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The Mistakes We Make When We ...

on June 17, 2014 by

Spreading what we know about youth culture

Teenagers Are Drinking Less And...

on June 17, 2014 by

American teens are smoking less, drinking less and fighting less

The Next Revolution In Family...

on June 17, 2014 by

Instead of challenging the growing secularism among men, the church largely acquiesced—by turning to women

Beyonce is “selling sex … to...

on June 17, 2014 by

She believes young girls are “too sexually available”..contemporary culture is too sexualized

His School Wouldn’t Let Him Speak...

on June 17, 2014 by

….He Did It Anyway

Stars of YouTube Take to the Stage

on June 17, 2014 by

Concert promoters betting that millions of clicks on popular videos will translate into ticket sales

7 Ways To Become An Indispensable...

on June 17, 2014 by

Greg Stier

Planned Parenthood Teaches Kids...

on June 16, 2014 by

Staffer Caught on Hidden Cam Telling ‘Teen’ Some Shocking Things About Porn and ‘Kinky Sex’

THOUGHTS FOR PARENTS OF YOUNG TEENS

on June 16, 2014 by

Marko: PART 6

THOUGHTS FOR PARENTS OF YOUNG TEENS

on June 16, 2014 by

Marko: PART 5

The Science & Art of Story

on June 16, 2014 by

Brad M. Griffin: New Possibilities in Ministry

600 Sexual Assaults of Public...

on June 16, 2014 by

100 Sexual Assaults Never Reported to Police

Feds to Spend $2.5M for Juvenile...

on June 16, 2014 by

— in Central America

Flashback: Dads Are The Key

on June 15, 2014 by

Stronger father-son relationships curtail youth delinquency

What Father’s Day is really about

on June 15, 2014 by

Cherishing sons and daughters

Celebrate Father’s Day

on June 15, 2014 by

…. Not Parent Day

‘My Rapist Is Still on Campus’

on June 15, 2014 by

Sex Assault in the Ivy League

UK: Half of 20 Year Olds Will Marry

on June 14, 2014 by

by Jim Liebelt

Cyberbullying Triples

on June 14, 2014 by

by Jim Liebelt

Half of Millennials Plan to Ask...

on June 14, 2014 by

by Jim Liebelt

Dad Hits Teacher With Baseball Bat

on June 13, 2014 by

….After ‘Inappropriate’ Texts Sent To Daughter

Father Protects Daughter Against...

on June 13, 2014 by

Two men use girl as human shield – until her father guns them down

One For The Road?…. McDonald&...

on June 13, 2014 by

The unhealthiest items on the McDonald’s menu

6 Reasons to Teach Church History...

on June 13, 2014 by

I wondered at the end of that semester how come I never knew of these awesome men and women of our…

10 Things Every New Youth Pastor...

on June 13, 2014 by

….remembering these ten things would have saved me from some heartache

Doug Fields: New Book. Be Her Hero ...

on June 12, 2014 by

Be Her Hero–the one your wife has been waiting for. $2.99 Now until Fathers’ Day

How To Change Students’...

on June 12, 2014 by

by Jen Bradbury

Stopping Students From Falling...

on June 12, 2014 by

1/3 Of Early Adolescents Will Never Get Connected

#1 Mistake Of Christian Parents ...

on June 12, 2014 by

Taking your kids to church isn’t enough. It’s what happens in your home will make them who they are

“74 School Shooting”...

on June 12, 2014 by

“fewer than 7 of the 74 school shootings listed by #Everytown are real mass shootings

DUCT TAPE Censorship In HS...

on June 12, 2014 by

School district officials complained of “racist and unacceptable passages”

College Opens Food Bank For...

on June 12, 2014 by

“It’s just that I didn’t want to feel that I was helpless and I didn’t want people to see me in that…

DCF: Justina Pelletier Should Be...

on June 12, 2014 by

“Every hour she’s not back with her family is an hour she can’t ever get back,”

Jonathan McKee: Teen Online...

