People who do ministry are going to fail. The question is: “What are you going to do about it?”…Ed Stetzer

Learning From the Screw-Ups of Youth Ministry Leaders

Kurt Jonston

This was the day I realized that my blind spots really could affect others

Federal race quotas for school discipline and militarization of school security combined with toxic culture means we will likely see more violence inside America’s schools—unless we break the cycle

A so-called “After School Satan Club” proposed by the Satanic Temple of Seattle to be held at Centennial Elementary School should be allowed to proceed

Hundreds of school districts across the country have taken a pledge to “pronounce student’s names correctly” to avoid the “microaggression”

When you mobilize high schoolers’ potential you help them keep pursuing authentic faith and discover a personal mission

This is a difficult topic..a powerful conversation around helping teens engage in racial reconciliation in their communities

The fear of beingwithourt a cell phone

We’ve Forgotten That

How Should Christian Parents React?

…Just sayin’

Millennials spend a lot more on “experiences” — things like travel, entertainment, and dining

21% of teens feel worse about themselves after using social media. “Words matter,” “Negative comments and thoughts tend to grow like weeds

Below are five ways that can help you recognize when your teen may be feeling stuck and ways you can help them pull the plug and get un-stuck

Josh McDowell: So how can we make sense of all of this and do our best as dads? My suggestion

LIVE on October 4: Live and leave a legacy through your faith and finances

Beauty is a theme of key importance that speaks throughout the pages of the books. Even the name, “Alabaster,”….beauty

Canadian researchers say their findings could affect how psychiatrists approach people who spend a significant amount of time online​

list of winners

Talk like a pirate=1 Original Glazed, Dress like a pirate=1 dozen Original Glazed

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YS Blog

What’s the secret to a highly effective youth ministry? Rocks!

Returning leaders bring so much to a leadership team. For me, the five biggest things veteran leaders bring to my team are..

Jonathan McKee

by Greg Stier

Experiencing bullying was the strongest predictor of PTSD symptoms among the college students who participated in the survey

Alcohol was also associated with sexualized imagery or lyrics, objectification of women, and linked to personal image, lifestyle, and sociability

I think everyone is trying 2 out-do the next person 2 stand out anyway they can, even if that means starting trends that are silly as this 1

I was completely ostracized by all of my classmates, and so I had to eat lunch alone every day. So there’s so many awful feelings that come along with it

It’s a new school year, which means that lots of families are checking out new churches for their teenagers

Our minds will be racing for a way to react to the anger of the parent. Here’s a list of instinctual things…

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The pushback against “Donuts with Dads” and other like events ultimately reflects that some in our society consider fathers essentially useless

Remind fathers that the fun times that they spend with their children and other youth in the church are formational and valuable

If the parents lose this could have repercussions for Austrians who post images of their children on social media without their consen

“If young people aren’t engaged with their sex and relationship education then valuable opportunities…are lost.”

Sexual Media Exposure, Sexual Behavior, and Sexual Violence Victimization in Adolescence

“So you’ve never experienced any offensive behavior from any other color?” Bayless asked again. “Never,” Carter repeated.

Party! Malia Obama pictured playing pong with table full of plastic cups and beer cans just days after arriving home from family vacation

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The Legacy Coalition

by Wayne Rice

Grandparents with decades of life/faith experience equipped to intentionally, strategically build stronger families and churches!

Rachel Blom

Hillsdale College’s popular course exploring the case for limited government contained in The Federalist Papers

Justin Knowles

Jim Burns

The life of a youth leader is not easy

“I think its really important. It’s not just the material part of the flag, it’s the meaning behind it,”

His plan was to help pass out food to homeless people, but one encounter led him, to give his shoes away to someone in need

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…little blue check marks, receipts simply let users know when those with whom they are corresponding have read their messages

When did image become more important than integrity? Culture tells us: looking good is more important than doing good

Brown University President Argues-In Favor Of Safe Spaces

In College and Hiding From Scary Ideas

Medical Schools Are Expanding Their Training To Help Future Dr’s Fight Opioid Abuse

Rise in deaths of middle-aged white American women attributed to opioid, anti-anxiety drug overdoses

Our culture can’t remember what makes Christianity good, but there’s no reason to freak out

The Real Reason MTV is Now NBD

Kanye West debuted his bizarre new music video on the MTV Music Video Awards (VMAs) a week ago… and nobody cared

Walt Mueller

Alcohol consumption accounts for more than 5,000 adolescent deaths each year in the U.S

More sleep can boost mood in babies, children and teens

Poorer Focus, Lower Grades

I believe the main reason students don’t live as powerfully as they could can be boiled down to one simple concept . . .

US teens hospitalized after consuming world’s hottest peppers

I’ll share the 5 Disturbing Trends with you here, but you’ll have to listen to the Podcast to know how we’ll fix them

Marko

Walt Mueller

What do Christians want from Christian movies? It’s a question that Hollywood just doesn’t quite know how to answer

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

a gap exists over their understanding of family rules about being online. Teens social media accounts parents know nothing about

Parents can help prevent their underage kids from drinking by employing a relatively simple strategy: setting clear rules that prohibit drinking, new research shows

Walt Mueller

Student culture is one of those things that youth ministers can shape

Teenagers attend youth group because…

Youtube interview: Jonathan McKee offers just the help you need to have meaningful interaction with your Smartphone Obsessed kids

“Free speech is at risk at the very institution where it should be assured: the university,”

What surfing taught a school principal about raising stronger kids

NBC is jumping on the spiritual bandwagon…but the theology smells as bad as last Easter’s eggs

Walt Mueller

More teens becoming ‘fake’ Christians

25 States currently have medical marijuana, but this is the first year that any states will allow the drug in schools.

Jonathan McKee

A behind the scenes insight of the temptations, corruption, challenges and success of the Christian Rock band, Stryper

The Winners List

Now it was time for me to tune in to them and listen to some very excited children tell me stories about the most important moments in their lives

19% of millennials are a “financial supporter” of a parent, an average $18,250 annually, according to a 2015 TD Ameritrade report

I simply didn’t understand how parents fit into the ministry picture

Wha Oh! Wha Oh! That thing you hear in every other pop song

A study of 250 congregations suggests that engaging youth and young adults has little to do with style and everything to do with substance

Despite increasing secularization in American culture, a new study found that a majority of teens still have both “respect for and interest in the Bible.”

According to new research, from 2013 to 2014, about one in nine teens in the United States had a major depressive episode, up from about one in 10 teens from 2012 to 2013

We have had the NOW generation…get ready for the RIGHT NOW generation, entering college this fall

Jonathan McKee

How Is Vaping’s Growing Popularity Impacting Teens?

by Walt Mueller