Helping Kids Navigate a Confusing Culture
Spring Is Tough, But So Are You!
Spring tends to be a very busy time of year for students, with end-of-year exams
25 Books For Youthmin
Divided this list into three sections Ministry Nuts and Bolts, Soul Care and Other Non-Fiction
Trans Runner Leads Girls Track Team To State Championship
For those who oppose his participation as a girl, Barnes has a defiant message “Deal with it. Just deal with it,” Barnes crowed.
WITNESS: A 21-DAY EASTER DEVOTIONAL
As they journey through Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, they will see that Jesus is far from one-dimensional
BLM Received Nearly $83 Billion From Corporations
“BLM At School is indoctrinating children around the country in critical race theory and queer theory, teaching them to hate themselves, their peers, and their country.”
Public School Enrollment Decreased By 1.2 Million Students
…Within the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Homeschool enrollment rose 30%
Are Schools Successfully Teaching Traditional Values?
The survey, released Wednesday by Rasmussen Reports
Dad Discovers His Daughter's A Stripper…
Refuses to make her car payments any longer: ‘It’s my money’
Remote Work Encourages Marriage, Family Expansion
Remote work may boost marriage rates and encourage women who are already parents to have more children
Dad Dresses As Julius Caesar To Protest Gender-Fluid
Michael Guglielmo accused the Concord School District of ‘facilitating gender confusion’
Growing And Learning In Youth Ministry
Longevity in youth ministry definitely requires growing and learning
Engaging With Your Students In Small Group
Trust me, you don’t want to miss the chance to meet your students where they are
Discipleship In Terms Of Relational Ministry
Are your students truly forming meaningful and spiritual relationships with the adults in your church?
The Wolf In Their Pockets
13 ways the social internet is shaping the people you lead, with advice to help everyone deal with it!
Soros DA Dropping The Ball On Austin’ Infamous Teen Gang Shootings
Soros DA works more for the perpetrators of crime than he does with their victims
How St. Louis Youth Crime Went Up
St. Louis DA shoved ‘aggressive’ racial equity agendas into daily prosecution decisions using Soros-linked org
Academic ‘Success’ Is Not The Point
As Christian parents, we view our kids’ schooling in light of eternity
50 Famous Parental Sayings
Fun video where comedian Andy Andrews shares 50 Things Parents Say in just 60 seconds
Young Men Need Better Than Andrew Tate’s Masculinity
In the last few weeks, many parents have been introduced to Andrew Tate, a figure most high school
"No More Secrets”: Protect Kids From Predatory Behavior
Woman behind Libs of TikTok writes children’s book that ‘will give parents and children a tool they can use to spot predatory behavior’
MiddleSchooler Reads Smut From Library To School Board
The passage contains a graphic, blow-by-blow description of a sexual encounter between two boys. The passage also contains profanity
Gender War, Technology, And De-Centering The Self
Genuine encounters with others shape us. So what happens when they don’t happen?
Theology For Youth Ministry In A Suffering Cuba
The formation of a generation of believers gives a faithful and countercultural witness to the gospel
Ash Wednesday “What Was That On Your Face?”
Why? Because God will give us new bodies, resurrected bodies, glorious bodies, not made of the earth or dust, but of heaven
Book: Evangelicals On TheCanterbury Trail
Why Evangelicals Are Attracted to the Liturgical Church – Revised Edition
Working Class Say Illegal Immigration Made Schools Worse
The latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows that 40 percent of Americans earning under $30,000 say illegal immigration has made their local schools worse
Youth Ministry Calendar Spring 2023
They discuss a bunch of ideas why they’re important, how often you should make one, and what they say about your ministry.
Book: 3 Big Questions That Shape Your Future
Sometimes life gives teenagers way more questions than answers.
Help Teenagers Find Belonging In A Digital World
When social media is used as an escape from in-person interaction with others, kids lose out
Today In The Spirit: Lent 1A
Almighty God, whose blessed Son was led by the Spirit to be tempted by Satan: Come quickly to help us who are assaulted by many temptations
Remember: A 40 Day Easter And Lent Devotional
Challenges you and your students to remember the crucifixion and why it was necessary in God’s plan for our salvation
Tempted To Control Your Children’s Spiritual Lives
But one day, you might face a chasm. And only the Holy Spirit can carry them across
DVD: A Biblical Response To Critical Race Theory
When Galatian believers tried to add to the gospel, the apostle Paul sternly reminded them that the gospel is complete. Today, Christians face yet another threat to the gospel; it’s called Critical Race Theory
Belonging: The Effects Of Purposefulness In Adolescents
A Sense Of Purpose May Have Significant Impact On Teens’
Understanding Middle School Students
Every middle school student has 5 characters inside that they could display at any given time
“The Breakfast Club” Turns 38
Walt Muller: Thirty-eight years have passed since “The Breakfast Club” was released
Teen Girls Seeing 'Dramatic' Rise In Poor Mental Health
“The levels of poor mental health and suicidal thoughts and behaviors recorded by teenage girls are now higher than we have ever seen,” said CDC’s Kathleen Ethier
German Schools Being Destroyed By Immigrant’s?