on June 11, 2014 by

Last week McAfee released their newest Teens and Screens study…

4 Ways To Take Your Camp To The...

on June 11, 2014 by

YS Idea Lab’s

SPU Shooting Hero Jon Meis Releases...

on June 11, 2014 by

On Thursday, my life changed. I was thrown into a life and death situation, and through God’s grace I…

9 Things I Do In Youth Ministry...

on June 11, 2014 by

Elle Campbell

Summer Youth Ministry Grow Those...

on June 11, 2014 by

Grow Those Relationships

3 Ways To Avoid Getting Tricked...

on June 10, 2014 by

If you’ve got flannel graph phobia, keep a sharp eye out for these important signs

26, Unmarried, And Childless

on June 10, 2014 by

Instead of asking me what’s next, ask me what’s now. Ask me what God is teaching me, ask me..

How The Porn Industry Is Tightly...

on June 10, 2014 by

Don’t automatically assume people in the sex industry are there by choice

Things No One Tells You About Going...

on June 10, 2014 by

1.5 million people from the United States participate in short-term mission trips every year

Why Teens Compulsively Use Social...

on June 9, 2014 by

Everyone’s life looks better on the internet than it does in real life

Bieber Baptized In Bathtub After He...

on June 9, 2014 by

(Give the kid a break)..The Biebs, who was 14 when he was caught on camera singing, The N word

Flashback: Miley She’s A Wreck...

on June 9, 2014 by

George Lockhart

Youth Ministry Uses Hitler Quote on...

on June 9, 2014 by

“We are a children’s organization and had honorable intentions and nothing less.”

Teens Still Want To Talk Face To...

on June 9, 2014 by

52% believe using social media and text helps their friendships and 32% believe it helps with family.

Flashback: 5 Ways to Communicate to...

on June 9, 2014 by

Youth Ministry Media

Youth Pastor Arrested For Killing...

on June 9, 2014 by

‘My husband was acting (in) total self-defense,”The attacker was huge

3 Changes To Consider

on June 9, 2014 by

George Lockhart

Unplugged

on June 9, 2014 by

We must deliberately protect our time with God to refocus on what He intends for us.
Are you unplugged enough?

How to Plan a Spa Party for Tweens...

on June 9, 2014 by

Beauty is just as much about the spiritual condition as it is about our physical bodies

Michigan 14-Year-Old Begins 40-Mile...

on June 8, 2014 by

The trek’s goal is to raise awareness for the muscle disorder and to grab the attention of doctors, engineers and entrepreneurs and…

Hero’s Reward….And...

on June 8, 2014 by

Seattle student credited with stopping campus gunman has wedding registry, honeymoon paid for by strangers

Teen Boys Online Porn Viewing...

on June 8, 2014 by

by Jim Liebelt

Four Foundational Summer Priorities

on June 7, 2014 by

BY Jonathan Mckee

Top 10 Things Not to Say to Your 20...

on June 7, 2014 by

Jeffrey Jensen Arnett

School Yearbook Alterations

on June 7, 2014 by

Digitally altering students’ pictures in the school yearbook

Theology Thursday #1

on June 6, 2014 by

Understanding Theology and teaching it is a reminder we as youth pastors need every week

7 of Homeschooling Family’s Kids...

on June 6, 2014 by

“The Brainy Bunch Book,” motivated by their Christian faith and an urge to help their kids succeed

Mom Stunned By School Awards

on June 6, 2014 by

School awards ceremony featured swearing, sex toys

Mom Who Refused to Let Nurse Have ...

on June 6, 2014 by

“This has everything to do with the erosion of parental rights

5 Crucial Questions For Ministry...

on June 6, 2014 by

George Lockhart

The Youth Culture Report Top 10

on June 6, 2014 by

Don’t miss out on this week’s Top 10!

