According to a Gallup survey, only half of Americans are now church members
College interview prep can be an ongoing excuse to have your best conversations with a high school senior.
While the laws permit Bible literacy classes, they do not mandate them
The bill will be referred to committee for review
How can you identify your idols? Here are four ways
You know that parenting doesn’t stop when a child reaches the age of eighteen. In many ways, it gets more complicated
So much of a marriage relationship comes down to our thoughts and attitudes…
If your youth worker isn’t taking time off, they won’t be your youth worker for very long
I think busting your butt on the weekends to make sure you are meeting with your leaders is one of the most…
What We Can Learn from C.S. Lewis and Fred Rogers
Russell Moore
13% Proclaim to be former Catholics – people who were raised in the faith but now identify as Protestants
About 8% of all Muslim Americans adults are Latino. Because of the intense devotion to God, simplicity in faith and a focus…
Insanity. That’s what we’ve embraced. The time and place of our search for meaning, purpose, fulfillment, and redemption might best be evidenced…
Like Adam & Eve, we try to cover up and hide..This holiday season, let God unwrap and re-wrap you in Jesus!
Planned Parenthood expanded their already significant sex-education efforts with vulnerable and developing children and teens into the world of online technology
‘God has the power to do what he promised’
7 vital strategies parents and leaders can use to respond teenage girls’ stress and anxiety
Whether or not they personally experience anxiety and depression, 7 in 10 teenagers view both as major problems among their peers
How easy is it for you to be so busy doing work for Jesus that you don’t take time to just BE…
NYWC2019 Deep Dive Recap “Tech to Help You Look Like A Pro”
Jonathan McKee
Are you engaging your kids in these conversation?
Our kids glean more from our conversations than they do from our rules
I hope this is a helpful method to run your lessons and teaching through.
Watching his parents’ happy marriage of 20 years has also inspired him. The videos, in turn, present examples of the validation and…
Alice offers gospel comfort and creative practical guidance we can give our teenagers when they find themselves uninvite
As you hang out in downtown Tampa this weekend we want to make sure that your soul and mind are ministered to…
And What Teens Wanted To Know About That
A great opportunity to continue your ministry with them
7 things we need to know about Gen Z
Sin has tainted..the hearts of humanity. Yet culture, has unequivocally declared a belief in the inherent goodness of all people
If the youth of the church are indwelt by God the Spirit, then they are equal recipients of God’s grace and salvation,…
10 Insights help explain how adult Gen Zers tend to understand the world
Preaching on Controversial Topics Half of Pastors Worry They’ll Offend Someone if They Preach on Controversial Topics
See how they fared against each other. The results might surprise you
Each of these books has helped me think through key issues related to church ministry and today’s culture
Don’t the fear the teenage years. And don’t take them for granted either. They, like life itself, are a vapor…
One of the immediate action steps he prompts is for churches to be present in the life of their local schools, with…
Dan
“It took me 42 years to realize that my dad was my best friend.”
Discipleship takes place through relationships where youth leaders are intentionally shepherding students into greater maturity
One of the easiest ways to offend a youth minister is to ask when he’s going to become a “real pastor
Excellent book … those of us who think theologically about youth ministry, and the role of youth pastor, have been waiting for.
A Christianity that bears no resemblance to the vague spiritualism of Moral Therapeutic Deism that is often associated with celebrity conversions
To donate $100,000 to a nonprofit that trains students and teachers in LGBT politics and advocacy
The development of character and virtue often feels like a lost art form
We must start with young people, not programs.
Now What?
A mother’s warmth and acceptance toward her teenagers may help prevent those children from being in an abusive relationship later in life,…
We learned to integrate several of the best business practices into our family
Jesus had a big vision and started with the end in mind. Here are a few of God’s “vision statements
These are valuable people on your campus that can help you organize and benefit the ministry
Rather than seeing Kanye as a fraud, can we choose to see him as the tax collector? …Please, please pray for me
What is the best way to communicate to parents and teens information?
Researchers learned that Adverse Childhood Experiences can have negative lasting effects on health and well-being
Talkativeness is no accident. It’s come as the result of a carefully curated environment that encourages conversation
The Photobooth that we created will be unmanned and sit out in the lobby the 4th Tuesday of each month
How can we help the 20% in our youth ministries who are silently dying?
Here are a few ways we can build homes that allow our children to wrestle with questions of faith
When we worship parenting success, our children become our trophies
The government…. signaled that Christian schools may soon be treated like racists for …view of marriage
I have worked with middle school students in educational, athletic, and ministry settings for more than 14 years now
There are four kinds of twentysomething “exiles” making their way in our current day and age
Insights and resources for parents and youth workers
As part of a faith-filled initiative by fellowship of Christian athletes to pray, read their Bibles, and “open up their life to Christ
It is those who hold traditional values, the LGBT activists claim, that are directly responsible for gay and trans suicides
Often times adult volunteers want to be liked by students, so they cross the line between friend and mentor
8 Conversations to have with your new middle school student
The Spouse
The Redemption Story
FIRED! 5 Lies You Are Told When You Are Let Go From A Church
“Do you think you’ll ever change the night of youth group? My son/daughter is just too busy and they’re missing out.”
Why is youth group important?
If you’re a youth worker you can’t escape it, you will be criticized
A Kingdom-minded ministry is about reaching kids for Christ and plugging them into the local church…not your local church
A New Direction for Youth Ministry
Dare I say most, of the kids we work with are not coming to church with a deep desire for God’s Word
Kanye West may have come to Jesus — but some Christians aren’t buying the born-again “Yeezus.”
For too long I saw daily Bible reading and Bible study as part of some contract with God
The average age a kid first encounters porn is at age 13, and that’s just the average. Some kids see porn as…
Every parent can probably relate to this video. It’s just a fun way of looking at the types of parents in the…
“God, as people drive by, let them wonder, let their hearts be pricked.”
One way you can help out your brothers and sisters is by sharing this survey to your network and on other social…
Would you believe that social media could be one of the handiest tools you have in your youth leader tool belt?
What is one thing (if any) that we should consider killing in the new year? What is one thing (if any) we…
Here are a few enhancements that you can make to your planning that will help your group to do better in the…
5 fall events….reach new students and introduce them to what your ministry is all about
6 Secrets to Planning a Wildly Successful Fall Festival
How can students to reach their campus for Christ and change the culture if they can’t articulate their own convictions?
How to Strategically Scope and Sequence your Year
Suffering is the fertile ground for great growth in character, wisdom, and virtue. Suffering grows our dependence on God while undermining our…
Life Skills that Build Emotional Resilience
Being a youth pastor at one church for the entirety of my ministry career is one of the greatest blessings of my…
A “minor conflict” between the wives of a pastor and youth pastor at a West Virginia church resulted in gunfire, leading to…
7 simple ideas youth leaders from across the nation have shared with me that will help improve your youth ministry program
A song on the top of the charts, a new Netflix show everyone is binging, a new trend everyone…
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The Youth Culture Report is one of the best sources of trend spotting on the Internet. It’s a daily source of content for me
The Youth Culture Report is an invaluable resource for any one who works with students. I highly recommend the site.
This is an app every student pastor needs to have on their iPhone.
I use it all the time!
My number one resource for youth culture.
Here’s a great youth ministry and preaching resource.
The Youth Culture Report is a collection of links to news stories youth workers should be aware of.
