Marijuana ‘Dabbing’ Is ‘Exploding Onto The Drug-Use Scene’

“You won’t find another industry growing at that kind of clip”: ArcView Group CEO

A Minnesota elementary school to be more inclusive of their ethnically diverse student population

Foxnews

“It’s extremely difficult if not impossible to get out of the office by 5 p.m. if you’re disorganized,”

An Interview With Greg Smith of the Pew Research Center by Ed Stetzer

US makes up about 5% of the world’s population, yet consumes more than 75% of the world’s prescription drugs

7 Pro-Tips For Better Games In Your Youth Ministry

“The Talk” Our Kids Hear Every Day

Cellphone ownership is common across all major demographic groups, though older adults tend to lag behind their younger counterparts

Study: People who were more satisfied with their body images posted more selfies to their Instagram

Girls of all ages, shapes and sizes are perfect because that is how God made them

Trending…

Jim Liebelt

60 Teenagers reveal what they think is cool — and what isn’t — in 2016

The Explosive Growth of Pornography and How It’s Impacting Your Church, Life, and Ministry

Jonathan McKee

Dozens of different features to make her look more like the girls who play with her

“He wanted to die. That is how much pain he was in.” leaving him with second-degree burns and broken teeth.

What actually constitutes a good angle — or a good selfie overall — is rooted in what we consider beautiful, and that varies greatly by culture

The teens evidently thought they could drink poisonous methanol as a substitute for ethanol, the ingredient in alcoholic beverages that causes intoxication

When Ronald Jackson found a text he thought was rude and inappropriate on his then-12-year-old daughter’s phone

Yahoo News

A Christian school in Tampa has signaled it will file a federal lawsuit against the Florida High School Athletics Association

Your First 90 Days in a New Youth Ministry: A Simple Plan for Starting Right

Doug Fields

33 Ways to Meet More People and Make a Bigger Difference in Youth Ministry

Helping parents disciple their kids

Two Texas middle school students are SUSPENDED after one of them shared her inhaler to save the other’s life!

Young women in pot-themed Instagram memes at risk, experts say

Since her performance was published on Youtube, over 18 million people have watched her sing

Half of all millennials say they would shell out for “premium entertainment content” Netflix, Spotify or games

Adam Mclane

3 things that matter in ministry with youth that have a direct impact on the faith of adults

….and Attract New Ones

British researchers surveyed more more than 1,300 men and women…

Carey Nieuwhof

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

Jim Liebelt

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New Year’s Street Wisdom

by Victor Manuel Labrada

Some New Year’s street wisdom for y’all from someone who lost 75 pounds, gained 40 then lost 50 then gained 25 over the last decade:
1) Make resolutions that are measurable. Anything that is abstract, “be more creative,” “read more,” “lose weight” is likely to stay in the abstract. Resolve instead to “paint…

Argues that American families are facing a crisis of authority, where the kids are in charge…

In Canada, a mainline denomination has announced that over the next 5 years, 1000 of their buildings will..

Ed Stetzer

by Jon Acuff

Find “true” computer addresses for 1,300 people, adding that the government has charged 137 individuals with a crime

by Walt Mueller

8 Powerful Reasons I’m Going Back to Paper—for Now

“Please move to the middle of the circle if:” You have been impacted by drugs or alcohol..called fat or made fun of

Where Kids Beat Teachers, Riot

“Christians, longing to stay in their home countries, are being forced to flee for their lives and for their children’s lives,”

Sues Students Mother Defamation

Vermont’s distracted driver law

The Complete List

Long-running rival to Playboy will now only be offered in digital format

Contextualization of content is the process that we go through in order to adapt content to…

7 characteristics of Christian Community

Having a method or template for your sermon preparation can be really helpful and time-saving

“You have to do less if you want to grow more. And if you do more, chances are you will grow less.”

The reason for all this self-improvement? The selfie

Barna: What Americans believe

Philip Yancey

If you’re a Boomer parent and hope your millennial kid will take care of you, you might want to think again

110 of the best devotion ideas from Children’s Ministry Magazine in one easy-to-use book. Sign up!

Youth Ministry 101: Let’s Talk About What We Should Talk About

College students who have contact with their youth leaders from their church tend to have Sticky Faith

Jim Liebelt

Jim Liebelt

Teen boys and girls view pornography weekly according to a study commissioned by the Josh McDowell Ministry

Jonathan McKee

Jim Liebelt

Good and Bad Habits of Smart People from entrepreneur magazine

Fathers, more than anyone else, set the course for a daughter’s life

Two creative ways

A lot of material…there’s still enough preteen news to make this a worthy follow

‘It’s Really Toxic For Our Youth Culture’

Only God himself can fix your problems by his grace, in relationship with Him and through meaningful relationships with others

“Students” are not finding the happiness and quality of life they are seeking by having numerous sexual liaisons

It is essential to understand sexuality as being a part of a bigger Story

The 19-year-old lifted a burning truck off of her father and then went on to save other family members from a devastating fire

At least 20 universities have done so at this point

…and Why It Matters

Someone who’s always complaining, often against whatever you’re saying or proposing, taking others down with him or her?

by Jonathan McKee

But Not Adults

Institute for Social Research

Preschoolers play less and learn more…may be paradoxically hurting their progress

A boy will spend more time watching TV by 6 yrs old than he will spend talking to his father in his life

Commitments…if we pursue the right ones, our lives have purpose and meaning –without them, we spiral into confusion and despair

A tie between pornography consumption verbal and sexual/physical aggression

Church leaders, if you want to raise attendance, raise engagement

Each small group encounter with middle school kids involves what I call “40 minutes of hell.”

Teach your kids that connections are more important than commitment

As a dad you are your sons first hero and your daughters first love

Many newsletters have the throw-spaghetti-at-the-wall-and-see-what-sticks approach with very little intentionality

by Mark Oestreicher

Following the revelation that German police suppressed the news of migrant sex assaults on New Year’s Eve

George Lockhart

The Complete List

Here are some of the main obstacles. . .and some thoughts on what you can do about lessening their impact