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Rejection by Family and Peers Risky...
Sense of invalidation uniquely risky for troubled teens
More Stress Increases Depression...
The findings were published in Clinical Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science
200,000 Snapchat Photos Leaked On...
It’s likely that many of the photos compromised belonged to underaged users, since 50 percent of Snapchat’s users are between the ages…
How To Delete Your Snapchat Account
After a recent data leak from Snapchat, for some the only answer is to delete your account. Here’s how
Making Classrooms Gender-Inclusive
‘Gender inclusive’ school district says drop ‘boys and girls,’ call kids ‘purple penguins’
Teachers Reprimanded For Speaking...
Jindal, who is suing the Obama administration…said silencing teachers is not helpful to the debate
Teens Involved In Sex Photos...
Are adolescents involved with sexting and related acts just seeking attention?
Hipsterology Some Thoughts From J...
Walt Mueller: Is our obsession with style, social media, branding ourselves, and relevance more about cultivating the depth or the breadth?
Three High School Football Players...
The dangers in football have gone done in Pop Warren 9.5% and High School 2%
The Best Sports… Life Lesson
Football, like any sport or job provides us with many life lessons that need to be applied if we are to succeed.
4 Surprising Things Likes Mean To...
Likes take on an entirely different meaning for teens in at least 4 surprising ways…
Sadie Robertson’s Faith...
“Duck Dynasty” girl holds on when she feels shot down
A Cell Phone Contract to Help Build...
This cell phone contract emerged from the research we conducted for chapter ten: “Home Sticky Home: Making Your House a Hub of Faith”
Bart Campolo’s Doubt And...
Tony Campolo’s surprise reaction when his son came out as a humanist
Doubt: 8 Hard Questions About God &...
Because it’s not doubt that’s toxic to faith. It’s silence
Preparing Youth for Doubt
Part 2. Preparing youth for doubt (and preparing their parents likewise) is a crucial task for youth leaders as students enter into…
Lecrae: ‘Christians Have...
Album at the top of the gospel music charts and the Billboard 200
Strategy Matters: The Importance of...
Ed Stetzer: Effective strategies help form fruitful ministries.
5 Reasons to Start Your Summer...
So as you stare down another year, you need to start this fall on your plan for fundraising for the coming year Here’s why
Sometimes the Lost Sheep Becomes...
That last kid. The one I almost didn’t call. Suddenly, he is the one being a shepherd You never know. The last kid, they matter to God
Are You a Slave to Your Smartphone?
‘nomophobia’ – the fear of being without your mobile
Changing The Trajectory Of Your...
Changing the Trajectory of Your Youth Ministry:
From a ministry to students, to students having ministry to the world.
by John Vandervelde
In 1994 Doug…
Help! My Teenager is Addicted to...
I know I’m not alone. Other parents suffer through this hellish reality, we are silently united– bonded over the sorrow of a…
Teen Slang Quiz Time!
How Well Do You Know Today’s Slang? Are you up on your slang? It’s quiz time!
To Reach Millennials, These Get-Out...
“This midterm election, the youth vote can be powerful,”
A Place To Belong
I’m a strong believer that belonging precedes belief. This means that if we want teens to take ownership of their faith, we…
The ‘Common Calorie’ Revolt
Schools and students fight the tasteless, small lunches required by Michelle Obama’s signature initiative
Vince Lombardi’s Success Formula
“Task + Relationship Excellence = Results”
Can We Auto-Correct Humanity?
The average person spends 4 years looking down at his cell phone
Teen Perceptions Of Sexual Activity...
Researchers wanted to know how teens’ perceptions of their peers’ sexual behaviors and attitudes influenced their own decisions about having sex
Responsibility Is The Quality...
liberals who rank “empathy” and “curiosity” much higher. Meanwhile, “obedience” is much higher up the list for conservative parents than any other…
Americans Who Remain Single At An...
Why 25% of Millennials Will Never Get Married
Baylor Professor Disputes Reports...
…data sources show that across 40 years, church attendance has varied only slightly
Porn Protection On Android
Ever Accountable does everything I want and need from an accountability app without being too in the way or too nonexistent
How To Monitor Your Kids Without...
