What message are you sending your kids when you post inappropriate comments or pictures?

“Plugged-In” Generation can’t stand boredom. Maybe it’s because we might be doing too much…

What if you helped your infrequent attenders to be the church, not just go to church?

Three practical responses

Carey Nieuwhof

Think before you jump. Or, don’t jump at all

A 30-Day Change Project for Youth Ministry

So my narcissistic parents abused me for 16 years before I ran away from home. Now they’re trying to bully their way

One out of every five suicides in the world can be associated with unemployment

Falkenham is testing BLRT in the lab right now and plan to begin trials on pigs

“I just feel like I’m not living as much as I should be.”

The practice of Lent is commonly practiced as a way to remember the sacrifice and gift of Christ as the Savior of the world, the suffering He endured on the cross and then the triumphant victory in Resurrection Day

Appears to be the largest yet on the matter of same-sex households and children’s emotional outcomes

Thanks to her study of the Israeli martial art the girl knew exactly what to do as soon as she felt a “large” stranger’s hand grab her

Lower risk of suicide..students who regularly attended religious services and regularly ate a meal with their family

Lower risk of suicide..students who regularly attended religious services and regularly ate a meal with their family

Lower risk of suicide..students who regularly attended religious services and regularly ate a meal with their family

“the unedited truth about sex.” Every teenager…needs to read this book

Jonathan McKee

Ohio religious leaders say

Let social media be an open conversation in your house. Ask your kids about the social networking sites they use

All traditions of Christianity are affected by persecution in India

Frozen…it’s the highest grossing animated film of all time

Time

Authorities urged parents to pay close attention to their children and their online and social media habits

The dangerous path from obsession to interaction with minors puts vulnerable pre-teens in a dangerous situation

Austin McCann

One thing I’ve learned is that young people are utterly confused about love –

Across the country, college students from Colorado to Ohio are clamoring to sign up for law school classes focusing on marijuana

Psychosis is defined as a form of mental illness where people experience delusions, hallucinations

As It Eyes Record-Breaking $76 Million Opening

Washington-area schools are facing budget crises as a result of an influx of immigrant students

‘Teens’ Storm Movie Theater – Loot Gas Station in Florida

Exciting New Resource for You -Sexual Integrity Initiative

“To me, that was the most heartbreaking thing of all of it,”

“People may think they’re going to get away with this because there were so many people in the crowd,”

Jim Liebelt

Jim Liebelt

Jim Liebelt

Interview: Real Life Encounter With Homeless Teen Inspired Director Ron Krauss to Make ‘Gimme Shelter’

Contained terms including “spanking,” ”submissive,” ”leather cuffs” and “bondage.” Other words on the list were more explicit.

A display recommending…“After Fifty Shades of Grey.”

Walt Mueller

more scandalous pictures in the magazine if you open it up…and I think it’s empowering

An Interview with David Platt

Is about discovering where our culture’s storytellers have embedded the imagery of the gospel into their tales

As the College & Youth Director, my passion is to share the message of persecuted Christians with the next generation

Recently I read a post from a young woman that brought me to tears…

Part One

Part Two

by Aaron Helman

Practical Ideas for Partnering with Families

Their parents must view faith as important

Movie glamorizes sexual violence, domestic abuse

‘Something I Don’t Think I’ve Ever Seen Before’

“Singling out students for ridicule based on their moral or political beliefs is a Marxist tactic that should have no place in the United States of America,”

Recite this prayer…“There is no god, but God. Muhammad is the messenger of God.”

to confront other girls about a dispute on Facebook. They expected a fight, but not a fatal shooting

Our Bold Uncompromising Position: Love All

Family, friends speak out about death of slain American hostage

Kanye West storms Grammy stage, rants about Beck’s surprise album of the year win

Mashable

“He is a jackass. But he’s talented.”

Tim Elmore

Tim Elmore

Tim Elmore

Tim Elmore

The Sheriffs Association had endorsed…a liquid, non-euphoric form of pot, Charlotte’s Web for use by cancer and epilepsy

Quitting addiction demands a momentum toward purpose, community, deep intimacy, and renewing your identity

Is addiction a disease or is it a choice?

Do you have a strategy for students who are addicted to porn?

We’ve all been victims of the mean girl at school, but what happens when things go way too far? In the new film A Girl Like Her

Every shirt you buy contributes a small amount to the large amount of work…Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, and South Korea

Sometimes a stay at home parent questions their choices and their worth

Husbands A Bigger Source Of Stress Than Kids For Nearly Half Of Moms

(like working their tails off to go to a mission trip instead of asking others to pay their way) will have a much greater effect on their spiritual life

If you are developing a broader ministry to families in your church…here are some great resources to help you

Marko

By Greg Baird

…it’s important to stay current with online forms of communication

By Walt Mueller

Insights into who we are

Sponsor orphans in india

What a blessing we have to impact a country of 1 billion people where only 4% are Christian! Vision 2 Hear is super stoked to be able to go places like this and make a difference

For the Training Center of youth Agricultural and Deaf, so they could have an income to support their families

Vision 2 Hear El Salvador is part of The Youth Culture Report

“I didn’t want to be the dad that just didn’t know how to do my daughter’s hair.”

The ethics of the issue should be properly discussed before a decision was made

UK voted in favour of the creation of babies with DNA from two women and one man

Jay-Z Buys Streaming Company Aspiro To Take on Spotify

There are lots of trolls and creeps that comment

..users a sense of greater privacy when compared to larger, more public social networks

With 20 minutes of sex in its 100-minute running time

The same four-hour commute to the plant since 2005

Nationally, the ratio of high school students to a school counselor is nearly 500 to 1

Handling Conflict

Proactively Responding to Parent Conflict in Youth Ministry

noting that added sugars, such as high fructose corn syrup, dextrose and glucose, boost calorie counts without any health benefits

Terrorists need to know that schools aren’t defenseless, and armed teachers could potentially hold off gunmen