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Youth Ministry Management: 10 Key...
Summertime is a great opportunity to work on your management skills
Youth Ministry Management: 10 Key...
Summertime is a great opportunity to work on your management skills
Strippers Wanted: ‘Now...
Ad Targets Women Fresh Out of High School for Employment
Troubled Boys, Girls Have Sex...
Unruly and aggressive from a young age were found to be more likely to start having sex before age 16
Elementary Servanthood
Students at Illinois school line up to get yearbook signed by school custodian
No Cellphone For 2 Years For Driver...
“I don’t think she has a right to have a cell phone,” he said. “I think it’s a privilege.”
Talking Youth Ministry With Kurt...
Do Less Stupid Things For a Longer period of time
Nevada’s Groundbreaking...
“This is the way the school choice movement is moving.”
Everything You Know About...
IBM conducted a global study that aimed to separate fact from fiction
Overcoming The Problem In Youth...
How to stay in your three foot youth ministry world
Messaging Apps Teens Are Using
As youth workers, it also helps us connect with them in other ways than just Twitter, Instagram and Facebook
Study: Nearly Third Of Teens...
While most teens rely on digital resources to learn more about puberty, drugs, sex and depression
Taylor Swift Concert Bracelets End...
“You could smell the gas and smoke,” A woman told the girls she saw the lights and knew someone was in trouble.
Dad Charged $7,800 After He Finally...
“I’m his only daughter,” she says. “Having that father figure really helps me boost my confidence.”
Duggars Break Their Silence On Josh...
Illegal release of records…That was actually a sealed juvenile record. They said it would never be brought out.’
Muslim Youth Coordinator Arrested...
“We’re going to stay after you and put you in prison where you belong. You’re going to stay away from our kids.”
New Study Says Social Media Plays A...
1 in 7 married people would consider a divorce because of how their spouses were behaving on popular social media sites
‘White Privilege’ Training&...
Teachers complain, chaos reigns as St. Paul schools spend millions on ‘white privilege’ training
School Plays Racist ‘Sh*t White...
Students and parents alike are hopping mad over a student-produced video titled, “Sh*t White People Say,”
How To Fire A Volunteer
When it isn’t about me, when it is about what them, how do I ask a volunteer leader to step away?
How Sitcoms Impact Teen Values
So What are they laughing at? And what are they buying?
Study: Religious Orientation
Generational and Time Period Differences in American Adolescents’
Eugene Peterson And A Message To...
We are called to humility, not pride. We are called to selflessness rather than selfishness. We are called to decrease so that…
Teens Are Fleeing Religion Like...
Massive new study exposes religion’s decline
Touchscreen Jeans?
Allow wearers to use their legs as touchscreens — swiping their thigh, say, to accept a phone call.
Dear Church: An Open Letter From...
Church, you can be a powerful remedy if you stop posing as a Fortune 500 company scheming to sell a product
Student: We Need God In America...
Our country was founded on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We eliminated God from the equation of American life. Thus, eliminating the…
“O Day Full of Grace”
Students hanging out in their hotel pool bursted into a spontaneous acapella performance
1 In 5 Women Are Sexually Assaulted...
The researchers say the results show rape among young women has reached epidemic levels
New Documentary Shows How Porn...
Documentary points out that more people visit porn sites in a month than Netflix, Twitter and Amazon combined
Flashback: Rashida Calls Out Miley ...
The star calls out both Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj for their highly sexual behavior and slams the entertainment industry
Online Overload
British youth ages of 16 and 24 are spending an average of 27 hours, 36 minutes online every week
9 Children’s Ministry People To...
Are you missing out on the great content from ministry leaders
5 Quick Tips When Starting a New...
Stepping into a new ministry? Remember these five things from Amanda Fillebrown in Children’s Ministry Magazine
5 Volunteers You May Be Missing
behind-the-scenes, indispensable ministry roles you may never have thought of for your children’s ministry
How To Recruit Volunteers And Keep...
