Melissa Vang is thrilled to see goodness lies in the hearts of teens. “God bless this young man’s heart,”
Campus Ministry Link is a way to connect students with campus ministries, on any college campus across the nation
Let’s make sure that we are doing everything that we can to grow our ministry!
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen people bashing abstinence programs. Back in 2004 a report prepared for House Democrats shredded abstinence…
Hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies
More comfortable online than out partying…But they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis
Here’s a simple breakdown of these three facets of communication and how they can work best for any ministry.
Teens who start drinking at younger ages are more likely to have their first sexual encounter earlier than others, according to a…
Even if your relationship with your parents isn’t all that you wish it could be, your parents want to be a part…
What would you tell Courtney? The question of pain and suffering is one we face a lot in youth ministry
Walt Mueller
Youth workers are you giving parents bubbles
Can safely reduce HIV risk for those under 18
Hemorrhaging Faith: Why and When Canadian Young Adults are Leaving, Staying and Returning to Church
The preferred parental control software solution of Focus on the Family.
Tinder for the first time became the top-grossing app in Apple’s online shop, topping the likes of Netflix, Pandora and hit mobile…
Risky social media posts…might be a deliberate strategy to fit in with the wider social media culture that makes people believe ‘it’s…
We have observed and reported on increasing pluralism, relativism, and moral decline among Americans and even in the Church.”
30% of students never make the transition from the children’s ministry to the youth ministry
Is It Changing Kids From the Inside Out?
Police Chief: I would speak to our teens and young adults out there: You’re not invincible
The complete winners list
Houston didn’t come up at the star of tonight MTV VMA awards out in Hollywood
Beloit College Releases the Mindset List for This Year’s Entering Class of First-Year College Students
Girls are wired to learn through being social and relationships, boys are hardwired for activity and movement
Popular with U.S. teenagers and in a growing number of other countries, Sarahah
The longer they used Marijuana the more likely they were to have hypertension
46% Of Influencers Say They Would Give Up Snapchat If They Were To Abandon One Platform
Relational intimacy in a digital world has been re-imagined
High School Principal Warns Parents About Risky ‘Squirt Gun Assassin’ Game
A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies
The opposite of play is not in fact work, as you might have guessed, but it’s actually depression
A college administrator offers counsel on coming of age and higher e
$150,000 from now-former baseball coach on the grounds that his repeated benching constituted a pattern of bullying and harassment.
“It was terrifying,’’ “You heard the tree fall and didn’t know what happened, and then you hear a baby scream.’’
We shouldn’t shy away from teaching what the Bible says about sexuality, but proclaim it with grace and love.
Summer time has gone by very fast and the school year has started for schools across the country
Instagram is the network of choice for cyberbullies in 2017, with Facebook close behind
Are You in Charge of Your Kids or Are They in Charge of You?
Last weekend I met some people who are tackling this reality head on… and I think they’re onto something
The teen-only social network aimed to rival Snapchat when it was launched a year ago
The social media post resulting in the disqualification for the softball 2017 world championship
We all want long-term, invested volunteer leaders in our ministries. We want to build a connected and cohesive team, willing to follow…
The number one thing you need to do is connect students to…
If you set goals it is time to evaluate how you did.
Facebook subsidiary Instagram has courted Snapchat fans with its own “Stories” feature
gives a vision for a life of beauty, relationships, and creativity not enslaved to technology
Go to a party,Have sex, Give two blow jobs, 8 hoe pics for Instagram,Hook up with Jacob again,Get a boob hickey…
For any student ministry to be effective having dedicated and quality adult volunteers is essential
You might look at that title and raise an eyebrow. Isn’t independence what we are going for?
After surviving seventh grade, you might be thinking, The end…it’s almost over. But don’t
Marko
Passing thoughts from a youth pastor leading a youth ministry while also balancing being a “sports dad” to two athletes of my…
There are four ways we can inadvertently allow that to happen
“A ‘typical’ concert is around 20-30 transports. 60 would be very bad. We had 70 once and 90 last night,”
Research looking at the effects of alcohol among young people found that heavy drinking can cause brain changes resulting in disastrous short-term…
6 Ways to talk to your kid about smart phone monitoring
Researchers at the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium…
It reveals what parental concerns regarding media influence in today’s world
“When Parent Must Contradict Culture”
Statistic Brain Research Institute
A device that will sit on a car seat and detect movement if a baby is left in the car. It will…
One Simple Principle That Helped Me Survive Student Ministry
Online Game That Ends in Livestreamed Suicide
Perhaps one of the greatest battles we and our kids face each and every day of our lives is the battle over…
Calls on participants to complete a series of tasks before taking their own lives, schools are warning parents about the so-called Blue…
Reflection, and strategic implementation are invaluable to building a sustainable, God-glorifying ministry
Five Ways to Send Your Kids to College with Confidence in the Bible
Am I dead? Or is this one of those horrible dreams. If I am alive, why? If there is a God
By Walt Mueller
Katy Perry is getting real with fans this weekend, and even opening up about past suicidal thoughts during a therapy session.
Still don’t know how I got away with a huge hip flask as my prom clutch
Youth ministry is in danger of becoming the phone book
The way children and young people are watching and consuming programmes and other content is changing fast, and the BBC needs to…
It may be a bit of stretch, but I think there’s a connection between July 4th and parenting…
Imagine you’re a teen who has stepped into your youth program for the first time. How would you feel?
Parents, pastors, youth workers, …it’s time to get serious about training the next generation
Ben Lock
A List of Summer’s Biggest Movies…and the Themes In Them
Summer’s Biggest Movies…and the Themes in Them
CDC report
TOP 10 THINGS TO CONSIDER AS YOU START DOING GENERATION Z MINISTRY
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry
A healthy ministry knows why it exists. It’s a ministry that knows that there are great ideas…but
A significant majority of teenagers don’t get the recommended 60 minutes of exercise per day,
New study says arguing in front of kids may alter the way they think
We’re susceptible to the hazard of emotional affairs for many reasons
Interview with Josh McDowell
I’ve been thinking a lot about my dad. At the end of his life he taught me a lot about “right priorities
College students with irregular patters of sleep and wakefulness also had lower grade point averages.
10 Principles For Conflict Management
We have posted some really helpful free resources in the last month or two. I wanted to highlight a few in case…
Heading to college after high school graduation represents a big transition, including the need to take care of yourself
Adolescents’ late-night mobile phone use was directly linked to poor quality sleep, which subsequently led to poorer mental health outcomes, reduced coping,…
Study: budget cuts to sex education classes may have contributed to lower rates of teenage pregnancy in England
Apple will introduce a new iPhone feature that will do away with that annoying — and dangerous — urge to look at…
…our social circle has a greater impact on our health and well-being than family does, a new study finds
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