One child threw a parent’s phone down the toilet

Half of the world’s population 1.8 billion is now under the age of 25

the role parents play in raising their children. … Values …matter every day

The Islamic Group uses the young women as porters, cooks and sex slaves

“High school dropouts are eight times more likely to end up in state prison than high school graduates,”

“If you’re not out there sharing your story and selling your clothing, you’ll find it discouraging to keep creating lines that nobody is buying

15 years after the Columbine shootings, a look at the numbers

Here’s a look at the last 12 months of marijuana milestones

Book Excerpt by April Diaz on Reimagining Our Role

Companies that are “leaning toward a Biblical worldview,” according to the group, include….

Put your party hats on– it’s Celebrate Teen Literature

“I dreaded it. If it wasn’t for my boys I wouldn’t have done it. I would have lived in my car.”

I asked MarkO, April and Steve to Agree, Agreeish, Disagree or Disagreeish with each statement I made

“Education, religion and civic life are places where brands are unwelcome,”

Popular Teacher Suspended for ‘Research and Development of Imitation Weapons’

If you are pro-life, then you’re anti-woman. If you’re pro-traditional marriage, then you’re homophobic

Teen Runaway Survives Flight To Hawaii In Wheel Well

Just to keep you aware of…

Religious movies have been hot at the box office this year

Elementary Students given an adult-themed assignment on topics like infidelity and a mother losing her son to war

Your church may have adults who would gladly accept your call to invest in the life of one special teenager

Some interesting insights into how adults are thinking about these things

You might be surprised to find out

What Rolling Stone and Paul have taught me

George Lockhart

1/5 of the time Americans are on smartphone = Facebook.

Look at the resources and figure out which ones will work for your ministry

George Lockhart

83% of teen girls who were sexually experienced didn’t get sex education until they’d lost their virginity

by Jim Liebelt

Police said Joann Smith, of Florence, tried to drown the three children, ages 13 to 15

NPR News

A fascinating video that offers insights into the workings of the teen brain

George Lockhart

Consider some crazy statistics and ask some hard questions of ourselves and the families in our ministries

by Mel walker

Here is your Top 10 for the week! Have an awesome weekend!

Here is some scripture and discussion questions to help you unpack this scene as well

What I have learned over the years is what we all have learned at some point: youth ministry is messy

by Jen Bradbury

by Benjamin Kerns

Our society is running a large-scale experiment with real children in the real world… the impact?

More than 2,800 teens die in car crashes every year

Mel Walker

George Lockhart

Foster originally met the unidentified girl on Facebook. She lived in his neighborhood

Mother met boyfriend a year ago and was 11 when baby was conceived

“What we’re seeing is changes in people’s core brain regions that you never, ever want to fool around with,”

The decision to resume filming was “the only choice,”..We believe our fans and we believe Paul would want that, too.”

“I don’t have a big problem with gay people.. “We don’t have a straight day.”

Not attending church: “I find God elsewhere” or “Church is not relevant to me personally”

When people doubt you, when you doubt yourself, remember that you got into this because God called you to it

George Lockhart

Television viewing and sleeping in a room with a television decrease total sleep time

10 members of Congress have released a report that shows a sharp increase in the marketing to teenagers

In November Cuccinelli won 45% of 18-24-year-old vote, Democrat Terry McAuliffe pulled 39%

Obama the Republicans’ best friend when it comes to educating (them) of the Democrats’ economic policies

Parents of autistic kids sue Disney over new line-waiting policy

…really removing these things from a child’s exposure is the best thing to do

George Lockhart

Bonding or Boundaries

“They just said things. They’d ride him and ride him, and today was the day that he snapped.”

by Jeremy Zach

by Josh Evans

It may look bleak, but here’s why you can be upbeat about this generation

by Scot McKnight

The winner’s list

Youthministry360 freebies

by Rachel Blom

Part 1

Part 2

In one breath, you tell parents that they are the primary. . .and then you do little to to equip them

The Top Ten of the week

it does suggest that specially designed video games can cause desired changes in executive functions

by Jim Liebelt

by Josh Griffin

George Lockhart

by Andrew Zirschky

it’s clear that the music adolescents are listening to does have some impact on their drinking habits

The Youth Cartel

…train them to become people who are willing to give up everything to follow Him

Brett Hurt describes what happened when suspect attacked in hallway

Gracey Evans applied pressure to friend’s knife wound

Barna: Where does the Bible currently stand in American culture?

‘My Experience in Heaven is Very Vivid’

Those of us who were fortunate in our youth should help everyone have the same opportunities we did when we grew up

The kid says he sat in Jesus’ lap. He asked them to sing “We Will, We Will Rock You,” but they declined

But when the kids are along, parents have to plan accordingly

Teens could be damaging brain structures critical to memory and reasoning

CNN

A closer look at Millennials and what parenthood means for them right now

….and maybe every youth worker needs

Marko

George Lockhart

YS Idea Lab – Charles Lee

They apply no morality to any of this, beyond the gross immorality of judgement and the intrinsic good of tolerance and autonomy

The American Girl: Princess to Promiscuous

The American Boy: From Superhero to Skirt Chaser

Stress response may help teens avoid car accidents

It’s hard for me to tell a child not to show up for school with hair curlers, pajamas or short shorts