Creating An Inviting Culture…

One-Life Concept

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,…

My Kids Can’t Stop Playing Fortnite

Should Parents be Concerned?

More Young Adults Living With Their Parents In 75 Years

According to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, 33% of 25-29 year olds lived with their parents or grandparents in…

Teens Are Using ‘Fortnite’ To Ask Out Prom Dates

This dude asked his girl to prom on fortnite… idk if I’m impressed or disappointed

More Risks for Young Drivers

Driving Remains a Dangerous Activity for Today’s Youth

Unwritten Rule For Parents That Hurts Everyone

Adults have made children a priority, however, there is an unintended consequence. Let me explain

Flashback: Principal Dress Codes ‘Preserve Girls’ Virginity

men are sexually distracted ( need to control your eyes)  “ladies should cover up” rather than be considered sex objects

Inside New York’s Silent Sex Trafficking Epidemic

Taking kids who are in need of help, preying upon that need, developing a relationship and then turning against them and turning…

Creating An Inviting Culture

Summer Camp Is The Linch Pin

Hard To Reach Students

Most hard-to-reach students aren’t actually that hard to reach; we just need to put in a little extra effor

The Death Of “The Great Commission”

51% of church goers do not know what the “The Great Commission” is. Take that in for a moment, the average “Christian”…

Need Help Recruiting

Don’t Miss These 3 Great Recruiting Ideas

Flashback: How To Protect Your Kids From Porn

Everyone knows that porn is ubiquitous online, a danger to be aware of and avoid vigilantly

Church Planting as Youth Ministry Pt2

Two Views of the Role of Youth in the Mission of the Church

Church Planting as Youth Ministry. Pt1

An ongoing column which draws together insights from two crucial spheres of ministry: youth ministry and church planting

Kids, Smartphone Addiction…Infographic

According to a January 2018 poll of parents, 47% think their children are addicted to their smartphone device

Virtual Reality and Negative Health Effects In Children

58% Of Parents Concerned About Negative Health Effects In Children Using Virtual Reality

What Pastors Need To Know About ‘Nones’

The death of Christianity in America has been announced many times—and yet Christianity continues to thrive

Are Called Into Youth Ministry?

How Do You Know if You Are Called Into Youth Ministry?

Is Your Ministry Informational Or Transformational?

Here are a few ideas to take your ministries from informational to transformational:

Tinder And Instagram Are ‘Crippling’ Relationships

Dating apps are giving us too many options, and other apps give us an excuse to be “psychologically gone.”

He Is Risen! …

Resurrection song

What’s Hot?

A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies

Is Your Student Ministry As Healthy As It Could Be?

Here are 6 areas of health that need to be in top condition

Prince’s Cause Of Death…Fentanyl “Exceedingly High”

For those unfamiliar, fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is said to be 50 times more powerful than heroin

Digital Life By The Minute…Values

An In-Depth Look at Constant Connectivity…and What It’s Costing

Gen-Z Relieved to Escape Their Smartphones For…..

Gen Z are relieved when placed in a situation where they are unable to access their smartphones for several weeks

Book: Wired Child: Reclaiming Childhood In A Digital Age

A practical guide to building your child’s bond with family and fostering school success amid the allure of digital screens

School Wants Parents To Take Responsibility

Now their poster is spreading like wildfire online

Working With Teenage Boys

10 strategies for working with teenage boys

Cellphones Can Hinder Dinnertime Social Connections

Keeping your “elbows off the dinner table” may now be replaced by “take your phone off the table.”

Deepfakes: A Newer, Scarier Genre Of Porn

A new genre of porn, Deepfakes, is growing in popularity… and it’s scary

She’s 15 And married

‘What’s the point of making her wait?’ mom says

What’s Hot?

