It’s easier for a student to play off the “church stuff” for something “more important.”

Courtney Stodden’s mom is totally in favor of her sex tape

FCC proposing to allow more sex and profanity during kids’ television viewing hours

How out of touch are you with teen slang and social video apps

Shredding it:“Eruption”

Study

The Scary Numbers On Youth Depression And Suicide

How Teens View Their Digital Lives

Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project

Teens are tired of Facebook ‘drama,’ escaping to Twitter and elsewhere, says Pew

Justin Krell is only 16 years old but says he really wants to do things that help people

A large, new study helps explain why so many teens and young adults are involved in motor accidents: They’re sleepy

This teen’s invention means you could charge your cellphone in less than 30 seconds

Children as young as age 7 are developing, and being treated for, acne. But are prescription medications used to treat the condition safe?

Many parents are not aware that their teenage children abuse “study drugs,” a new poll suggests

But it’s the teen that just might end up playing an unlikely role in altering A&F’s corporate culture

what homeless men and women really think of #FitchtheHomeless

Abercrombie And Fitch’s Semi-Apology Didn’t Go Over Too Well

Notes to Students Who Have Gone “Too Far”

41% of master’s of divinity graduates expect to pursue full-time church ministry

Recognizing Seniors in Student Ministry and the Church

Three possible explanations as to why Bieber was booed at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards

Send Network Student Ministry Google Hangout

From The Skit Guys

From The Skit Guys

From The Skit Guys

I spoke at the Jr High Ministry at my church 🙂 you cant let fear rule your life especially if Jesus is calling you

So Far raised 700 Shoes for Children in Haiti

Rapist takes young girl to Planned Parenthood for an abortion to hide his crime

A Wake Up Call for Parents

Average age of entry into the sex trafficking industry is between 12 and 14 years old

“Let’s give it up for people lip-synching under pre-recorded music”

Do not waste a minute living someone else’s dream

Photos, posts on Facebook, and other digital reminders of an ex-love may prolong the pain of a break-up

The teen wouldn’t let go of his iPad and was run over

Two felony counts of “lewd and lascivious battery on a child 12 to 16”

NYC Mayor Bloomberg

Emma Watson

The Winners

Swift wins eight Billboard awards

Falls short of studio hopes

When police arrived they eventually identified, they found the girl who had ingested pills in a possible suicide attempt

All public pools had tested positive for E. Coli, the bacteria most commonly associated with fecal matter

“It’s not that he’s a bomb suspect, it’s that he’s notorious,”

Girls whose fathers left when they were between the ages of 0 and 5 were more likely to develop depressive symptoms in adolescence

“This is the largest long-term study of bullying behavior,”

4 in 10 teens admit to texting while driving, and those that do are more likely to engage in other risks while driving

IRS Official in Charge During Political Persecution of Conservatives Now Running ObamaCare Office

A decision made to keep with the state’s abstinence-based approach to sex education, according to the superintendent

The mother followed the suspect and finally rammed into his car near an intersection

When she’s around 13 or 14…. and is like, ‘Ooh, I kinda want a boyfriend’

62% of these moms who have kids in grades K-12 favor charter schools

He knew what he wanted to leave behind when he was no longer on this earth – the idea that anyone could be a hero

“I’m not going to go arrest Chuck E. Cheese in front of a bunch of 6-year-olds,”

Austin McCann

Book Review

But advocacy groups arguing that many juveniles housed with adults are afraid to report sexual abuse

Being a teenage girl is incredibly difficult. They need all the help and support they can get

Rival science-fiction clubs had to be separated by the force at the Star Wars convention

Even comparing living with a spouse to having an extra child

The end of scandal as we know it?

Lots of news from The Summit and the youth cartel

Before completely giving his daughter away one father had a few words he needed to say

“These doctors wanted to play God,”

25% are on a pathway to human thriving and the rest has fallen behind. They are lost, confused, medicated and alone.

THE YOUTH CULTURE REPORT BLOG

By making her skinnier, sexier, and more mature in appearance, you are sending a message to girls

How MTV decided to abandon rebellion

By     Rachel Blom

Just today I read an article about the so-called ‘cinnamon challenge’, where teens have to swallow a spoonful of ground cinnamon without water. It’s becoming a bit of a trend, with many YouTube videos more or less promoting it. Doctors are warning about the dangers though, which include breathing problems and even the risk…

Teen Atheist Gets 10 Commandments Removed At High School

“To protect children from harm, we believe that nothing takes the place of good parenting,”

Guy Gives Abercrombie & Fitch Clothes To The Homeless (VIDEO)

The court ignored mountains of evidence that homeschoolers are harshly fined and that custody of their children is gravely threatened

Tim Schmoyer

There are certain majors that are lacking in the market value

A former US Secretary of Education and a Liberal Arts Graduate expose the broken promise of higher education

Ariz. Cop Gives Bike To Teen Who Walks 9 Miles To Work

Parent’s of Teenagers are the first generation of Parents to have to guide teenagers on how to manage their digital footprint

16% of those polled have a “favorable” view of hipsters

How have you seen the cultural call of tolerance limit the role of mentors to this generation of students?

If 1000 people who read this gave $50, we could raise $100,000 so that even more young people can develop a lifelong faith!

Join us live for a free live webcast with the Search Institute’s Family Assets expert Gene Roehlkepartain

The children of all these parents are going to grow up to be just fine?

Parents are the most influential person in your children’s faith journey, lets equip them to be spiritual leaders for their kids

Parents are the most influential person in your children’s faith journey, lets equip them to be spiritual leaders for their kids

If a child is going to accept your faith as his own, he must see it lived out..In YOU!

It started with my daughter’s Instagram account. I Didn’t Even Know She Had It

Doug fields & Jonathan Mckee Team Up To Help Parents Teach Their Kids Responsibility

Group: Children’s Ministry

3,000 Annual teen deaths nationwide from texting and 300,000 injuries

73% of parents report mostly positive relationships with children ages 18 to 29

JIFA Travel is your full service travel agency. We can help get you to the summit, your next mission trip

Sex scenes in movies impact sexual behavior in teens, study says

Mexican drug lord who is Chicago’s most wanted

We are living in a hyperconnected culture. Every teenager I work with has a smart phone with multiple social media apps

Due to a lack of clarity and accountability,the goals of youth ministry will always be difficult to reach

‘Fat Talk’ Makes Women Less Likeable

She was ‘very ugly’ while growing up ‘and everybody in school and home called her ugly’ She wanted be France Doll because no one said the doll ugly

What is the effect tiger parents have on their kids

Hundreds of Christian students have decided to fight back against a national association of atheists and agnostics