Just blaming the machines is a cop-out, a way to avoid the much more difficult task of improving young people’s lives

Parents and Pastors: Partners in Gen Z Discipleship

How Christ-centered Bible study changed how she disciples teens

Re-conversion VS  a Christian acknowledging sin

What they need to hear, or maybe these thoughts will help guide you on some conversations before they go

The process of you evaluating people and them evaluating you is not the way you were meant to be loved or related to

The truth is, we need you. Here’s 3 Reasons

Here’s why that isn’t a great idea for our kids

5 Parenting Questions To Ask

High Times is introducing an over-the-top video platform, called High Times TV, specifically for cannabis content

AEO is increasingly finding that “body positivity” messages and real-life models can lead to record sales

Real Help for Parents and Teachers of the Bullied, Bystanders, and Bullies

Jonathan McKee offers insight and practical suggestions to parents seeking to guide their teens toward smart management of their digital world

Telling students that a degree in a STEM-related field increases their chances of getting a job manufactures an urgency that doesn’t correspond to the number of openings in the field

Children are spending way too much time in front of screens

5 Indicators Your Volunteers Are “All In”

Four things you need to now

YouTube tells dad his ice cream laxative prank on kids went too far

Makenzie took her Texas A&M senior photos with Big Tex at Gator Country, which is where she was a summer intern

Be Intentional about Investing in Your Own Emotional, Physical, and Spiritual Health

An Invitation to Keep the Welcome Mat Out and Your Mouth Shut

If Your Kids Say This Phrase, They’re More Entitled Than You Realize

Two Completely Different Theologies… both Reaching LGBTQ Kids

What to Expect in Life’s Next Chapter

Here are some crucial truths I have learned when working with parents.

Children under the age of 10 now account for 1 in 10 visitors to porn video sites

Black and Hispanic consumers make up a third of American radio listeners

Historically, when people referred to TV, they usually meant the electrical box in the living room that entertained family

Facebook and Instagram instructed their moderators to take a tougher stance on underage kids

Medications for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), such as Adderall, may not improve cognition in healthy students and may actually impair working memor

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

Revised & Expanded

In this 4-part online course Kevin Libick walks your church staff or search committee through a process for identifying and hiring a great youth worker.

Summer is mission trip season for many of us in youth ministry and my social media feeds are currently full of pictures and comments celebratin

Are They Hearing What You Are Saying?

Ways to identify signs of anxiety and how to help your kids through their experience with it

13 Reasons Why We Need to Have Conversations With Our Kids

What Parents Need to Know About Sibling Rivalry and Abuse

Up to 30 percent of teenage girls in some parts of the United States say they have intentionally injured themselves

Pursuing Emotional Experience for the Glory of God

Pursuing Emotional Experience for the Glory of God

Hot Cheetos and Takis under fire after snacking teen needs gallbladder removal

Survey shows that 40% of parents have to force their video-gamer children to leave the house

Chemicals in Food May Harm Children, Pediatricians’ Group Says

Four Things Dads Should Teach Their Kids About Money (Paul David

Paul Tripp encourages parents to persist in disciplining their children, just as God continues to discipline his own children.

If we aren’t teaching our kids about the spiritual aspects of money, the world is happy to do our job for us

8 Things to Remember When Teaching Kids Theology

Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields may have adverse effects on the development of memory performance of specific brain regions

Here’s what I should have been doing…

Esports is a perfect reflection of how sports and leisure changed with the internet: a new report says 10% of U.S. broadband households watch esports content and 62% play an esports game for at least an hour a week.

Chocolate Milk May be Better Than Sports Drinks for Exercise Recovery

The Internet filtering tools are ineffective and in most cases, were an insignificant factor in whether young people had seen explicit sexual content.

A change in the children’s behavior. “They have been transformed from the shape of wolves and tigers to that of men,”

Agape Year is a gap year for recent high school graduates who are eager to see God’s justice roll down like waters at home and abroad.

7 Leadership Lessons from Mr. Rogers

What to Expect in Life’s Next Chapter

The  Source for youth ministry

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

This year 1 in 4 high school girls will deliberately injure themselves by methods as extreme as cutting themselves or burning their own skin

Eight Steps to Combat Entitlement in the Classroom

Here’s some tips how to deal with angry teens

Here are 5 things we can learn from them to help strengthen today’s society.

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the App Store. To celebrate, here are 10 apps every pastor and church leader should have

What’s “Upskirting,” And How Does Porn Culture Feed This Twisted Trend?

He (Dad) was floored when his two teens told him about some of the sneaky things their peers are doing, even in their small rural town

By Walt Mueller

by Walt Mueller

Pew Research Center published a new study on how teenagers are using technology. It is a gold mine

“It shouldn’t surprise us that students struggle to translate their mission trip into every day life, but it should inspire us to help them understand and apply their experience.

Few things are more cherished in childhood memories than summer. Make no mistake, the season is a BIG deal to our kids

The question is not, ‘Do you love your children?’ The question is, ‘Do your children feel loved?” Dr. Chapman asks

The Seven Top Skills Google Now Looks for in Graduates

Detailed analysis of Instagram, Snapchat, Texting, Calling, FaceTime.

Between 80-95% of Generation Z uses YouTube more than any other social media platform

Eight helpful suggestions on how to manage your child’s electronic usage this summer–without becoming an online cop

Best Buy will continue to sell vinyl records due to their rising popularity — with record sales at a “27-year-high.”

Taking one or two days a week and three or four months a year off from a primary sport.

The incident began when the girl spotted the alligator while rafting

deputy shoots, kills alligator that trapped girl in tree

It’s hard enough to keep up with what’s hot and what’s not, which makes it harder for parents to connect with their children over the summer

Thai youth soccer team could have to dive out of caves or wait months to be rescued

I’m not just advocating help for kids who have been picked on, but help for the bullied, bullies and bystanders

Unleashing God’s Word in Youth Ministry

The best way to grow is to keep what you’ve got

A Guided Tour of Technology that Can Help Your Youth Ministry

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

Over-controlling parenting, or “helicopter parenting,” can harm a child’s ability to manage his or her emotions and behavior.

Young teens who slept less than seven hours a night tended to have more body fat, elevated blood pressure and less healthy cholesterol levels — all bad for the heart

5 Ways Your Church Can Engage Teens

Parents Teaching Kids to Masturbate Trends on YouTube And Teen Vogue’s  promotion of  anal sex

The CDC, teen risks, and who is vulnerable

But don’t mess with a church’s beliefs or there may be an exodus, according to a new study from Nashville-based LifeWay Research.

Carlos Whittaker, to talk about the key role your high schooler’s community plays in his or her life

You don’t have to have a perfect life to pass down a faith-filled life to your kids

The irony is that in America it’s okay for coaches to take a knee to protest America, but it’s illegal for public school coaches to take a knee to pray to the Almighty.

Summer camps provide a chance for youth to hear the Gospel truth in a different way than they probably have before

God has a track record of choosing teenagers to accomplish great spiritual feats

These are simply my thoughts on practical tips on prayer that can help you avoid burn out

summer can be a great time to think outside the box and create some quality relationship-building moments

(After 35+ Years)….. Marko