I think busting your butt on the weekends to make sure you are meeting with your leaders is one of the most important things you can do

What We Can Learn from C.S. Lewis and Fred Rogers

Russell Moore

13% Proclaim to be former Catholics – people who were raised in the faith but now identify as Protestants

About 8% of all Muslim Americans adults are Latino. Because of the intense devotion to God, simplicity in faith and a focus on community that they failed to find in their former faith

On a day-to-day basis, the average adult watches TV for three-and-a-half hours, amounting to 1,248 hours each year.

Insanity. That’s what we’ve embraced. The time and place of our search for meaning, purpose, fulfillment, and redemption might best be evidenced in how we act during what’s become known as “Black Friday”

After a few minutes, the off-duty officer, wearing civilian clothes, approaches and talks to the woman, then gestures toward the teens

Like Adam & Eve, we try to cover up and hide..This holiday season, let God unwrap and re-wrap you in Jesus!

God The Original Gangster Wrapper

By George Lockhart

Like Adam and Eve, we try to cover up and hide, but God will not have that. Instead God unwrapped then from their shabby attempt to cover themselves and clothed them Himself. This holiday season, let God unwrap you and re-wrap you in Jesus!             “At that moment their eyes were opened,…

Planned Parenthood expanded their already significant sex-education efforts with vulnerable and developing children and teens into the world of online technology

Here is a list of incidents of violence and threats made against conservatives on campus, or made by leftists in academia, that have been reported within just the last few months

‘God has the power to do what he promised’

7 vital strategies parents and leaders can use to respond teenage girls’ stress and anxiety

Whether or not they personally experience anxiety and depression, 7 in 10 teenagers view both as major problems among their peers

How easy is it for you to be so busy doing work for Jesus that you don’t take time to just BE with Jesus?

NYWC2019 Deep Dive Recap “Tech to Help You Look Like A Pro”

Jonathan McKee

Are you engaging your kids in these conversation?

Our kids glean more from our conversations than they do from our rules

How the original communal living arrangements of the Plymouth Colony failed them

As the United States celebrates Thanksgiving, we all should remember the risks and sacrifices of the Pilgrims 395 years ago

Dad was so distraught when his daughter’s hamster, Chester, escaped while cleaning his cage that he had a complete meltdown in a text message exchange

“We are tired and extremely weary of our Christian faith being attacked in this country.”

I hope this is a helpful method to run your lessons and teaching through.

Roughly 80,000 DACA migrants, or one-in-ten, have an arrrest record, says an updated report from the Department of Homeland Security.

A SanctuaryCounty ignored ICE’s request, released him…then 6 months later he murdered his girlfriend

Teens struggling to keep up academically can considerably improve their grades by cutting back time spent on social media

Boredom is rising year after year for teens in 8th, 10th, and 12th grades, with greater increases for girls than boys.

Association between generalized anxiety disorder at age 18 and harmful drinking three years later, thanks to the long-term health study Children of the 90s.

Watching his parents’ happy marriage of 20 years has also inspired him. The videos, in turn, present examples of the validation and affection he wants for himself

56% of 13-37-year-olds would rather binge watch an entire series at once than watch episodes weekly

Restaurant patrons will be asked to dance around and worship the golden calf when they enter the restaurant to show their submission to the LGBTQ agenda

Alice offers gospel comfort and creative practical guidance we can give our teenagers when they find themselves uninvite

Yet 1 in 4 NEVER Clean Theirs

Some of those from (Her) said “go die” and that his loved ones would be better off without him

As you hang out in downtown Tampa this weekend we want to make sure that your soul and mind are ministered to this weekend. Here is how to make the most of your short time at NYWC 2019.

And What Teens Wanted To Know About That

A great opportunity to continue your ministry with them

The complete list

“It was hard for me to admit that maybe life without a phone was a better life for me.”

7 things we need to know about Gen Z

Sin has tainted..the hearts of humanity. Yet culture, has unequivocally declared a belief in the inherent goodness of all people

If the youth of the church are indwelt by God the Spirit, then they are equal recipients of God’s grace and salvation, and they are equal players in God’s mission

10 Insights help explain how adult Gen Zers tend to understand the world

Preaching on Controversial Topics Half of Pastors Worry They’ll Offend Someone if They Preach on Controversial Topics

See how they fared against each other. The results might surprise you

It is critically important for the development of children’s bodies and brains in so many ways

They Say Students Are Happier, Less Stressed And More Focused

Each of these books has helped me think through key issues related to church ministry and today’s culture

Over 100 million people were starved, shot, and slaughtered by socialist governments

Who suffers the most under socialism. How socialism creates dependence instead of freedom

Don’t the fear the teenage years. And don’t take them for granted either. They, like life itself, are a vapor…

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that women should change tampons every 4 to 8 hours

Fourth grade reading declined in 17 states and eighth grade reading declined in 31.”