Whether you choose to use tech to monitor your kids is something is only you can decide. But if you do, here…
Youtube The Mobile Takeover [...
The #1 video platform on the Internet, it’s also the second most used search engine as well as the most viewed social…
Banning Corrie ten Boom
Nazi Death Camp Survivor Responds To California School’s Ban On Popular Holocaust Book
I Snuggled with a Stranger Using...
Are we really willing to rely on an app to facilitate something as vulnerable and intimate as cuddling?
Sexual Consent… App?
I guess it’s no surprise that now some college students will rely on an app for sexual consent
A New Bible app For Your Kids
This app is fantastic it is engaging for kids of all ages and it not only allows them to read but does a fantastic job of using visuals to even engage kids who are not the best readers
The Dare 2 Share app
Have all the core evangelism training of Dare 2 Share at their fingertips free of charge!
7 Ways to Protect Family
So, how do we protect our relationship with our children, even when we serve in such a demanding profession as the ministry?
Having Three Parents
The World’s First Genetically Modified Babies Will Graduate High School This Year
Changing The Way We Think About...
If your ministry is hurting because your athletes won’t or can’t come to you, figure out how to go to them
Help Students Reach Their Lost...
Core teams are built to come around Christian students as a coach and help them learn to listen to what God would have them do to reach their friends
No More Adolescent Daycare
Youth ministry in the nation should be an innovation space for the local church. All we have to do is give them space to fail and have a willingness to get messy with them.
The Porn Myth
I can assure you that even some of the most mature, God-centered female students are struggling with looking at porn
Raising Teenagers is Nothing Like...
And I wonder why? Why is this not easier? Why am I not more effective? Well, here’s what I’m learning.
Why Traditional Marriage Supporters...
If we lose before the Supreme Court, that would be the Roe v. Wade of marriage. It would be a very devastating…
Did You Know? An Illegal Immigrant...
There are 4,000,000 illegal parents in the U.S.
Once Here, 70 Percent of Illegal...
AP said it obtained an audio recording of a confidential meeting held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement one ICE official said…
Schools Scramble To Help Teens Who...
Schools have become a safe haven for many of the tens of thousands of these young people mostly from central America living…
UK: Trojan Horse 2 Islamist School...
A new wave of British schools are thought to have fallen victim to Islamist extremists
What It Looks Like To REALLY...
Without parents your influence on a teen’s faith formation is limited
5 Instant Steps to Ask Better...
One of the most engaging and life-giving methods youth workers can use is discussion
Dear Youth Pastor, It’s Worth The...
…just maybe, you can refocus that program on its original purpose, and bring it back to life
Flashback: Today’s Lazy Youth...
Remember why you’re doing what you’re doing… or stop doing it
The Younger The Age Of First Drink,...
How quickly teenagers move from having their first drink to getting drunk for the first time is an important piece of the…
Bullying By Siblings Increases Risk...
They were also twice as likely to say they had self-harmed within the previous year compared with those who had not been…
Ministering to Millennials About...
Barna Group: Q&A with Tim Chaddick
5 Ways to Connect with Millennials
Barna Group: In order to maximize your efforts to spiritually engage them
Hearing That Things Can Change...
“When kids have hard things happen to them, they think it’ll be like that way into the future.”
Yik Yak app Putting Teens Behind...
It’s the anonymity that has produced problems, even threats
Conservative Student Is Victim Of &...
The leftist students can’t form coherent, well-reasoned arguments so they resolve to smear campaigns or personal attacks
After Confronting Campus Bully, HS...
Wait Until You Read What He Was Charged With
Half (54%) Of US Teens Think Life...
Majority of self-conscious teens want to improve their chances of fitting in and boosting their confidence by changing their appearance
Expert Reveals Biggest Concern...
“Fifth grade is the new ninth grade,”
Teen Tracking apps..Internet Safety
Good parenting or risky? “As a mom with two teens, I was concerned about not having a window into my child’s digital…
4 Things You Do That Tick Off Your...
Here are four things to avoid to help make the youth worker—elder board relationship thrive
Andrew Root’s New Book:...
A Theological Vision for Discipleship and Life Together
The Maze Runner
Because no one who’s ever been trapped in the maze overnight has survived
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