A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies

St. Patrick Calls All Christians To be The Missionaries

We must inspire missionary brigades of Christians ready to free the captives of this confused culture

What Teenagers Are Learning From Online Porn

…porn was their primary source for information about sex.  Adolescents watch much more pornography than their parents know

Thousands Of Students Take Part In National WalkoutDay

Dozens of students said they are tired of just “thoughts and prayers.”

Frustration In Student Ministry

Frustrations are a part of ministry, so how can we not let them get the better of us?
Here are four thoughts

Parent’s Guide To Social Media Use For Kids

Children’s health experts warned that excessive use of digital devices and social media “is harmful to children and teens.”

Wrinkle In Time Stripped Of Its Christian Themes

Love has been so recklessly removed that it drains this already abysmal film of depth and strips it of a universal message we…

Confessions Of An Overweight Youth Pastor

I knew I had two options: burn some calories or burn-out of ministry

iHeartRadio Music Award Winners 2018

Complete List

Social Media Friends Can Bruise Your Body Image

Seeing too many social media posts from friends about their fitness activity can harm your body image, a new study contends.

60 Seconds Snapshot Online Activity

The wealth of interactions that were processed in 60 seconds on average in 2017

Pro-Life Students Fight To Defund Planned Parenthood

Pro-Life Students Launch Nationwide Tour to Defund Planned Parenthood

How Nickelodeon Keeps Kids Watching Its Screens

Noting that modern kids want to see shows that mirror the people in their lives. “Multicultural, authentic and diverse,”

The Full-Time Youth Pastor Compensation Survey 2017

Tangible data surrounding the compensation of full-time Youth Pastors in order to minimize vague speculation, while also providing concrete data and evidence

Raised On Violent Explicit Images

Male and female teens are headed for relational disaster

Managing Momentum In Youth Ministry

…youth pastors simply not being aware of the “flow” of family, work, school, and social lives

Shootings At Gang Funerals Continue To Rise In Chicago

Chicago-area police are fighting a losing battle to stop gun battles from erupting during gang members’ funerals

What Parents Need To Know About Juuling..E-cig..Vaping

It’s a popular e-cigarette system that looks a lot like a USB flash drive

Success in High School, Success Later in Life

Being a good student in high school seems to translate into a better job and higher pay down the road, a new…

What is a Millennial?

Birth Year Guidelines Set For How To Identify Generations

3 Youth And Children’s Ministry Research Reports

“Passing On Faith” by Theos; “Rooted in the Church” from the Church of England; “Losing Heart“, published by Youthscape

Start Talking To Your Tweens About The Risks Of Porn

Teenagers are viewing far more pornography than their parents realize. And the porn they’re watching is much more “hardcore”

She Gouged Out Her Own Eyes, Now She…

She gouged out her own eyes, now she wants to help keep people away from drugs

Students Protest Teacher’s Suspension About Safety Comments

Students, parents demand answers from school board regarding suspension of teacher

students protest teacher’s suspension over school safety comments

Gunning Your Kids Down

Six of the Billboard Top 10 artists right now talk about using guns to solve their problems…

A Fathers Legacy

The way we parent today we’re not on the fact our children but our children’s children

Pediatricians Call For Depression Screening For Teens

During the teenage years, there’s about a 20% of having depression or anxiety

Many Teens Take Great Care In Posting Online Content

Prticularly girls, may go to great lengths to create a favorable post…even to ask friends to like their posts

When Is My Child Mature Enough To Leave Home?

