The percent of high school seniors who said they often felt lonely increased from 26 percent in 2012 to 39 percent in 2017

Almost eight in 10 young teenage girls say that pressure from social media is one of the main reasons for mental ill-health among their age group

A realistic insight into how your youth view their faith

Are We More in Love with the Idea of Changing the World Than Actually Changing the World?

Most U.S. Teens See Anxiety and Depression as a Major Problem Among Their Peer

Adolescents are generous, too….

One of the greatest myths of leadership is that you must be in charge in order to lead

Walt Mueller

Welcoming teenagers as they walk in the door is one of my most important ministry practices

Contact work is vital to your ministry. If you and your leaders do a lot of it, it will yield great relationship results with people you are trying to reach

Steven Argue & Kara Powell

Who is Saint Patrick and why does it matter

Today most people know St. Patrick for green beer, banishing snakes from Ireland, using shamrocks to teach

I love how the video is very deep theologically, but fun as well

A growing body of evidence supports the idea that alcohol exposure early in life has lasting effects on the brain and increases the risk of psychological problems in adulthood

Spending time in nature boosts children’s academic achievement and healthy development in a variety of ways

The original purpose of Vacation Bible School has been lost in many of our current-day efforts. It’s time to get back to the basics

Buy a second phone

Many followed Him no longer after He said some hard things concerning personal cost and all the risks involved. The cost was too much.

Students demand action on climate change in planned global school walkout

Parents will be your greatest supporters or your biggest hurdle

A nationwide scheme to get children get into elite universities.

Finding the right family to host the Group is absolutely critical to the success of the group.

In this episode, Ben Trueblood and Mary Margaret West, talk with Kara Powell about her new book: Growingwith

You had a great fall and the winter months but,  spring attendance falls and you are wondering what happened?

VBS  is needed now more than ever, at a time when more and more families have no access to the gospel

More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis.

Most youngsters getting good grades is a bigger worry than drinking or unplanned pregnancies

How are we at reaching students today where they are at, on their digital devices?

Amazing resource for youth pastors regarding compensation,  raise, taxes, housing allowance, and other pieces of the financial side of ministry.

The PSA encourages kids to break the law and endanger themselves and others

3 Realities Pastors and Parents Should Consider To Prepare Students For The Digital World

Marxism is not primarily an economic theory. It is primarily a surrogate religion. And it is creeping into the worldview of many Americans, including American Christians

On Preaching — Personal & Pastoral Insights for the Preparation & Practice of Preaching

Children with the greatest need for a supportive community were the most likely to feel unwelcome

I actually would allow my kids more freedom in their high school years to explore and express their questions about faith

“millennials the most evangelism-adverse generation on record,”?

The long-term perspective of the older saints encourages the younger generation to continue in faithfulness and service.

Five signs your church isn’t ready for the future

Provides a real-world and pro-active strategy to practically connect the generations in your church

Thom Rainer

Kara Powell and Steven Argue describe how to parent adolescent and young adult children

Guest Post By Kara Powell And Steve Argue

A Remarkable Parenting Resource

4 Things Youth Workers Would Tell Parents About Teenagers, Social Media, and Technology

10 undeniable facts about Michael Jackson’s Abuse Allegations

What My Daughter Would Say to Her Younger Self NoEating Disorder

Decades of cuts: the policies that dismantle youth work – a new book by Bernard Davies

George Lockhart

Dan Istvanik

20 Tips I wish I could have given parents of teens before their kids were 4

In a survey of nearly 1,000 teens ages 13 to 17, 70 percent say anxiety and depression are critical issues among their peers, the Pew Research Center found.

Where pot is legal, teens smoking pot and then getting behind the wheel of a car is common

Were also more than three times as likely to attempt suicide between the ages of 18 and 32.

She shouldn’t have shared the screenshot.

I I think as a woman I’m trying to be unapologetic and embrace my sexuality — and do what I want

Her mom had been posting photos of her, without prior approval, for much of her life

A female runner who failed to qualify or state is calling for the rules to change

Here are three tools I’ve discovered for policing my thought life

What’s the number one priority our parents list?

It’s that time of the year in which we take a good look at our ministry and begin to work through our 2019 goals

George Lockhart

The research of 595 suicides by people aged under 20 showed 128 had used the internet in a way that was suicide-related.

If I can go back and do it all over I would do this

The impact of the digital world is so powerful and pervasive that it’s almost impossible for most of us to keep up

NY Post

To be honest, any tablet you have can be very useful for your ministry, it doesn’t have to be an iPad

We talk about the relationship between social media and mental health. Here’s a few resources if you want to explore more

A place where you could be certain no minors would see pornography — nowadays they’re all watching on their phones

The complete list

Here’s a list of some of our favorite books for church leaders that are building a family ministry in their church.

1.Remember Who You Are. 2. Be Mindful of your Soul Holes. 3. Unite Yourself to the Body

Five rules we gave her 13-year-old daughter

Greater screen time at 24 months was associated with poorer performance on developmental screening tests at 36 months, and similarly

Complete list

Trending today

There are no tested or approved methods for quitting e-cigarettes

Kids who had vaped were four times more likely to experiment with cigarettes

“Nicotine is highly addictive and can harm brain development, including harmful effects on learning, memory and attention,” Schuchat said. Nicotine also primes the brain for addiction to other substances

They met in homes and discipleship started booming. Kids began growing, getting connected, inviting more friends. Numbers grew.

The victim told police a 13-year-old classmate gave her a gummy bear that would “stop her from stressing out,”

Presleigh’s mother, while agreeing that her husband went too far, did say that her daughter was a victim of the boy’s bullying

Taditional youth group night was becoming less effective, we did also notice that home groups were becoming more effective

According to a new survey of 1,000 Protestant pastors by Nashville-based LifeWay Research

You treat young women with respect. They are not objects. They are humans with the same aspirations and desires

Give up the unhealthy — yet popular — parenting practices that are robbing kids of mental strength

…but not everyone is pleased

Watch the reveal of the 2019 Dirty Dozen List

And parents need to know

When it comes to the emerging generations, we are to “get out of our offices and onto the sidewalks.”

I plan to be an entrepreneur so I am getting started now, while I’m in school.

Lost children find other lost children because they are seeking some semblance of unity and a place to belong; this is why gangs thrive

Churches worry  they can’t reach millennials and Gen Z with questions

Conversation Kits help parents and caring adults talk with their teens about important topics

George Lockhart

Culture Blog

Why it’s important for teens to be involved in a youth group

Prosecutors said he sent the girl porn and got her to take her clothes off and touch herself on Skype

It reflects the thoughts, experiences, and practical advice of four in-the-trenches youth workers, who have spent years having these conversations

Surveillance at concerts is just the beginning, as fears grow around an unregulated, billion-dollar industry