‘The psychological stress is enormous’ – Diversity not a strength in Germany’s troubled school system
4 Tips For Encouraging Your Parents
The mistake I made was not being intentional with the parents under my care
Healthy Leaders… Cheat On Ministry!
So you’re always going to cheat someone – you’ll either cheat your church, your family, or yourself
Catholic School Pupil Arrested For Beliefs On Gender
or saying there are only two genders was arrested this week after attempting to return to class without renouncing his beliefs
Movie: The Power Of The Jesus Revolution
You will love exploring the impact of the Jesus movement in the United States during the 1960‘s and 1970’s
Belonging Before Anything Else In Youth Group
Help nonbelievers students know they belong in your group
Recovering Proverbs 22:6 For A New Generation
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it
Discipling The Difficult Teenager
Four things to consider as we seek to disciple the teenagers who act out or try our patience at youth group
Seeking Validation
Nothing is wrong with posting our updates and accomplishments on social media, but we must remember that true worth from our work will be found in what Christ says about it.
Surgeon General: 13-Yr-Olds Too Young For Social Media
Murthy told CNN on Sunday that he believes being on social media “does a disservice” to kids early in their teen years
New Plan To Save The Children From Gender Afirming Care
Trump: the “gender confusion” pushed on our nation’s youth is a form of child abuse
Parents Rank Youth Mental Health as Top Concern
An analysis of 3,757 U.S. parents with children under the age of 18 found that roughly 40 percent say they are “extremely or very worried” about their children’s mental health
Parents Low View on Kids Having Similar Religious Beliefs
Roughly a third (35%) of U.S. parents say it is extremely or very important to them that their children have similar religious beliefs to their own
They have very little tolerance for conflict and discomfort.
“Today’s 18-year-olds are like the 12-year-olds from a decade ago.”
Liberal Parents Mad, Schools R Hiding Kids’ Gender ‘Transitions’
liberal parents feel Outraged when schools hide their minor children’s gender “transitions” from them until it is too late to intervene
13-Year-Old Girl Leads Police On 100 MPH Car Chase
Inside the car, they also discovered a gun and some marijuana.
Diocese Bans Preferred Pronouns & Protects Kids
‘Finally, A Church That Is Acting Like A Church’. Insists On Traditional Bathrooms, Locker Rooms
FB/Instagram: To Allow Bare Breasts For Trans & Non-Binary
Policy can be limiting to transgender-identified individuals, board claims
Growing Number Of US colleges Ban TikTok From Campus Wi-Fi
The Cyberguy’ Kurt Knutsson breaks down third-party supervision over TikTok and widespread collegiate bans on the app
Stop Overindulging Your Children
One of the biggest problems with today’s young adults is a “failure to launch.”
Parenting Tips To Be A More Effective Parent
Don’t miss this parenting video by Alexandra Motz. It’s really good. Alexandra is a part of HomeWord’s Pass it On training program
Chloe Cole Reveals How Her Family Was Coerced
“People often talk about how the children in these situations are vulnerable, but it’s the families as a whole that are vulnerable,”
Explaining Our New Prayerbook
It follows the Calendar Year, and has longer readings that take you through the Old Testament in (almost) its entirety each year, and the New Testament twice each year.
Athlete Benched For Refusing To Kneel To BLM Gets $100K
She refused to side with not only called for police to be defunded but for the disruption of the nuclear family and for “a queer-affirming network.”
Hundreds of Chicago Teachers Raped, Sexually Assaulted, Groomed Students in 2022
Biden administration attempted to end the reporting requirements for teachers. If so we would have 16 allegations with criminal charges, not the full 772.
Flashback: Teacher Unions To Curtail Tracking Of Sex Crimes
Biden Education Department to Curtail Trump-Era Effort to Track Teacher Sex Crimes
ChatGPT: The End Of High-School English
I’ve been teaching English for 12 years, and I’m astounded by what ChatGPT can produce
NYC Bans Students And Teachers From Using ChatGPT
The machine learning chatbot is inaccessible on school networks and devices, due to “concerns about negative impacts on student learning,”
Court Strikes Down Transgender Mandate
The mandate forces doctors and hospitals to perform gender-transition procedures on their patients even if this violates their conscience and best medical judgment
Teachers Unions Held Children's Education Hostage
Teachers unions held children’s education hostage to secure multiple multi-billion-dollar ransom payments from taxpayers
Young Thug Full documentary…Trial Is Set For Jan. 9. 2023
The recent events reignited a decades-long conversation about the use of rap lyrics in courtrooms across the country