Prepare them to recognize they need help — from God and from those he places around them

Marijuana And You

9 Things You Should Know About the Health Effects of Marijuana

Solution To Smartphone Addiction Is Now Used In 600 Schools

Grades have gone up, and discipline problems have plummeted. Students are interacting, talking to each other, reading, kicking a ball, socializing — because…

The Good Book: For Kids And Adults

Explore 40 key Bible chapters that laid the foundation for understanding the entirety of scripture

Shooting Survivor: CNN Gave Me “Scripted Question”

After Denying Question About Armed Guards

Billy Graham, 99, Dies

He established the Graham Youth for Christ, which found moderate success holding “crusades” across North America and in Britain

Tragedy: 3 Week Teaching Series

Written by youth workers who have all walked students through tragedy, helping them find their way through the darkness to the other…

Pot Linked To Violently ill Mysterious Syndrome

Experience nausea, severe vomiting, and stomach pain. Many of them get temporary relief from hot showers or baths

Energy Drinks Unsafe For Children, Teens

Highly caffeinated energy drinks aren’t safe for children and teens, and should not be marketed to them, a leading sports medicine organization…

FBI Was Warned -Twice- About Shooter’s Deadly Threats

But somehow no one at the FBI connected the dots or shared information about Cruz with the agents who might have stopped…

Florida School Shooting Nikolas Cruz…A ‘Broken Child,’

Details emerge in timeline, what we know about suspect

A Grandmother Helped Stop Another School Shooting

O’Connor wrote that he wanted the death count to be as high as possible so that the shooting would be infamous

Another Tragedy…. School Shooting

Walt Mueller

17 killed At Florida High School

Governor blames ‘pure evil

Snapchat Is Stealing Younger Users Away From Facebook

Facebook’s 12 to 17-year-old demographic declined by 9.9 percent in 2017, which amounts to approximately 1.4 million users

Fifty Shades Freed. . .

Walt Mueller….a plea to Christian parents and youth workers

7 Ways Teens Can Contribute When The Church Meets

by Steve Burchett

Samson Movie: Passion, Betrayal, Redemption

Good can triumph over evil, and that flawed leaders can turn second chances into positive outcomes

Why Gen Z Is Not Prepared To Follow Jesus In A Post-World

New 2018 Barna Group Research Reveals Troubling Trends In Gen Z

How We Can Reach Students In A Post-Christian Culture

By: Steven Kozak

Grow Numbers

Grow Numbers is a check-in, attendance tracker, and database management software built specifically for Youth Ministry.

The A,B,C’s Of Reaching Generation Z

The latest Barna report is out and, ouch, Generation Z is the first truly post Christian generation in American history

Nick Foles: A Pastor In Training In The Super Bowl

Foles is taking online seminary classes through Liberty University with the goal of one day becoming a pastor in a high school

What’s Hot?

A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies

Helping Kids Keep The Faith

Four Research Insights Every Parent Needs to Know

Book: The Blessing..Biblical Tool To Help Your Family

Biblical tool that can help YOU (Parents) communicate unconditional love into the lives of your kids

Who Is Cardi B

The Life, Music, Philosophy, and Faith of Today’s Top Female Rapper

Atheism Doubles Among Generation Z

The influence of Christianity in the United States is waning. Gen Z: they are the first truly “post-Christian” generation.

2018 Grammy Winners

Full List

Entry Points For Youth Ministry

Here are 3 welcome mats, of various sizes that can help youth workers focus their embrace and broaden their outreach.

What’s Hot?

A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies.

4 Views On Pastoring LGBTQ Teenagers

Effective Ministry to Gay, Bi, Trans, Queer, and Questioning Students Among Us

Don’t Forget Life Skills

We worked to find ways in which to teach them marketable skills. We spent mission trips learning construction. We built habitat houses…

Why Apple’s Ceo Doesn’t Want Kids To Use Social Networks

“I don’t have a kid, but I have a nephew that I put some boundaries on. There are some things that I…

A Theology Of Masturbation

Here’s what David writes about the struggle with masturbation. . .

Helping Strangers May Help Teens’ Self-Esteem…Values

When teens step out of their comfort zone to help people they don’t know, they feel confident

A Fool-Proof System To Follow Up With New Students

How you follow up determines whether or not you’ll see those new students again

Will Ferrell Joins #DeviceFreeDinner

Will Ferrell Is a Phone-Obsessed Dad in Funny Device-Free Dinner Campaign