One of the immediate action steps he prompts is for churches to be present in the life of their local schools, with no strings attached, and leveraging the influence of students on these campuses

Dan

We’ve created an environment that fosters anxiety rather than resilience

We can for sure take new Kanye for the positive impact he could have on our toxic culture

Gaming addiction inside look at the real and dangerous disorder affecting youth

…. it’s crazy!

“TikTok is appearing to be China’s best detective with how they are going about collecting and using this information. We cannot let novelty blind us.”

A list of 17 popular slang terms and the correct way to use them

They were both undefeated and no one foresaw this blowout.

Sexually abused youths are turning more often to U.S. emergency departments for help, with the number of ER department admissions more than doubling from 2010 to 2016

How a parent’s use of marijuana, past or present, can influence their child’s substance use and well-being

“It took me 42 years to realize that my dad was my best friend.”

Overreaction or Interaction? Flashback Post…

By Jonathan McKee

“I don’t know why you spend any time looking at pop culture. All you need to know is in the Bible!”

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that accusation. Just last week I blogged about the number one song teenagers are listening too and received criticism for even…

The Discipline Of Decreasing by George Lockhart

I must decrease, He must increase. John 3:30

God is the only One anyone should be completely dependent upon.always be pointing others to Him. If we are not careful we can supplant God in other’s lives by trying to meet needs that aren’t ours to meet. When others look to us before God…

Discipleship takes place through relationships where youth leaders are intentionally shepherding students into greater maturity

We examined how religious upbringing shaped children from adolescence into young adulthood

Find more meaning in life, happier overall, donate far more money, time to the needy than liberal do.

One of the easiest ways to offend a youth minister is to ask when he’s going to become a “real pastor

Excellent book … those of us who think theologically about youth ministry, and the role of youth pastor, have been waiting for.

A Christianity that bears no resemblance to the vague spiritualism of Moral Therapeutic Deism that is often associated with celebrity conversions

I never thought about the consequences that could happen… I just thought about entertaining you guys

To donate $100,000 to a nonprofit that trains students and teachers in LGBT politics and advocacy

The development of character and virtue often feels like a lost art form

We must start with young people, not programs.

Now What?

“illegally discriminate against applicants who can’t afford test prep classes and pose other unfair obstacles.”

Children should be protected from “medical experimentation based on wishful social theory.”

A mother’s warmth and acceptance toward her teenagers may help prevent those children from being in an abusive relationship later in life, even if her own marriage is contentious

We learned to integrate several of the best business practices into our family

Jesus had a big vision and started with the end in mind. Here are a few of God’s “vision statements

These are valuable people on your campus that can help you organize and benefit the ministry

Rather than seeing Kanye as a fraud, can we choose to see him as the tax collector? …Please, please pray for me

“Often people can’t imagine people from the hip-hop community finding Christ,”

A genuine reflection of where he is. I hope God continues to work on his heart and he continues to grow in faith

Tthe assignment violated the Establishment Clause by “impermissibly endors the Islamic religion.”

The letter talked about school language and asked parents to have a “talk” with their children about the appropriate time and place to talk about religion.

There is currently no data to reflect the number who may be unhappy in their new gender or who may opt to detransition to their biological sex

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz says the child should not be used as a pawn in a left-wing political agenda

Drugs used as puberty blockers in youth linked to thousands of adult deaths, FDA shows

The House of Representatives voted in May to pass the Equality act, which would require schools to allow male athletes who identify as transgender girls to compete on female sports teams

Adolescents who play contact sports, including football, are no more likely to experience cognitive impairment, depression or suicidal thoughts in early adulthood than their peers, suggests a new study of nearly 11,000 youth followed for 14 years.

A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics finds that more teens and young adults are coming to a violent end in recent years, either at their own hand or another’s.

What is the best way to communicate to parents and teens information?

Researchers learned that Adverse Childhood Experiences can have negative lasting effects on health and well-being

It was 4 a.m. she had been on her phone for 13 hours. In three hours, she had to be up for school