What will our kids hear from Katy this time around? More importantly, how can you talk with them about what they hear?

Jonathan McKee

A List of Summer’s Biggest Movies…and the Themes In Them

Summer’s Biggest Movies…and the Themes in Them

CDC report

A Strategy for Children’s and Student Ministry Leaders

No Staff, No Money, No Problem! Small churches can have a big impact on the faith journey of their young people

TOP 10 THINGS TO CONSIDER AS YOU START DOING GENERATION Z MINISTRY

…how to disciple students after a decision?

But it is important to have goals in your ministry and for you personally as the minister

A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies

Sex is everywhere in the media, and so you may be convinced that today’s teens are always looking to “hook-up.” But new federal research says it’s just not so.

Childhood bullying may lead to long-lasting health consequences, impacting psychosocial risk factors for cardiovascular health

And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry

More drivers admit to using pot, and it is showing up more frequently among people involved in crashes

But at the same time, no one deserves special rights, protections, or privileges on the basis of their eccentricity

A healthy ministry knows why it exists. It’s a ministry that knows that there are great ideas…but

Almost 50 per cent of newly-arrived young Austrian Muslim migrants hold anti-Semitic views

SoundCloud rap is growing fast…

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….in the name of political correctness

A significant majority of teenagers don’t get the recommended 60 minutes of exercise per day,

Clearly a Biblically comprehensive case against smoking weed

Kids as young as 7 are emailing him about their struggles with pornography! Yikes!

New study says arguing in front of kids may alter the way they think

Retailers who sell a phone for use by a pre-teen…may face fines from $500 to $20,000

We’re susceptible to the hazard of emotional affairs for many reasons

A 3(D) Guide To Making Wise Media Choices – 10 Pack

Modern family: More courts allowing 3 parents of 1 child

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

94% of teenagers ask the internet for advice before their Dads

God specifically places the responsibility for nurturing a child’s spiritual development on parents — not the church!

Heidi Burns

By Shaunti Feldhahn

I’m a total In and Out Burger Fan. I’m even more a fan of the owner of In and Out, Lynsi Synder. She is courageous,

College students with irregular patters of sleep and wakefulness also had lower grade point averages.

Overweight kids are excluded and ostracized by classmates in school more often than their thinner peers, new research indicates.

Mothers who do not feel in control of their lives and who struggle with their teenage children can benefit from having a social support network.

10 Principles For Conflict Management

Girlfriend sent texts encouraging him to kill himself left a suicide note thanking her for her support

4 tips for getting students to come back when they haven’t been in awhile

We have posted some really helpful free resources in the last month or two. I wanted to highlight a few in case you missed them

Gen Z is upon us and if we confuse these students with Millennials we’re going to miss out on connecting with them and touching their hearts.

The Good News and Bad News in Today’s Alcohol Trends

Heading to college after high school graduation represents a big transition, including the need to take care of yourself

Medical Examiner’s Office ruled that drug intoxication was ethonal, cocaine and amphetamines in her system

The blockbuster Suicide case exposes risks of teens text messaging.

Now She’s Graduating. This particular project is surely a reminder for us to look around and appreciate those we love today

By Walt Mueller

“All cases are reported to the police. It is young teenage girls who have been victims,”

Including, women, children and families

Adolescents’ late-night mobile phone use was directly linked to poor quality sleep, which subsequently led to poorer mental health outcomes, reduced coping, and lowered self-esteem

Newly minted teen drivers in the United States have almost triple the risk of being involved in a deadly crash than adults, a new study finds.

Childhood exposure to parental psychological abuse appears to be more damaging to children’s future mental health than witnessing physical violence between parents

Study: budget cuts to sex education classes may have contributed to lower rates of teenage pregnancy in England

But as leaders we need to get used to knowing that every decision you make isn’t going to please everyone… and that’s ok. You’re the leader, lead through it

The Facebook messaging group was at one point titled “Harvard memes for horny bourgeois teens.”

Apple will introduce a new iPhone feature that will do away with that annoying — and dangerous — urge to look at a text message while you’re driving.

Life with a first grader is talkative, energetic and fun one. Remember, it’s just a phase. . . so don’t miss it.

“Everyone was egging her on and she was excited,” Munoz told Inside Edition. While partygoers were shocked, they all thought it was funny.

Preventing and Treating Drug Abuse

…our social circle has a greater impact on our health and well-being than family does, a new study finds

Furious Ariel Winter calls estranged mother ‘toxic’ for publicly slamming actress for her racy outfits

‘lunacy’ of 60 professors signing letter backing students at Evergreen College who forced professor off campus who did not support ‘day without white people’ protest

People who use it frequently twice as likely to have periodontal disease, researchers say

Rates are two to three times higher than national norms

From AwesomenessTV to Zendaya, these are the names to know

It looks slick and successful.

We realized that a lot of teachers, much like many parents, were so programmed to correct kids behavior that they had never learned how to pro-actively acknowledge positive behavior

Social media powerhouse reportedly seeks to extend its reach to a younger demographic

How a Florida Teen Became Queen of Gen Z’s Favorite Video Platform—and a Top Brand Influencer

3 of 4 African-American boys in California classrooms failed to meet reading and writing standards on the most recent round of testing, according to data….state Department of Education

But there’s another value that’s gone unnoticed in all of this. That’s the value that effects the child

She writes about the struggles she’s gone through in dealing with the body feature and how it’s affected her life since she was a teenager

Depression in many children appears to start as early as age 11. By the time they hit age 17, the analysis found, 13.6 percent of boys and a staggering 36.1 percent of girls have been or are depressed

A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies

Adolescents who have a greater tendency to lie to their parents are also more likely to start using alcohol at an earlier age, according to a recent study

– but here’s what they allow

Her nude photos leaked online. Now she’s fighting back

Jim Daly

7 in 10 College students graduate with an average of $40,000 in debt

That rising student debt is one factor that explains why young people get married later these days than in the past

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32% of all teens in US at the age 13 to 17 years old use Snapchat

This may be a GREAT video to rip and play for your students who are struggling. With all of the 13 Reasons stories lately

Summer offers a good time for evaluation

“I think I want to be a Youth Pastor,” My parents were quiet a moment and said, “That’s great. You just need to be aware that being in ministry is very difficult for a woman.”

Self-image is a complex beast. If we have a distorted image of ourselves it becomes very easy to fill our thoughts with feelings of disgust and worthlessness

The dark side of a teen app called ‘Yellow’

A neurobiologist explains

How streaks, deep likes and ghosting define young lives

Does your church website have an online volunteer sign up process? Do you text your volunteers to stay in touch?…

But the city’s teen pregnancy rate still eclipses the national average. There were 32 births per 1,000 females aged 15-19 in the city in 2014, the most recent year with data available

Pew Research Center study projects Muslim population in America will double by 2050

Low amounts, interruptions to parent-child time caused by digital technology are associated with child behavior problems

Fidget spinners have absolutely no scientific studies behind them…They’re a toy, not a treatment