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Walt Mueller’s Concerns Over...
No, this is not a witch hunt. Nor is it insignificant, petty, and unimportant. It’s about properly tending to the flock.
Flashback: Better Small Group...
6 Ways to Make Small Group Leader Meetings Great
Book: Screenwise
The core message of the book is that kids need mentoring, not (just) monitoring, and that kids deserve more empathy from adults…
Beware The Black Dot: New Text Bomb...
All it takes is for someone to send two strings of text, and for their target to open those texts, and their…
Leveraging Your Downtime In Youth...
I would focus on what I refer to as the “big three”– vision, curriculum, and volunteers
10 apps Every Youth Pastor Should...
I use plenty of other apps during the year, but these apps help me make it through the chaotic summer schedule
11 Essential Youth Ministry Skills
Establish a culture of leadership that places Jesus as its central figure and draws life from no individual. How do you do…
U.K: Men Impotence Epidemic And...
Nearly half (43%) of men aged 18-60 across the UK are suffering impotence, stress(49%), anxiety (29%) boozing (26%).
Creating Community Among Volunteers
So how do you create community with volunteers? Here are a few ideas
‘Indoor Generation’
‘Indoor generation’: A quarter of Americans spend all day inside, survey finds
How To Get Your Kids Off Their...
Excessive screen time has been linked to obesity, disturbed sleep, behavioral issues, poor social skills, and less play time (which in itself…
Great Questions To Help Focus Your...
Ask yourself and your leadership team in order to begin the process of becoming a healthier and more focused team:
Walt Mueller: Grieving For Youth...
First, just because so-and-so said it, it doesn’t make it theologically correct or morally right…..filter everything through Scripture.
Why Kids And Teens May Face More...
With (social media), it’s all about the self-image — who’s ‘liking’ them, who’s watching them, who clicked on their picture
The Teenage Social-Media Trap
Teens increasingly measure and manage their social success online—and it may be taking a toll on their mental health
Teens, Parents Aren’t On Same...
When it comes to having “the talk,” many teens admit they’re not communicating with their parents or their doctors about sex, new…
Benefits Of Nurturing Parenting
Nurturing parents pass along strategies that help their children build and maintain positive relationships in adulthood.
Poorer Cognition….Soccer Ball...
Poorer Cognition May Stem More from Heading Soccer Ball, Not Collisions
Disney World Cancels Popular...
For the past 35 years, families and church youth groups have piled into Walt Disney World for Night of Joy
Teacher At Elementary School...
Texas art teacher sues school district after being accused of promoting ‘homosexual agenda’
New Text Bomb Crashing iPhones
All it takes is for someone to send two strings of text, and for their target to open those texts, and their…
More Unmarried Parents Living As...
More than a third (35 percent) of unmarried parents in 2017 were living with a partner, a dramatic increase from 20 percent…
Barna: Spiritual Conversations In...
How Christians’ Approach to Sharing Their Faith Has Changed in 25 Years
Do You Feel Stuck In Your Ministry?
The Fastest Way to Move Your Ministry Forward (Without Spending Any Money)
The 7 Minute Meeting For New 7th...
One of the most crucial transitions to master is the one from Kid’s Ministry to Student Ministry
SPECIAL NEEDS PARENTING IS TOO BIG...
Families affected by disability are in chronic need of supportive community to do life together
Why You Don’t Want A Rock Star...
Too many churches are still trying to discover and hire a superstar. Normally this (guy) is energetic, passionate, organized, and relatively attractive
May The Force (Of God) Be With You
The theology of many Americans—and some evangelicals—belongs in a galaxy far, far away. They see God more as a force—like what is…
High School Hit List Lead Cops To...
Semi-automatic rifle, shotguns, handguns seized from teens with high school ‘hit list’
Fast-Food Problem: Where Have All...
Finding employees has been a challenge for him, as it has been for many small-business
Children’s Minister Is The...
Five Reasons Why the Children’s Minister is the Staff Position in Greatest Demand
Why Teeangers Struggle To Develop...
5 Reasons Teeangers Struggle to Develop Good Spiritual Habits by Andy Blanks
A New Future For Youth Specialties
“The leaders of Orange and Download Youth Ministry (DYM) are excited to announce their partnership in acquiring Youth Specialties from Real Resources.”
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Big Decline In Births To Girls...
There’s been a steep decline over the past two decades in births to American girls under the age of 15
Youth Tackle Football Linked To...
Starting to play tackle football before age 12 could lead to earlier onset of cognitive and emotional symptoms among athletes who were…
New 2 Youth Ministry: The...
let’s avoid getting fired for things we neglected to do
Why Youth Pastors Should Teach...
“Wait, what did the title say? Should? Who do you think you are? Don’t you tell me what to do!”
Adolescent Suicide
Deaths from suicide amongst teenagers has grown over 84% in the last decade
Teenager’s Racist ‘Promposal’...
“If I was black, I’d be picking cotton, but I’m white so I’m picking u 4 prom.”
Boy Scouts Overrun By Sex &...
But somewhere along the way – They lost their moral compass and…I don’t think there’s a merit badge for that.
Drinking In Adolescence Derails...
