7 Things You Can Not Forget to Do at Your Next Face-to-Face Meeting
Do they disproportionately shoot African-Americans? Are incidents in places like Ferguson and Baltimore evidence of systemic discrimination? Heather Mac Donald, a scholar…
Over 2,800 adolescents from across 17 Australian high schools took part in the study
4 toddlers shot in Chicago amid surge in gun violence
Regardless of how safe schools are this fall, some parents admit they have to send their children back to class
I believe, now more than ever, that students are spiritually hungry and want to know about who God is
Are the police racist?
The Priority of Children Your job as a parent is a calling from God. It is more important than your vocation, bank…
Here are 5 moves you can be making right now so that when your fall semester kicks off, it will be better…
Reaching your students and making the most of the upside-down world we’ve found ourselves in today
Shares some amazing wisdom on how to guide students through all of this
It’s unclear if the school board can legally remove all police. The law says a officer must be in every public school
As a person of peace, “Big Floyd” opened up ministry opportunities in the Third Ward housing projects
Why the f*** are you punk a** teenagers destroying our cities!??
New data revealing pastors’ and Christians’ opinions about what—if anything—the Church should do about racial divisions
I’m a black youth pastor at Restore Community Church, in Kansas City MO. The month of May 2020 has been especially tragic
In my early days of youth ministry, I had days when I was convinced I was a borderline superhero
Chick-fil-A made lemons out of lemonade and surprised its 2020 grads with a small, outdoor ceremony on Friday
With a small shift in your mindset, this might be your greatest season of momentum and change
Leaders who embrace change, who keep pivoting, will end up advancing their mission in the future
California doctors warn a surge in suicides is outspacing deaths from coronavirus as pandemic lockdowns take a far greater toll on American…
Families are leaving cities for the suburbs in search of safer schools amid the coronavirus pandemic
Negative mood is not unusual in adolescence, but lack of sleep can affect mental health, causing a loss of pleasure, anxiety, anger…
“religious service attendance is associated with a lower risk of death from despair among health care professionals
Most kids found out weeks ago that their senior year would be cut abruptly short. Of all the things that they were…
Ever wonder who those strange preteens are and how to best reach them? Get the inside scoop
I’ve also wondered if in our efforts to promote and further the Kingdom of God, we might actually be keeping kids from…
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Tim Hawkins does it again with a GREAT song about 50 Ways to Please Your Mother. He is just hilarious. Love his…
Learn at your own pace.
6 Considerations for Reopening your Kids Ministry
Quitters aren’t lazy or uncommitted; they often have valid reasons for quitting
Rites of passage are postponed due to the suspension of in-person classroom instruction and they will have to wait to get their…
God, Marriage, and Family: Rebuilding the Biblical Foundation
We first had to think short-term just to get our feet under us, but now that this might be until the fall…
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Having a devotional time once a week and praying together daily builds a foundation of spiritual intimacy
Asks people to receive Jesus as their Lord and Savior
Every failure is an opportunity to teach and train your kids
Double Down on Home Discipleship
‘I just can’t do this.’
Eighth graders in the United States once again showed a decline in U.S. history and geography test scores
If we fail to invest in youth work now, we will reap social paralysis for decades to come, resulting in another lost…
city made the decision to fill the skatepark with sand without notifying the group that built The skatepark
The Mannella family
The single most important way to mitigate loneliness is for trusted adults to reach out and connect
What a great opportunity to reset family values and focus on Christ together at the dinner table
To assert that an elective procedure that ends the life of one human being and harms the other is more essential than…
Being fired, let go, transitioned out, can be some of the deepest pain and hurt you experience
You have a great opportunity to reach not only students during this time, but to reach and be a resource for parents…
Recipes from Ruth Bell Graham, videos, inspirational graphics, and fun family activities are available
Think back to the days when you weren’t on staff at a church. You were a volunteer.For some of you
High school to produce more than 26,000 face shields for first responders and medical workers
The environment is “prone to infection risks,” there’s no “adequate supplies of masks or protective equipment are secured
We’re mostly commiserating over the fact that just 24-hour parenting is just not human,” Timberlake said in a recent interview
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Heads up, there are dozens of ways to pull off each of these ideas. That’s why the list below is simply starting…
High school junior Adam Duwel on the video he put together for seniors graduating during the coronavirus pandemic.
Graduation ceremonies cancelled, but students were able to attend remotely by controlling avatar robots while logged on at home
Porn will wreck the arousal process in your brain and end up wrecking your sex life in marriage
Amid coronavirus, students flock to Kahoot! and Duolingo. Is it the end of language teachers?
Until our kids know the truth about vaping, they’ll continue to put themselves in danger.
Our team wants you to have personal, affordable help right now. We’re launching Leading Through Chaos Cohorts
Here are 13 life skills they can learn now
Here are some developmental benchmarks to consider with your willingness to patiently engage with your tweenager
Why does the world of dating seem so complicated? It starts with this basic question: what is the purpose of dating? The answer…
The Coronavirus quarantine has caused us all to increase our online efforts to engage and connect with students
Her first attempt at “Zoombombing,” which she uploaded to TikTok last week, racked up over 732,000 views and 175,000 likes before it…
Five Shifts in Global Youth Ministry
The Lenten season… a time of reflection and response as people prepare to celebrate the resurrection of Christ
How to push our students into new understandings and better relationships with Christ.
Sex workers enter the industry for a variety of reasons, some who feel trapped by their parents’ expectations
You are parenting from the perspective of who you are in Christ today, not who you once were
“You know what, you old broad,” Aversano said, “suck it up and let somebody help.”
This free five-pack of mobile games to play with your group on Instagram, Zoom, Google Hangouts, and other platforms
With theaters closed nationwide due to these unprecedented events, we want to continue to make I Still Believe available to consumers
Most student pastors are scrambling right now to try and come up with some ways to play games on Zoom
I wanted to write a blog post immediately following the first service. what went well and what we can work on
Like you, we have pivoted to online only for our youth services and small groups. With students being home and not in…
Schooling During the COVID-19 Pandemic: How Emergency Education Savings Accounts Can Meet the Needs of Every American Child
Free virtual small group and social media lessons and discussion starting questions
We ain’t going nowhere. This is our hood,” one young man shouts at Newark police as he shoots the video
First and foremost, parents can de-stress immediately with the knowledge they do not need to replicate school at home
Do not avoid parents reach out to them. Parents are carrying their own worries and concerns
Police: Juveniles reportedly coughing on produce, while filming themselves and posting it on social media
Here’s how it works
Lack of alarm among young people could hinder the fight against the virus
George Lockhart
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Netanyahu is putting them on the frontline “the pandemic is not afflicting children or young people.”
“I’m happier because now I don’t have social media to give me high expectations of not only myself but everybody else around…
Study shows that dining together as a family leads to better dietary practices and a stronger family bond
Tim Chau is an 18-year-old Asian-American with more than 4m followers on Instagram.
Results of our most recent survey with 2500 teens on their use of technology, social media and video games.
Your relationship has to change at this stage….You don’t want to smother your adult daughter
Consider the needs: “You have to make an extra effort,” she said. “If that isn’t done, we don’t go back.”
Changes happening in terms of faith practice, such as church attendance, Bible-reading and prayer.
Teenagers in the US aren’t reading their Bibles. 1 in 5 have a regular reading time, while 1 in 5 never read their…
I’ve seen a lot of years of ministry and truly believe we’re all in this together to reach all the little people
Before you move towards splitting these two groups I think there a few questions you should ask yourself?
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