Heads up, there are dozens of ways to pull off each of these ideas. That’s why the list below is simply starting…
Re-learn what it means to be in the presence of God while being present to yourselves. Re-evaluate what really matters in youth…
Porn will wreck the arousal process in your brain and end up wrecking your sex life in marriage
No better place to find hope than in the Bible and with your families. Spend that time and spend that time in…
Until our kids know the truth about vaping, they’ll continue to put themselves in danger.
These are some of the apps I have found to be extremely useful whether there is a pandemic happening or not
Our team wants you to have personal, affordable help right now. We’re launching Leading Through Chaos Cohorts
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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
How do you thrive while also making what you are doing sustainable long term? Here are some suggestions
Shane discusses with Sean McDowell how we can pass on the faith to the next generation in a secular age
Why does the world of dating seem so complicated? It starts with this basic question: what is the purpose of dating? The answer…
If we are going to thrive in the midst of trying circumstances. Here are a few thoughts that might help you
Study: Religious upbringing given by both parents strengthens young people’s faith in God
You might want someone to bounce ideas off of; or maybe you need help with a staff issue
The Coronavirus quarantine has caused us all to increase our online efforts to engage and connect with students
A teaching tool to build your children in Christ
Book: Sharing God’s Truth With Your Children
How to Help Generation Z Break Free from the All-or-Nothing Mindset
Five Shifts in Global Youth Ministry
But when we’re swimming laps around these pools, we can feel drained and exhausted. Cynicism creeps in—and maybe
In times of suffering the integrity of God’s goodness presses upon our minds. Faith engages in a wrestling match with our emotions…
The Lenten season… a time of reflection and response as people prepare to celebrate the resurrection of Christ
Tommy Nixon, CEO of Urban Youth Workers Institute, talks about 3 keys to developing greater spiritual resilience
How to push our students into new understandings and better relationships with Christ.
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coronavirus-induced limitations on life at the same time as Lent, the traditional season of doing without
Digital ministry has come to the forefront of practice and experience.
As we find ourselves in the days of the COVID-19 pandemic, we get to walk through interesting times where we learn to…
Teenagers are people—and like all people, they need pastors
You are parenting from the perspective of who you are in Christ today, not who you once were
Youth Group at Home presents a 4-week series from Paul’s letter to the Colossians
The average Christian in America does not know what his own religion teaches, nor does he care
Churches and ministry leaders as they prepare for and respond to Coronavirus in their congregations and communities
We talked to pastors from Spain and Italy about their experience, which might be the North American experience in just a few…
This free five-pack of mobile games to play with your group on Instagram, Zoom, Google Hangouts, and other platforms
Most student pastors are scrambling right now to try and come up with some ways to play games on Zoom
When you share your meeting link on social media that makes your event public, and anyone can mess it up
Anthony Taylor put together two AWESOME videos on how to use Sidekick and Zoom for your online youth ministry!
I wanted to write a blog post immediately following the first service. what went well and what we can work on
Some college students bring home additional burdens
Like you, we have pivoted to online only for our youth services and small groups. With students being home and not in…
With 1506 respondents it is the largest compensation survey and report of its kind.
2016, survey with 1,013 parents across England, Scotland and Wales. How parents faith is engaging with their kids
Free virtual small group and social media lessons and discussion starting questions
For everyone dreading spending time with your family, allow me to offer up a different perspective: enjoy this time
High school football coach has lost another round In his “silent” post-game prayers on the 50-yard line
You are in social distancing, so should ministry stop? Absolutely not!
Do not avoid parents reach out to them. Parents are carrying their own worries and concerns
What would our ministry look like if we could truly partner with parents in the way that we would like?
How to help teens for Christ in college podcast on The book a different college experience.
What if I told you there was still a way to gather even when you can’t? We’ve compiled a list of options..
10 suggestions of ways churches and student ministries can adjust ministry for the foreseeable futur
While the world is stocking up on…She realized that it was only his faith that was going to get him through this
The first step in knowing the whole Bible is knowing what each book is and how it connects to the overall story
George Lockhart
The website displays the latest, real-time statistics on the number of confirmed cases, serious cases, deaths, and recovered
In the last couple of weeks, many youth workers were faced with situations and decisions that they don’t teach you about in…
The biggest problem with youth sports has been the parents
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Danny a YouTube prankster. He is proud to have seen it catch on with young people who champion abstinence
For our young people, this may add a greater level of anxiety, too.
“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
Lesbian, gay and bisexual teens are far more likely than their straight peers to suffer physical and/or sexual violence, new research warns
For every action there is an equally powerful reaction.” What scientists have known for centuries many children seem to have difficulty understanding
To better understand the dynamics shaping childhood faith formation today
If you’re struggling with how to manage your family’s increasing anxiety about the current public health crisis, you’re not alone
Currently, Uber requires passengers to be 18 years or older to get in one of its vehicles. Any passengers under 18 must…
Results of our most recent survey with 2500 teens on their use of technology, social media and video games.
Does our church have a system and strategy that successfully launches our students into Christian adulthood?
Your relationship has to change at this stage….You don’t want to smother your adult daughter
Five things your pastors spouse can’t say out loud but need you to know
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.
After years of trying to figure out what was going to work for raising up leaders, we dedicated to three shared things…
I believe there are four common reasons our games have come up short in the past, and I also believe there are…
Help your students understand where they come from, who they are, how they can be themselves in Christ, and fully embrace their…
Teenagers in the US aren’t reading their Bibles. 1 in 5 have a regular reading time, while 1 in 5 never read their…
The fact remains that I am a different generation than the students I am currently serving. However
I’ve seen a lot of years of ministry and truly believe we’re all in this together to reach all the little people
The film will highlight the country’s need for the Gospel and how each student at MOVE can be a part of building…
Before you move towards splitting these two groups I think there a few questions you should ask yourself?
7 Action-Steps for Small Youth Groups
Andy Stanley: optimal-size church, large enough to maintain a Split jr. high and high school groups
Ministering To Middle Schoolers requires a great amount of wisdom and smart ministry on our part
Modern parents have some new problems to contend with, and the most obvious is the internet
“Middle school is about lunch.”
What the Lord is calling us to may not always make sense, especially to those in the world
Why Secular Culture, Progressive Christians, and Traditional Christians Disagree on What It Means to Love Others
Knowing how to push through this and strengthen your ministry in light of it is essential
Children are a big influence on where their family attends church
Families that used to attend twice a month are now attending once a month. used to come once a month now Christmas…
You can’t effectively discipline your teenager if you continually find yourself in the middle of an argument with them
It requires a stream of explanations for why we believe what we believe about God and how he relates to everything
The frailty of fatherhood doesn’t make one cower; it emboldens a father to more fiercely live and love
Self care during, in order to renew, recharge and be ready for the challenges of youthwork in the year ahead
Why You Should Let the Youth Group Invade Your Pulpit
a time to give up useless words, gossip, rumours, tittle-tattle and speak to God on a first name basis
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My number one resource for youth culture.
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