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“From The Pen To The Palace&...
…reach teenagers growing up in the post-Christian culture
What The New Normal Means For...
“And that has profound impacts. It changes what kids are taught in the school, changes the way religious organizations are treated,”
Hero Dad Rescues Son From CarJacker
Caught on camera…jumps on moving SUV to save Son
Gender Identity Curriculum Angers...
8th graders receiving lessons on “oral and anal” sex. kindergarten, taught about same-sex or gay marriage
God’s Design For Marriage
A Statement from the Anglican Church in North America
Why Is Snapchat So Addictive?
Step back and remind ourselves that we own the phone, the phone does not own us
My Favorite Things About Teaching...
Passion for God’s Word is caught, not taught
Two Girls Took Drugs, Only One Went...
“would do anything to undo her actions and knows she will carry the pain and scars of what happened for the rest…
Minnesota Sees Teen Abortions Drop...
Parental involvement laws…reflect the commonsense principle that parents are responsible for their kids
Gen Z Gets Schooled
Gen Z Shifts Their Focus on College Admissions, Value of a Degree
College Degrees Myths
You can’t go wrong if you major in a STEM field and other myths about college
5 Roadblocks To Growing Your Youth...
You gave it your all this week. And still, no one new showed up. What’s up with that?
Let’s Talk About Sex……...
In today’s youth culture, sex is incredibly hard to navigate well, even more so for Christian teens
20 Ways To Honor Your Senior Pastor
Relationships between youth pastors and senior pastors are notorious
Your Kids Aren’t Bored-They...
“You cannot imagine the weeping and gnashing of teeth that will ensue when I try to make these children fold a dish…
Teens Invent Color-Changing Condoms...
The 13- and 14-year-olds came up with the idea for a condom that changes colors…
The Fading Of The Teen Summer Job
Teen employment has fallen in recent decades
Teens Unfamiliar With Harms Of Pot,...
Focus group of 24 kids finds they do understand dangers of cigarettes
Ministry Affairs
Emotional Affair: A relationship, which excludes physical intimacy but includes emotional intimacy
‘The Teenage Brain,’ and More
A Neuroscientist’s Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults
Beating Binge Culture…That...
Teaching teens moderation, modeling it, setting realistic boundaries will help teens develop the self-control necessary to reject binge behavior
Gawker On Superheroes
If you hold to traditional values, you’re a ‘f***ing dork’
Bad Parenting…Not Racist...
Video: Police Respond to Report of Fight at Public Pool. Now Officers Are Accused of Racial Targeting, Excessive Force
Children Reared by ‘Mom and Dad...
Study: which screened more than 15,000 Americans and interviewed nearly 3,000, radically challenges the previous scientific consensus
Fathers Have Big Influence On Teens...
Parents’ influence on teens’ drinking varies in girls and boys
How Dads Use Netflix: To Get Kids...
75% say it lets them feel like a child again
Integrating Technology Into The...
Some Students Spending 75% Of School Day On iPads
Helping Students Transition From...
He goes to our church but isn’t part of youth ministry and we have no idea why
“Planning Our Youth Ministry...
Paint in broad strokes what your youth ministry year will look like at this point. Lots of prayer – ask God for…
Study: Parents’ Ages Linked...
Older parents face an increased risk of having a child with autism, new research shows
Study: Legalizing Medical Marijuana...
Since 1996, 23 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana
Parasuicide
More teens going to emergency rooms with self-inflicted injuries
Teenagers Are Losing Confidence In...
High-school seniors in the mid-1990s appeared to have more faith in social mobility and less confidence in the power of having money
#Swiftawish…Come True
Police Department Wanted Taylor Swift to See a Video. When She Did, the Singer Knew She Had to Act
New Youth Ministry Word: Commitment...
Thomas Edison was committed to his imagination. He pictured a new reality and worked tirelessly thinking through possibilities
Youth Group Culture: Pt 1
“How do we create a culture of participation, passion, and engagement in the broader church in our youth groups?”
Inspiring Boys Grow Their Hair Long...
The 8-year-old’s mission began at the end of 2012 after seeing young patients on a St. Jude Children’s Hospital
Internet Outrage, Public Shaming...
Cheap thrill at the expense of another, but without any personal accountability or commitment to that human being
It’s Never Too Late To Parent
It’s Never Too Late to Parent
Parenting is hard, even if you have great kids like I do. What do you do?
McKinney Police Officer Apologizes&...
Blames emotional stress for aggression at pool party. “The nature of these two suicide calls took an emotional toll on Eric Casebolt,”
McKinney Chaos: Two Students Rushed...
The video shows one of the boys “kind of reaching behind his back.”
10 Social Media Trends [infographic...
Social media is a powerful thing that can help you be more effective today as you try to reach students
What Will The Next Two Generations...
…international competition for jobs, pluralistic values, and the potential for greater psychological, emotional and behavioral issues?
Graduation Robes Going Gender...
“Why were we still doing this?” said Julian. “There is no reason to separate people by genders anymore.”
Flashback: Creating A Culture...
The reality is that you possess the power to create culture because of what you value
Don’t Waste The One
Time is never wasted on the one; the one teenager who is willing to work, to learn, to listen, to show up…
Louie Giglio’s Challenge To...
I love that Louie is challenging young people to look past the glitter of youth to what matters most
What A Winning Youth Ministry Team...
If you want people to join your ministry team you need to make sure it’s winning
Suicides Rise For Black Children
Black children between the ages of 5 and 11 killed themselves
A Tip For Keeping Your Performance...
The response of the….will always be the best litmus test as to how I’m doing
Your Youth Ministry Is A Manger. Is...
The clean-manger youth worker values order, predictability, and confort above growth and ministry impact
Sex Ed, Sex Shops and Small Fry
The Progressive Solution to Properly Developing Our Children
Flashback: Ouija Board 2014...
Searches for ouija boards on Google up 300% since last month…hottest gifts likely to sell out this season
How To Handle Hot Topic...
What you will talk about will change, but maybe there are some principles that you can apply to any hot topic
25 Secrets Every New, Middle &...
The best way to raise up a kid is to just loosen up. Nothing ever got raised up when held down tight
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