By Walt Mueller

A healthy relationship with your senior pastor or the person you report to is a core part of a healthy youth ministry

Do you ever worry at night about what students are sharing, saying or sending?

T.I. later apologized for his comments on twitter…

Muslims say no to Justin Bieber…for promoting Jesus and Christianity

The audience are all completely naked and where “white stuff that looks like milk” will be “spewed” everywhere. The concept is for a video

Zach Anderson had consensual sex with a girl he met on a dating app who told him she was 17, but she was just 14

Supreme Court ruled that juveniles could not automatically be sentenced to life without chance of parole

Beall’s friends tried to intervene by sending her text messages asking her to stop before she killed someone

Students won’t be allowed to wear costumes to class, class activities cannot have a Halloween theme, and giving out food is “not an option.”

If all this stops one person from making the same mistake, then some good has come from showing this video

Critics of the updated National School Lunch Program say yes, and they have lots of anecdotal evidence to back up their claim

The district has a blanket policy doesn’t allow administrators to make commonsense exceptions to rules

Meet the “nones,” those who are re-imagining faith like never before

Even 2 years afterwards, friends of a teen who killed himself are considered dangerously likely to make the same choice

We must (in what we say and don’t say) communicate to students the importance of engaging the world

Teens will stop listening to you, if they can’t connect what you’re saying to something they already know

“You have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless, until they can find rest in you.”

Supporting parents in youth ministry is one of the hardest parts of our job, especially when they complain about other students

Jim Liebelt

Jim Liebelt

Jim Liebelt

By Phil Bell

Greg Stier

by Andy Blanks

Parents play not just a central role, but they play the central role in their kids’ spiritual development

Social media can also be tools for jealousy, meddling and even troubling behavior

She has strong words for Miley in an interview with ‘The New York Times Magazine.’

Teenagers have a lot going on under the surface that they either haven’t identified, are afraid to say, or don’t know how to tell you

23% reduction in both suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts of kids who exercise at least 4 days per week

Download the second week in the series by George Lockhart and let God speak to you this week from Ephesians 5:8

It’s essential that we comprehend the greater influence of time that parents have with their children

Every commercial we watch taps into our appetite for immediate happiness. Our students are pushed…to feel better

We have a huge population of students…leadership potential, who run the risk of becoming slaves to their appetites

“Some of this pop culture… have come out that portray heaven and hell from a different perspective than what the Bible preaches.”

Marko

Kara Powell

socially retarded…Face-to-face conversations are becoming much more difficult for young people today

Mobile phones can damage personal relationships merely by their presence even when not in use, according to a small study

Who cares if it’s ‘real’ or not, the insight and content makes a point that will resonate with anyone who has kids

Barna

By Walt Mueller

More than 60% of teens send texts after bedtime when you are probably sleeping and completely unaware

A first-of-its-kind CNN study on social media and teens.

#Being13

However, there are many other public schools engaged in similar anti-American behavior

Pew Research

by Andy Blanks

Tony Morgan

Phil Bell

The naked truth…of what you share

…may turn your poop green

…Sometimes I just want to give up! I’m so tired of fighting all the time

Rachel Blom

But understand it’s not not about cognitive emotional development or physical capabilities… it’s about values

Moving to Another Town or State

Jim Liebelt

Jim Liebelt

By Jim Burns

Study: Your Cell Phone Use Could Be Hurting Your Relationships

Father of Student Wounded in Oregon Shooting Offers Chilling Details On How Christians Were Targeted

Parents Suing Welch’s Fruit Snacks for Being ‘Misleading,’ Claiming That Product’s ‘Real Fruit’ Is Really an ‘Empty-Calorie Sugar Syrup’

Christopher Wesley

…(And What To Do About Them)

Relevant Magazine

YS Idea Lab

Darrel Girardier

By Walt Mueller

Over time, teens from intact families that were allowed to drink at home had the lowest levels of alcohol use and problems

George Lockhart

Mom surprised her with her first dose of hormones, something the transgendered teen has waited to get for three years

“most children with gender dysphoria will not remain gender dysphoric after puberty.”

I assumed that until my kids hit high school, I wouldn’t have to deal with it. I was wrong.

jr High Uth Guy

A strong value in connecting with like-minded people who are trying to help middle schoolers get to know and follow Jesus

Hungering for Jesus..honest community. Hungered for more intergenerational relationships and didn’t experience these in the church

Millennials give for leaving the church. They usually have something to do with the church not reflecting Jesus

It wasn’t the content of Christianity that they rejected, but the posture and form of the church

by J. Roger Davis

Lets examine these influences and determine how we engage our kids and help them have positive interactions online

First, let’s talk about how we got into the situation that we’re in. …in the last 30 years

The consequences of sexting – public humiliation, loss of educational and job opportunities, possible criminal violations

In N.C. 2 teens were accused of being both the victims of child pornography and the perpetrators of the crime

Everything seems to change once you hit middle school. Friendships seem to get more complicated

From watching Spanish TV shows to downloading bilingual apps, these ideas ease the sometimes challenging task of raising your kids to speak two languages

‘Faithlife’ encourages bible study and fellowship

What is it about recent Catholic social media strategies that have been so effective in reaching out?

The pope spoke on Sunday against what he sees as a consumerist culture that is eroding personal relationships

…please just respect me and just treat me the way you want to be treated

A New App Will Pay You $11 A Month To Let It Track Every Video You Watch

After you have worked with your students, are they becoming more like Christ or are they becoming more like the culture?

With purchases of Vinyl up 52 percent from this time last year, no other format is growing at such a rapid rate

Teen who defended blind student is kicked off football team

From selfies to shout-outs, girls are using social media both to build up and break down their self-image

‘This Christianity Thing Could Catch On’

Jim Liebelt

Jim Liebelt

1 in 5 teens will wake up in the middle of the night to check his or her smartphone for updates or to post statuses

At first…20k Likes

If you work with students on campus, or in a church, it is so important to get this message across