“When we did this study, we saw that children as young as 12 sometimes start drinking.”
13 And Depressed: Why Young Teen...
Why girls are more at risk for depression than boys and how to help them cope.
Pornography’s Effect On Long...
Married men and women who use pornography are more likely to get divorced than men and women who do not
Young Americans Are The Loneliest
A new study finds that young people are reporting loneliness in increasing numbers and at a rate outpacing that of their elderly…
Feds Warn: Kids Are Drinking E-Cig...
Feds warn e-cigarette makers about packaging after thousands of kids drink toxic liquid
Vlogger Hit By Tractor Trailer...
He can be seen talking to a handheld smartphone moments before he apparently drove into the path of a tractor trailer.
What To Do When No One Shows Up
Feelings of inadequacy, failure, doubt, and disappointment. Even worse, the next day when people ask us “how did youth group go last…
Teaching My Daughter How To Handle...
5 Tips for how to deal with mean girls.
Self-Harm And Show Suicidal...
Cyberbullying Victims May Be Twice as Likely to Self-Harm and Show Suicidal Behaviors
Teens Don’t Know Juul Contains...
Many young Americans don’t realize that the wildly popular Juul e-cigarettes contain highly addictive nicotine, putting them at risk for future cigarette…
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Kids’ Faith
How well does your children’s ministry recognize the importance of kids’ milestones and rites?
Swedish Deejay Avicii Died From...
He really struggled with thoughts about Meaning, Life, Happiness. He could not go on any longer. He wanted to find peace
Campus Ministry Link: HS Students...
Connect your high school students to a campus ministry
“Why every Student Ministry Needs...
This session is led by Joshua Griffin (@joshuagriffin) who is a 20 year Student Ministry veteran and co-founder of Download YM. Here…
Raising Their Toddler As Gender...
Kyl and Brent Courtney-Myers have refused to reveal the gender of their 2-year-old child Zoomer
Soul Provider: Barefoot With A...
Middle school student steps out in faith to help out children in Ghana
Blockbusters Of 2018 (Part 1)
The Movies That Will Heat Up the Box Office This Summer
Want To Know How To Help Empower...
BRAVE intentionally reaches vulnerable girls (foster care/probation/sexual abuse/divorce).
7 Essential Preteen Principles
Socially they are expected to practice teenage behaviors. What do parents and youth workers need to do
Brace Yourself, Change Is Coming
Sporadic attendance is becoming the norm.
10 Questions To Ask Your Teens
Youth ministry “success” can be measured in different ways. But, numbers don’t always tell us the whole story…and without the whole story,…
Teen Takes Mom To Prom Because She...
She missed the opportunity to attend her own high school prom, as she was caring for Nassir, a toddler at the time
College Drinking Culture
College Drinking Culture In Spain, Argentina, And The USA: An Examination Of Impulsivity, College Alcohol Beliefs, And Alcohol Outcomes
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More Young Adults Living With Their...
According to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, 33% of 25-29 year olds lived with their parents or grandparents in…
Over 80% Of Teenagers Prefer iPhone...
Eighty-two percent of teens of teens currently own an iPhone, according to Piper Jaffray’s “Teens Survey,” which questions thousands of kids across…
Teens Are Using ‘Fortnite&...
This dude asked his girl to prom on fortnite… idk if I’m impressed or disappointed
I Almost Lost My Sons To ‘...
How addictive it appears to be. Over spring break I noticed that my sons were waking up before 6 am. to get…
Transgender Youth At Higher Risk Of...
New research finds that transgender and gender-nonconforming youth are diagnosed with mental health conditions much more frequently than young people who identify…
More Risks for Young Drivers
Driving Remains a Dangerous Activity for Today’s Youth
Can We Talk?
The sad reality is that many teens face hurt and despair in their lives. As you develop deep relationships with the students…
7 Elementary School Students Cut...
“…When a child is trying to take their life because other students are picking on them, I think that is an emergency,”
Unwritten Rule For Parents That...
Adults have made children a priority, however, there is an unintended consequence. Let me explain
Smartphone Use Tied To Anxiety,...
Overuse of smart phones is just like any other type of substance abuse.
Over 3,300 Android Apps Improperly...
They may be violating a US law protecting kids’ privacy
Flashback: Principal Dress Codes &...
men are sexually distracted ( need to control your eyes) “ladies should cover up” rather than be considered sex objects
Quebec: High School Relaxes Dress...
Students say school rules should not unfairly restrict girls’ clothing
#Bracott Lizzy Martineez
Lizzy Martinez, 17, was reprimanded by school officials at Braden River High School for not wearing a bra
Far too Many Youth Workers Want To...
Remember the teenagers who need you now. They’re not your training ground; they’re your mission field. Be faithful in the little things…
Energizing Your Family’s...
Energizing Your Family’s Spiritual Life: You Set the Pace Mark Holmen, a family ministry expert, tells a story about his days as…
Sex Traffickers Are Using Social...
Making it easier than ever for pimps to target, groom and sell your children, top law-enforcement officials say
Inside New York’s Silent Sex...
Taking kids who are in need of help, preying upon that need, developing a relationship and then turning against them and turning…
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