This could be used as a Youth Ministry game

Researchers compared…1 week before and after it and found there to be a 12% increase, which represents 142 deaths

Walt Mueller….a plea to Christian parents and youth workers

The movie, which earned $25 million and finished second at the box office this weekend,

I felt like it was the first time I was reading something that gave actual direction on possible approaches to ministry

By Eric Geiger

by Steve Burchett

But over the past several years there has been 1 app that I have settled into using on a regular basis.

Episode 2: A little more practical about the process of building a worship team, what instruments and parts to add and what order to add them in.

In this first episode we talk about why you want to build a team and look at two different approaches to building a youth worship team

The Truth Is: Sharing The Truth of Jesus with Confidence, Conviction, and Compassion

Good can triumph over evil, and that flawed leaders can turn second chances into positive outcomes

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

A new study suggests that contrary to popular opinion, psychiatric medications are not overprescribed for American kids

More teenagers are identifying themselves with nontraditional gender labels such as transgender or gender-fluid

New 2018 Barna Group Research Reveals Troubling Trends In Gen Z

When the call for professionalism and excellence turns people away….. a spirit of elitism has infected the body of Christ

The Two Most Disconnected Statistics in the Modern-Day Church

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By: Steven Kozak

3 proactive skills we can implement now that will lead to opportunities later

I am realizing that it was a sign that my heart had lost its awe of the gospel and had replaced it with an awe of “my ministry

How We Can Reach Students In A Post-Christian Culture

By: Steven Kozak
My guess is that, like me, you have been there. That time when a student—maybe your own kid—asked you a question that you couldn’t answer. Now I don’t mean a question about calculus, thermodynamics, microbiology, or even who the 11th president of the United States was (It was James…

Do you really want to trust Google and the Internet as your teen’s key provider of sex education?

Anthony Perez, 11, died after he managed to push his friend to safety

5 Ways Youth Pastors Can Connect With Parents

Grow Numbers is a check-in, attendance tracker, and database management software built specifically for Youth Ministry.

Simply Text enables consistent and effective communication across channels to everyone involved in your ministry

We want to engage teenagers and keep them engaged and coming back all year long, but . . . how?

The latest Barna report is out and, ouch, Generation Z is the first truly post Christian generation in American history

Foles is taking online seminary classes through Liberty University with the goal of one day becoming a pastor in a high school

…with the youth ministry context because one-third to one-half of the students in our youth ministries are introverted

The reality is that people aren’t looking for perfection, but someone that can introduce them to something bigger

Learn with Adam about growing as a student minister and what it takes to lead a large ministry and develop as a youth communicator.

“Youth workers allow worry rather than mission to consume their thoughts and drain their energy.”

Jonathan McKee

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

Most American teenagers are plagued by too little sleep, which can hurt their health and their school performance, federal health officials said

Women who began having their periods before age 12 were 10 percent more likely to develop heart disease than those who were 13 or older when their periods started

Four Research Insights Every Parent Needs to Know

Morgan Geyser, 15…for stabbing a classmate in 2014 in an attack aimed to please the fictional horror character Slender Man

Podcast: Surviving The Constant Competition Between Church and Sports

Families and Faith: How Religion is Passed Down across Generations

Biblical tool that can help YOU (Parents) communicate unconditional love into the lives of your kids

I’m not just talking about students showing up to things. I’m talking about faces lighting up when an event gets announced and friends being invited because of genuine excitement.

The Life, Music, Philosophy, and Faith of Today’s Top Female Rapper

We’ve also included a free SlideShow game as an alternative!

3 vital practices of today’s youth pastor

The influence of Christianity in the United States is waning. Gen Z: they are the first truly “post-Christian” generation.

Force field support both android and Apple products

….because couples keep having children until they produce a boy

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Here are 3 welcome mats, of various sizes that can help youth workers focus their embrace and broaden their outreach.

Dan Istvanik

Sunday schools emerged two centuries ago to meet working-class children’s needs. How their powerful element of outreach dwindled

Sex Education Curriculum for Families and Parent Conversation Guide

Four Plumblines to Parent with Grace

Parents, Take Note of the Spiritual Practices Common to Kids Who Flourish As Adults

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

Teenagers who watch more than three hours of commercial TV a day are more likely to eat hundreds of extra junk food snacks

Associated with higher odds of psychotic-like experiences, a new study published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry found.

Effective Ministry to Gay, Bi, Trans, Queer, and Questioning Students Among Us

Transformative ministries persistently pursue the why of ministry. The reasons why we reach out will always connect more deeply to the heart of Jesus

Of all the factors that influence our kids, family relationship quality impacts a host of outcomes related to their thriving

We worked to find ways in which to teach them marketable skills. We spent mission trips learning construction. We built habitat houses and learned how to use power tools

If they trust you then you have good standing to ask for support for the things the ministry needs to grow or get better

“The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.” – Exodus 14:14

“I don’t have a kid, but I have a nephew that I put some boundaries on. There are some things that I won’t allow; I don’t want them on a social network.”

Activist use photo of disabled girl to promote eugenic abortions

Smartphones and computers have been linked to lower levels of happiness in teenagers

The church can’t always fix it, but they can help

Adolescence is three times as long as it was in the 19th Century and it’s twice as long as it was in the 1950s

Study of sexting among 12- to 18-year-old girls, Sara E. Thomas of Northwestern University analyzed 462 stories posted,

The Orange Is New the Black star, 45, graces the February issue of Cosmopolitan South Africa, making her the first-ever openly transgender cover model for the publication

Here’s what David writes about the struggle with masturbation. . .

When teens step out of their comfort zone to help people they don’t know, they feel confident

The Internet, may decrease the likelihood of a person affiliating with a religious tradition or believing that only one religion is true

Adolescents are using digital media to promote their sense of belonging and self-disclosure of personal problems

How you follow up determines whether or not you’ll see those new students again

Find out what this app is all about and what to watch for

Teens are eating them as part of a YouTube challenge. Here’s a look at the trending challenge and why it’s so dangerous.

Will Ferrell Is a Phone-Obsessed Dad in Funny Device-Free Dinner Campaign

We actually began our program by changing our sign-in and registration processes. We had parents sign an agreement that they’d participate in our cooperative program

It’s important from a ministry perspective to get to the bottom of some common misconceptions

Keeping the Communication Lines Open Nobody will listen to you unless they sense that you like them

“Dealing with Adult Children.” One of the biggest problems with today’s young…

Girls who enter puberty early — possibly as young as 7 — have a greater risk for developing depression and antisocial behaviors that last at least into their 2

80 percent of women feel worse about themselves after looking at beauty ads, and 42 percent of girls in grades one through three want to be thinner,

How and Why Did These Snowflakes Appear?

by Jim Burns

84 percent of the 500,000 FriendO downloads in November were by junior highers

Emerging adults may not love every game you present. But they all appreciate fun. So whatever happens, make it fun

Our students have the potential to do great things and seeing student leaders in action is absolutely incredible

5 Steps To Starting A Student Leadership Team From Scratch

Five mistakes to avoid when it comes to volunteer retention, as well as ways to correct them

I can promise that if you do these they will have a better experience on your team.

How Smartphones Are Stealing Kids’ Focus from Everyone Around Them

Podcast: Managing this well helps keep you from being discouraged, helps you communicate what success really is for your ministry

Check out the curriculum and four accompanying videos, all available for FREE!

kids ages 4 to 14 received an average of $454 in allowance over the course of 2017, in addition to cash gifts for birthdays and holidays