Our volunteers are a gift and blessing. When they are treated that way, they will want to stick around, and be…
Pray For Our Ministry Mission Trips...
This is where our ministry teams will be out of the country this summer.
Pray For Our Ministry Mission Trips...
This is where our ministry teams will be out of the country this summer.
Pray For Our Ministry Mission Trips...
This is where our ministry teams will be out of the country this summer.
Keeping Volunteers Engaged In Your...
I think they leave because we haven’t shown them a clear vision
Finding Magnet Volunteers
A couple that sets the tone and culture of your youth staff. A couple that leads from within
Looking To The Future Of Youth...
KENDA CREASY DEAN: “If Youth Workers are going to make it in 10 years in ministry, they’ll have to…”
When A Teenager Stops Coming To...
Sometimes, if you’re intentional about following-up and connecting with a student…
Four Things You Need To Do Before...
The grind of summer can also be overwhelming for us …
Teens Summoning Demon in Charlie...
The homemade game is similar to using a Oujia board, and it’s called the “Charlie Charlie Challenge.”
Sex Doesn’t Sell…
More research is backing up the idea that sex doesn’t actually sell
‘We Know That God Is Able&...
Student delivers powerful prayer at high school graduation during Medical emergency
5 Goals For Student Ministry
These 5 Goals help me ensure that…we have a distinct and well thought out focused on following Christ plan
White Students More Likely To Be...
1 in 4 surveyed U.S. students say they have been bullied in school. 6 percentage point decline from two years earlier
Americans’ Ideal Family Size Is...
Half of Americans (48%) say two is the ideal number of children for a family to have
Call Of Duty Increases Risk Of...
University of Montreal study finds video game players navigate the screen using a key area of the brain
#YouthMin: Are You Doing What Needs...
You spend all of this time with students and what are you doing?
11-Year-Old Boy Graduates From...
The 11-year-old earned three associate degrees — in math, science and foreign language studies
‘Sexual distraction’: Canada...
A boy get distracted by my upper back and shoulders, then he needs to be sent home and practice self-control
“DC Super Hero Girls Coming...
A New Super Hero Universe Designed Just For Girls, Slated For Fall 2015
Ferguson Protesters…Have Not...
Hired Black Lives Matter protesters start #CutTheCheck after being stiffed by ACORN successor group
Brain Differences Seen In Teenage...
The findings may help explain why heavy-drinking teens decline in school performance
The Duggars Aren’t Hypocrites....
It’s always interesting to watch progressives discover sexual morality just in time to denounce a right winger
Mama June Declares ’19 Kids...
I sought forgiveness from those I had wronged and asked Christ to forgive me.. thankful for God’s grace, mercy and redemption
Josh Duggar Resigns From Family...
The incidents date back to 2002 when Duggar would have been 14 years old
Taylor Swift Got Clothes For ‘...
Borrowed $13,000 worth of clothes for the shoot and kept $5,000 worth of the clothing
Recruiting Your Volunteer Dream...
The book is potent with tools and tips for recruiting, retaining and training today’s volunteers
Fear Of Missing Out, Infects 90% Of...
How to Disconnect Your Kids From Social Media
Mom Arrested, Shackled Over Son&...
Giles said her son is an A and B student, but often misses school because of illness
Evangelicals, Culture, And Post...
American culture is becoming less conducive to Christian values. What will the church do?
3 Ways Christians Will Address...
The way we engage culture as Christ followers matters
HIDDEN CAMERA: Gay Wedding Cake At...
Not a political battle in America, but the destruction of the Evangelical Christian culture and mindset in America
What Is Purity Worth?
What do you tell students who come up to you and say that they struggle with porn?
20 Tweets That Perfectly Sum Up...
Here’s real tweets from dads and moms that describe parenting
Social Media Strategy For Children&...
Here’s our weekly social media strategy…
Advice For The Class Of 2015
“You’ll surpass the famous people you see now. Hard work beats those who prefer identity over industry,”
3 Things Parents Should Know About...
Here are 3 warning signs you need to look out for
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