When I was forced to race male bodies on the track, colleges didn’t see the fastest female in Connecticut. They saw a second- or third-place runner.

How unfair it was that she and other natural-born girls were beaten out for track and field scholarships by boys claiming to be transgender girls.

Youth ministry in the summer has always been a struggle for me. Ministry momentum slows way down because my teenagers re-focus their time on…

how to lead youth in a crisis. Eight Strategies to Help Generation Z Rediscover Hope After Coronavirus.

Ivie produced the hit documentary films “Emanuel” and “The Drop Box,” and is now creating faith content for Unanimous Media

..as increasing numbers abandon Christianity.The world looks at evangelical Christianity as joke

Rooted in new research, these 8 tips will help you rebuild trust, understand where young people are at, and exercise empathy.

Unpacking the complexity of young peoples’ religious lives, with special features exploring how they feel about politics, careers, and online gatherings

You’ll come away with a deeper understanding about how you might bring these values to life in your organization.

An Invitation To Simply Be

Deconstructing’ and ‘progressing’

Be faithful doing what I feel God has called me to do. Don’t get caught up in comparisons or measuring what I do against someone else; we have different callings

Teachers, administrators have designed ‘taxpayer-funded fiefdoms of radicalism’

Teen’s program now has over 100 volunteers, working with 15 homeless shelters across US

“Ready, Set, Glow” is a family-style evening that your family hosts for other families

what we can do to help teens

California leftists trying to combat ‘racism’ in math classes with social justice racism BS

A guidebook to help church leaders minister to people who are hurting

4 Ways to Help Your Child Cope With Loneliness

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Forty-seven percent of low-income families said their kids are turning to screens more often for entertainment during the pandemic

You’re making the kids feel terrible about you being gone

What is the vision or why of our ministry?

Because terms aren’t ‘inclusive’ enough

Graduation is an important time. It’s most important for the possibilities that exist for evaluating your ministry. What do I mean? Glad you asked .

The desire to pass on the faith to offspring in a world that does not seem to support that goal can put great pressure on religious parents not to “fail.”

Youthworkers. . . I see and hear you in the midst of your ministry frustrations. I’ve been there

CPYU

Religious pluralism doesn’t have to be a youth ministry boogeyman

4 Ways Youth Leaders Should Respond

Horowitz

In the U.S., we are daily hearing about, debating, protesting, expressing outrage, and more over “racism.”

Texas law that a person has to be 21 to buy tobacco products.

For the past decade and a half, there has been no bigger buzzword in American evangelical circles than “gospel-centered.”

Here are a few suggestions as we prepare to return from the exile of the pandemic

So take heart and be encouraged by who is coming to youth group, the desire and passion God has placed in the hearts who are there

Parents, we have the important responsibility of helping our teens prepare for and navigate the failures of life.

How did we make this a thing in our ministry?

It could be a tough thing to navigate but it will be a necessary thing that needs to happen for the betterment of your ministry

“I feel more like a woman, somehow.”

Critics say guidance for summer camps lack scientific backing

CDC Misrepresented Scientific Research To Keep Schools Closed At Kids’ Expense

PragerU’s Resources for Educators and Parents, dubbed PREP

…in order to understand institutions such as the law, education, the Constitution, social relations, you have to understand that through the lens of race

Too often churches miss the boat on making the most of this important milestone

We’ve compiled two graduation devotions to help you celebrate your seniors and encourage them to stay the course in their faith even after graduation.

Most answers seem to miss out on the bigger picture of why youth ministries exist.

As Student Ministry leaders, we are put in a position to be tone setters within our ministries and beyond

A room full of middle schoolers can be a hard and intimidating environment. Why? Well, for starters, they are easily distracted with counting the tiles on the ceiling

“The response to the virus has been worse than the virus itself for our younger people,”

“It has definitely been fun getting to have extra sets of grandparents. I plan on staying for quite a while!”

These findings come from a nationally representative survey of 1,502 U.S. adults conducted via telephone Jan. 25-Feb.8, 2021

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“I Oppose Biological Boys Who Are Trans Competing in Girls’ Sports – It Just Isn’t Fair”

Mistakes are the price we pay to get better anything. It’s called learning. As a youth pastor you’re going to make mistakes either because you don’t know or because you were careless or because of happenstance

Instead of individually weeding out the negative thoughts quickly filling her brain, I tried planting positive, never-changing, confidence-building truths in the hopes that the truths would grow bigger and louder than the lies

The truth is out

How well are you doing with connecting parents to your Youth Ministry?

I would like to offer I think there are three levels of student ministry leadership influence. Level 1: Youth pastors who minister to students directly. Level 2: those who empower and equip adult volunteers to minister. And, level 3: those who encourage and mobilize parents.

Here are some steps you can take to move beyond providing information and into partnership with parents

A suburban public school, hosted an LGBTQ+ allyship event last week

Have you ever thought that ownership and talents go together? Maybe teens are looking to use their talents?

Walt Mueller’s Thoughts From Youth Workers

Whiz Kid Who Offers Free Financial Advice To Thousands People all over the world looking to learn about stocks, bonds and even how to improve their credit score are turning to a New Jersey sixth grader!

The only sure thing you have in this life is God Himself: You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.

Parents and teenagers can nurture their relationships because of the grace, mercy, and forgiveness Jesus Christ provides

Clarence Thomas why teenagers are not fully culpable for homicide but should have an adult’s full right to abortion

Does your child have big emotions? Big responses to life’s circumstances? Fear. Sadness. Anger. Disappointment. Loneliness

Some children who were once the envy of parents everywhere are now the shame of their own

Police release bodycam footage showing 15-year-old Makiah Bryant attempting to stab a person before being shot

If you don’t talk to your son, the porn industry will be more than happy to educate him in your place

We should be intentional with a son’s initiation into manhood. Here are 5 initiations that your son needs from you.

As your children grow out of infancy and further into childhood, disagreements will become a normal part of life

Becoming Your Kids’ Go-To Person About Sex

A Read-Aloud Story to Help Children Protect Their Bodies

Rediscovering Faithful Christian Sexuality

Naked Conversations About Sexuality and Spirituality

Might lead to less misuse or binge drinking in the future, but data do not generally support that conclusion

Americans’ membership in houses of worship continued to decline last year, dropping below 50% for the first time in Gallup’s eight-decade

Video: The Present

Where do you begin if you’re attempting to launch a new program for teenagers, especially in a smaller congregation?

Questions To Consider To Stay In Your Youth Ministry

A practical guide that will help you move beyond impression to impact

Are participation trophies a good or bad thing for young athletes? Former Olympian and LA Galaxy soccer star Cobi Jones shares his thoughts.

Texas Bill Will Label Parents Getting Sex Change Hormones and Surgeries for Their Children as Child Abuse

Americans are also more likely to contemplate whether they will go to heaven when they die but less likely to strongly believe there is more to life than this physical world

TikTok Now Rivals Snapchat, Twitter

20+ years of research U.S. teens GenZ insights

What Parents Should Know About YouTube’s New Parental Controls

3 Red Flags Every Parent Should Consider

They are the young people who will forever be marked as those who came of age during a pandemic

So They Can Receive In-Person Teaching

By Red Skull Videos To Take Responsibility, Clean Room

To Make Room For More Family Friendly Characters

Multiple extremely reliable sources reported on Good Friday that “it is finished,” with your immeasurably great sin deb

Roman Authorities Investigating Jesus

Who came there to shut him down for Rona violations

Flashback: 5 Things to think about

Here are 3 Ways that Work

5 Ways You Can Protect Them