No, this is not a witch hunt. Nor is it insignificant, petty, and unimportant. It’s about properly tending to the flock.

Some highlights from Tom Rainer

A Journey Into Endurance. Character. Confidence. Hope

6 Ways to Make Small Group Leader Meetings Great

The core message of the book is that kids need mentoring, not (just) monitoring, and that kids deserve more empathy from adults about growing up in the digital age

All it takes is for someone to send two strings of text, and for their target to open those texts, and their device will freeze up and become unresponsive.

I would focus on what I refer to as the “big three”– vision, curriculum, and volunteers

I use plenty of other apps during the year, but these apps help me make it through the chaotic summer schedule

Establish a culture of leadership that places Jesus as its central figure and draws life from no individual. How do you do that? Here are eleven ideas to get you started.

Nearly half (43%) of men aged 18-60 across the UK are suffering impotence, stress(49%), anxiety (29%) boozing (26%).

So how do you create community with volunteers? Here are a few ideas

Confessions from a control freak

‘Indoor generation’: A quarter of Americans spend all day inside, survey finds

And Why Their Teachers Should Too!

Excessive screen time has been linked to obesity, disturbed sleep, behavioral issues, poor social skills, and less play time (which in itself can lead to all of those other concerns).

Here’s Help From Vision to Volunteers

Ask yourself and your leadership team in order to begin the process of becoming a healthier and more focused team:

First, just because so-and-so said it, it doesn’t make it theologically correct or morally right…..filter everything  through Scripture.

With (social media), it’s all about the self-image — who’s ‘liking’ them, who’s watching them, who clicked on their picture

Teens increasingly measure and manage their social success online—and it may be taking a toll on their mental health

When it comes to having “the talk,” many teens admit they’re not communicating with their parents or their doctors about sex, new research reveals.

Nurturing parents pass along strategies that help their children build and maintain positive relationships in adulthood.

Poorer Cognition May Stem More from Heading Soccer Ball, Not Collisions

For the past 35 years, families and church youth groups have piled into Walt Disney World for Night of Joy

Texas art teacher sues school district after being accused of promoting ‘homosexual agenda’

All it takes is for someone to send two strings of text, and for their target to open those texts, and their device will freeze up and become unresponsive

More than a third (35 percent) of unmarried parents in 2017 were living with a partner, a dramatic increase from 20 percent two decades earlier

How Christians’ Approach to Sharing Their Faith Has Changed in 25 Years

The Fastest Way to Move Your Ministry Forward (Without Spending Any Money)

One of the most crucial transitions to master is the one from Kid’s Ministry to Student Ministry

Families affected by disability are in chronic need of supportive community to do life together

Too many churches are still trying to discover and hire a superstar. Normally this (guy) is energetic, passionate, organized, and relatively attractive

The theology of many Americans—and some evangelicals—belongs in a galaxy far, far away. They see God more as a force—like what is depicted in Star Wars—than a person.

Semi-automatic rifle, shotguns, handguns seized from teens with high school ‘hit list’

Finding employees has been a challenge for him, as it has been for many small-business

Five Reasons Why the Children’s Minister is the Staff Position in Greatest Demand

5 Reasons Teeangers Struggle to Develop Good Spiritual Habits by Andy Blanks

“The leaders of Orange and Download Youth Ministry (DYM) are excited to announce their partnership in acquiring Youth Specialties from Real Resources.”

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There’s been a steep decline over the past two decades in births to American girls under the age of 15

Starting to play tackle football before age 12 could lead to earlier onset of cognitive and emotional symptoms among athletes who were diagnosed with CTE and other brain diseases postmortem

let’s avoid getting fired for things we neglected to do

“Wait, what did the title say? Should? Who do you think you are? Don’t you tell me what to do!”

Deaths from suicide amongst teenagers has grown over 84% in the last decade

“If I was black, I’d be picking cotton, but I’m white so I’m picking u 4 prom.”

Student videotapes school bus bullying

But somewhere along the way – They lost their moral compass and…I don’t think there’s a merit badge for that.

“When we did this study, we saw that children as young as 12 sometimes start drinking.”

Why girls are more at risk for depression than boys and how to help them cope.

