1. “ understanding the transgender movement”. 2. Biblical and compassionate responses to the transgender movement”.
Videos: The Holy Sexuality Project
36 videos exploring topics like identity, temptations, desires, singleness, marriage, gender, and more!
Teaching Biblical Sexuality Points...
Do not fear. The Holy Spirit is at work, and he will give you the words you need. Have boldness and confidence that,…
Anxiety: Finding The Better Story
A 31-day Devotional for Teenagers by Liz Edrington
Why Is Family Ministry Important?
Rooted’s vision is that every student would receive grace-filled, gospel-centered, Bible-saturated discipleship at church and at home
YOUTH MINISTRY: THERE’S A WORLD...
So. . . what is most important in youth ministry? That’s the question I asked yesterday and will be answering this week…
YOUTH MINISTRY: OUR PRIMARY TASK
And then Paul issues this three-word imperative: “Preach the Word!”
PAUL’S WORDS TO YOUTHWORKERS
The older I get the more I see the relevance of how the old stuff speaks to the new. . In my…
Newsom To Force Girls To Use School...
Newsom attempting to appear moderate in his political policies for a future presidential run
Migrant Teens Working In Dangerous...
Tyson and Perdue face child labor investigations for allegedly contracting migrant teens to work dangerous positions at meat packing plants
‘Parental Rights Really Anger...
‘Non-Binary’ Author of Book About Trans 4th Grader
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