Quite Possibly The Best Letter From...

on June 6, 2014 by

Last year, my eight year-old son went to summer camp…I’d wait for the mailman, hoping for just one letter

Teens, Fitting Rooms and Social...

on June 6, 2014 by

Social media is an identity fitting room for teens. It allows them to fabricate themselves and test out different persona’s as they…

A Letter To My Boys (The Real...

on June 5, 2014 by

I want to watch your face illuminated by the majesty of life – not the glow of a screen

10 Reasons Why Handheld Devices...

on June 5, 2014 by

10 research-based reasons for this ban

Call Of Duty Linked To The Suicides...

on June 5, 2014 by

A coroner has slammed Call of Duty after a string of teenagers who regularly played it killed themselves

Teens’ Online Behavior Can Get...

on June 5, 2014 by

1 out of 12 meet the online stranger in real life. 33% feel more accepted online than in real life

‘Toxic Childhood’

on June 5, 2014 by

‘Toxic childhood’ of cyberbullying, social media and hypersexualised culture leads one in five teenagers to self-harm

6 Summer Must Do’s For Your Youth...

on June 5, 2014 by

Christopher Wesley

Flashback: Tweens and the Effects...

on June 4, 2014 by

Tips for parents and church workers

Flashback: Do Some Middle School...

on June 4, 2014 by

To be a child on the threshold of adolescence is the worst time to have divorcing parents

5 Things to Say to a Child Who...

on June 4, 2014 by

#4: Things will never be same, but the pain and sadness will eventually lessen

32 THINGS TO SAY TO YOUNG LEADERS

on June 4, 2014 by

Don’t let old leaders beat the dream out of you

Man Up?

on June 4, 2014 by

The PC College Campus police on patrol

Police: Girl Stabbed 19 Times By...

on June 4, 2014 by

Suspects thought to have planned attack since February

9-Year-Old Skateboarder...

on June 3, 2014 by

Sabre Norris from New South Wales, Australia, can’t ride a bike, but has already tackled landed her first 540

Brutal 30-Second Ad May Finally...

on June 3, 2014 by

A 30-second ad illustrating how even one thoughtless time texting while driving can be deadly

Baltimore Tightens Teen Curfew Law,...

on June 3, 2014 by

Youth under the age of 14 to be indoors at 9 p.m., and teenagers 14-16 to be inside at 10 p.m. on…

V2H: Jorge Campos in Iceland

on June 3, 2014 by

The Youth Culture Report is a Ministry of V2H

V2H: Nicaragua Mission #1

on June 3, 2014 by

The Youth Culture Report is a Ministry of V2H

Principal Reminds Graduates Of...

on June 3, 2014 by

An atheist college professor did not like it

Teen Unemployment in Major U.S....

on June 3, 2014 by

Ca. The unemployment rate for teens 16 to 19 years old who don’t have a school diploma is 54.2 percent

A Third Of America’s 18- To...

on June 3, 2014 by

CNN

Thoughts For Parents Of Young Teens...

on June 2, 2014 by

Marko…”Parents are still the number one influence in the lives of their teenagers”

“Brainstorm: The Power And...

on June 2, 2014 by

Mark Matlock shares PART 1 of his interview with Dr. Dan Siegel

Flashback: Equipping Others To...

on June 2, 2014 by

Andy Blanks

Flashback: Confronting Cultural...

on June 2, 2014 by

George Lockhart

Top Ten News From The Youth Culture...

on June 2, 2014 by

The Best from last week

10 Life Lessons From A Navy Seal

on June 2, 2014 by

Commencement Address: If you want to change the world, start singing when you’re up to your neck in mud

5 Facts About Today’s College...

on June 2, 2014 by

Pew Research

PSY’s ‘Gangnam Style&...

on June 1, 2014 by

The mega-hit has just become the first video in history to surpass two billion views on YouTube

No. 1 With Biggest Debut of 2014

on June 1, 2014 by

Coldplay’s ‘Ghost Stories’

American Teens Are Becoming Even...

on June 1, 2014 by

NPR News

High School Students With Higher...

on May 31, 2014 by

by Jim Liebelt

Adolescent Learning Saves Brain...

on May 31, 2014 by

by Jim Liebelt

Teen Girls Face Greater Risks From...

on May 31, 2014 by

by Jim Liebelt

How Teen Social Life Affects Drug...

on May 30, 2014 by

(And How Drug Abuse Affects Social Life)