Married men and women who use pornography are more likely to get divorced than men and women who do not

A new study finds that young people are reporting loneliness in increasing numbers and at a rate outpacing that of their elderly counterparts

Feds warn e-cigarette makers about packaging after thousands of kids drink toxic liquid

From electrocution, autopsy rules

He can be seen talking to a handheld smartphone moments before he apparently drove into the path of a tractor trailer.

LGBT parents assume new names

Feelings of inadequacy, failure, doubt, and disappointment. Even worse, the next day when people ask us “how did youth group go last night” cough…cough… senior pastor…. we have to look at them and tell them that no one showed up.

5 Tips for how to deal with mean girls.

It’s Not Just For You

Cyberbullying Victims May Be Twice as Likely to Self-Harm and Show Suicidal Behaviors

Many young Americans don’t realize that the wildly popular Juul e-cigarettes contain highly addictive nicotine, putting them at risk for future cigarette use, a new study shows.

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How well does your children’s ministry recognize the importance of kids’ milestones and rites?

He really struggled with thoughts about Meaning, Life, Happiness. He could not go on any longer. He wanted to find peace

80% ofPew Found Out What They Mean.

Connect your high school students to a campus ministry

This session is led by Joshua Griffin (@joshuagriffin) who is a 20 year Student Ministry veteran and co-founder of Download YM. Here are the notes from his session.

Kyl and Brent Courtney-Myers have refused to reveal the gender of their 2-year-old child Zoomer

Middle school student steps out in faith to help out children in Ghana

The Movies That Will Heat Up the Box Office This Summer

BRAVE intentionally reaches vulnerable girls (foster care/probation/sexual abuse/divorce).

One-Life Concept

Move All Events To After Service

Socially they are expected to practice teenage behaviors. What do parents and youth workers need to do

Sporadic attendance is becoming the norm.

Youth ministry “success” can be measured in different ways. But, numbers don’t always tell us the whole story…and without the whole story, it’s hard to truly evaluate

She missed the opportunity to attend her own high school prom, as she was caring for Nassir, a toddler at the time

Should Parents be Concerned?

Walt Mueller

College Drinking Culture In Spain, Argentina, And The USA: An Examination Of Impulsivity, College Alcohol Beliefs, And Alcohol Outcomes

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According to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, 33% of 25-29 year olds lived with their parents or grandparents in 2016. This is almost three times as many as in 1970.

Eighty-two percent of teens of teens currently own an iPhone, according to Piper Jaffray’s “Teens Survey,” which questions thousands of kids across 40 states with an average age of 16.

This dude asked his girl to prom on fortnite… idk if I’m impressed or disappointed

How addictive it appears to be. Over spring break I noticed that my sons were waking up before 6 am. to get their fixes.

New research finds that transgender and gender-nonconforming youth are diagnosed with mental health conditions much more frequently than young people who identify with the gender they are assigned at birth.

Driving Remains a Dangerous Activity for Today’s Youth

The sad reality is that many teens face hurt and despair in their lives. As you develop deep relationships with the students and families in your church and your community, pain will unavoidably surface.

“…When a child is trying to take their life because other students are picking on them, I think that is an emergency,”

Adults have made children a priority, however, there is an unintended consequence. Let me explain

Overuse of smart phones is just like any other type of substance abuse.

They may be violating a US law protecting kids’ privacy

men are sexually distracted ( need to control your eyes)  “ladies should cover up” rather than be considered sex objects

Students say school rules should not unfairly restrict girls’ clothing

Lizzy Martinez, 17, was reprimanded by school officials at Braden River High School for not wearing a bra

Remember the teenagers who need you now. They’re not your training ground; they’re your mission field. Be faithful in the little things first, and guard against being impressed by bigger things

Energizing Your Family’s Spiritual Life: You Set the Pace Mark Holmen, a family ministry expert, tells a story about his days as a youth worker….

Making it easier than ever for pimps to target, groom and sell your children, top law-enforcement officials say

Taking kids who are in need of help, preying upon that need, developing a relationship and then turning against them and turning them into kids who are making money for them on the street

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Summer Camp Is The Linch Pin