Ninety-two percent of American children have an online presence before the age of 2

Reading anything serious has become a chore, like doing the laundry or prepping a meal for a kid brother

By Walt Mueller

by Andy Blanks

by George Lockhart

We’ve actually had them (BLM) on video walking the streets of New York City calling for the death of police officers

Heading to court to explain why he’s declaring bankruptcy while posting pictures of himself surrounded by cash on Instagram

Brooklyn Lindsey

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A new study shows that the age at which an adolescent starts using marijuana affects which parts of the brain will be affected

Jim Liebelt

Jim Liebelt

by Todd Starnes

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George Lockhart: Here is the sermon I preached…

Marko

The single biggest change I noticed when I finished seminary was the change in the use and availability of time

Fifteen years ago I had no idea how unnerving, confusing, overwhelming it is to parent teenagers

If anyone can be called the boss in modern, anti-hierarchical parenthood, it’s the children

Our culture has transformed the word “missions” to a trip. We believe that through focusing in on the word “Serve”

Have you started using Blab yet? Do you know what Blab is?

How you make your moves will determine whether or not your students will listen to and learn from what you say

Thom Rainer

We want to make sure children are prevented from accessing porn online which should only be viewed by adults

Is not the quality of the relationship between parent and child, but the level of control exercised by parents

From Crowdtap, which surveyed a thousand millennial parents about their online behaviors

Students at Marblehead High School in Massachusetts meditate in a new Zen Room at the school

“They asked me if I believe that black lives matter,” “I would just keep eating my food.They were calling me a racist.”

We must also ask, “How do we train our kids to be pure in heart?”

The father was retired World Series MVP and future Hall of Fame pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, Curt Schilling

Church and the YMCA will serve as anchor “tenants” at this innovative, mixed-use community destination

Comparative data about risk-taking behavior among teenagers in every year back to 1972

How Selfies Can Harm Students…

A quick-read list of 2016 winners

by Rachel Blom

A popular app used by kids is under scrutiny again because of it’s suspected involvement in the murder of a young girl

Following the death of a 13-year-old girl who told friends she was using Kik to connect with an 18-year-old man

The red spandex-clad hero is just downright raunchy

I’m not here to tell you…what you can expect to find in it so you can decide if it’s for you or for your kids

Allows users to record their speed, leading authorities to say it may encourage speeding and reckless driving

Prompt treatment is crucial because failure to relieve depression increases the risk of recurrent depression

Plus-size model Ashley Graham will make history Monday when she becomes the first size-16 model to cover Sports Illustrated magazine’s vaunted “Swimsuit Issue.”

West begged his 18 million Twitter followers to “Pray” that he “overcome” his massive debt obligations

In Sleep Deprivation, Affects School Performance

Jim Liebelt

Jim Liebelt

The people who fared the best were the people who leaned in to relationships, with family, with friends, with community

Teens are Hooked…9 Hours. That’s the average amount of time that teens are spending with screens thanks to smart phones

KidMin leaders DO experience burnout at a high level…

Jonathan McKee

3.79 billion mobile users, The Church has an opportunity to link a child’s spiritual growth to their mobile device

Beyoncé’s ‘black power’ salute during Super Bowl 50 halftime show slammed by Rudy Giuliani as ‘attack’ on police

This Heart Month, we hope this video will inspire your Church and staff to become CPR and AED certified

Young women are creating second portals for their shared images…

Starting this week, you can now switch between multiple accounts on Instagram, on one device

MIT Professor in the Social Studies of Science and Technology…teens are rapidly losing basic skills in conversation

From the work of Richard Hammer, statistical tome: 2016-2017 Compensation Handbook for Church Staff

Parts I & II,’ Is Coming Out This Summer

The somber season leading up to Easter might feel like punishment. In fact, for people like me, it’s sheer grace

The biggest donors in many churches are parents in other words, families with students in youth ministry

by Andy Blanks

3 Pieces of Advice From Moses’ Father-In-Law

The Shopping Cart For Special Needs Children Invented By Mom Going Nationwide In Target Stores

Zejd is deaf and didn’t know sign language, and no one at his school could communicate with him

But those three categories of failures are slowly disappearing. I learned the hard way they have no place in my ministry

Kara Powell

“Someday, someday soon, but certainly not now, I’d like to learn to have a conversation.”

We sabotage our short-term mission trips by not thinking through how our work affects the locals hosting us

leaders and students must spend more time before, during, and after service projects preparing

Will help you plan for your family’s future in five steps. Great to send to parents in your Church

by Greg Stier

Convicted middle school killer was back in court for a hearing for the 2004 murder of his best friend

Would it be ethical for scientists to try to create babies that have genetic material from three different people?

Badly, a new 50-state report card shows

CBSNews

Be aware.. can be legally armed and may use whatever force is necessary to protect our students

Evangelicals are beginning to trade the core and eternal truth of Christ for captivity to the world.

The percentage of emerging adult “nones” was now up to 33% of the population

“Alcohol can permanently harm a developing baby before a woman knows she is pregnant,”

“By allowing the dress code to become gender neutral, we are starting to bridge the gap of acceptance and unacceptance,”

The pursuit of trying to know who God is, and trying to be known by God, can be lost in religion

Solid resource, especially for someone who hasn’t had a ton of instruction on speaking/preaching to teenagers

…and Keep Them Awake at the Same Time

Here are a few sites that help me shape messages

A ministry strategy is how a church will accomplish the mission of making disciples

Good strategy almost always looks simple and obvious and does not take a thick deck of PowerPoint slides to explain

Dan Erickson

XXXChurch

For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears…

There is virtually nothing static about a middle school student. There shouldn’t be anything static about your talk

2 Keys to Ministering to them

You and I walk into a church with expectations of our own

Most Youth Pastors are ill prepared to tackle all of the unsaid, assumed expectations

Burnout is common with so many church members. But it does not have to be

Joshh Evans

We as leaders must deal with our struggles, just like everyone else…We are just as human as everyone else

As a youth pastor we’re suppose to have the right things to say in moments like this…

Low graduation rates for black males, UConn is trying something it calls bold — and critics call segregation

Years of smoking pot may have an effect on a person’s verbal memory