“This midterm election, the youth vote can be powerful,”

I’m a strong believer that belonging precedes belief. This means that if we want teens to take ownership of their faith, we have to first help them belong

What does God think of our students?

Jonathan McKee

Schools and students fight the tasteless, small lunches required by Michelle Obama’s signature initiative

“Task + Relationship Excellence = Results”

by Jim Liebelt

Dove: Legacy Video

The average person spends 4 years looking down at his cell phone

Researchers wanted to know how teens’ perceptions of their peers’ sexual behaviors and attitudes influenced their own decisions about having sex

liberals who rank “empathy” and “curiosity” much higher. Meanwhile, “obedience” is much higher up the list for conservative parents than any other type

Why 25% of Millennials Will Never Get Married

…data sources show that across 40 years, church attendance has varied only slightly

Ever Accountable does everything I want and need from an accountability app without being too in the way or too nonexistent

Whether you choose to use tech to monitor your kids is something is only you can decide. But if you do, here are a few simple rules

The #1 video platform on the Internet, it’s also the second most used search engine as well as the most viewed social media platform on the web

Nazi Death Camp Survivor Responds To California School’s Ban On Popular Holocaust Book

Are we really willing to rely on an app to facilitate something as vulnerable and intimate as cuddling?

Marko (PART 2)

Marko (PART 1)

I guess it’s no surprise that now some college students will rely on an app for sexual consent

This app is fantastic it is engaging for kids of all ages and it not only allows them to read but does a fantastic job of using visuals to even engage kids who are not the best readers

Have all the core evangelism training of Dare 2 Share at their fingertips free of charge!

By Greg Baird

So, how do we protect our relationship with our children, even when we serve in such a demanding profession as the ministry?

The World’s First Genetically Modified Babies Will Graduate High School This Year

If your ministry is hurting because your athletes won’t or can’t come to you, figure out how to go to them

Gospel Leadership Network

Dr. Manny

Core teams are built to come around Christian students as a coach and help them learn to listen to what God would have them do to reach their friends

Youth ministry in the nation should be an innovation space for the local church. All we have to do is give them space to fail and have a willingness to get messy with them.

Kids concocting deadly drink under parents’ noses

I can assure you that even some of the most mature, God-centered female students are struggling with looking at porn

And I wonder why? Why is this not easier? Why am I not more effective? Well, here’s what I’m learning.

If we lose before the Supreme Court, that would be the Roe v. Wade of marriage. It would be a very devastating blow, take years/decades to recover

There are 4,000,000 illegal parents in the U.S.

AP said it obtained an audio recording of a confidential meeting held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement one ICE official said…

Schools have become a safe haven for many of the tens of thousands of these young people mostly from central America living in limbo

Miami

A new wave of British schools are thought to have fallen victim to Islamist extremists

by Greg Baird

by Greg Baird

Without parents your influence on a teen’s faith formation is limited

High Invitation Leads to High Challenge

One of the most engaging and life-giving methods youth workers can use is discussion

Steven Argue

…just maybe, you can refocus that program on its original purpose, and bring it back to life

Josh Griffin

Remember why you’re doing what you’re doing… or stop doing it

How quickly teenagers move from having their first drink to getting drunk for the first time is an important piece of the puzzle

by Jim Liebelt

They were also twice as likely to say they had self-harmed within the previous year compared with those who had not been bullied

Barna Group: Q&A with Tim Chaddick

Barna Group: In order to maximize your efforts to spiritually engage them

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“When kids have hard things happen to them, they think it’ll be like that way into the future.”

It’s the anonymity that has produced problems, even threats

The leftist students can’t form coherent, well-reasoned arguments so they resolve to smear campaigns or personal attacks

Wait Until You Read What He Was Charged With

Majority of self-conscious teens want to improve their chances of fitting in and boosting their confidence by changing their appearance

“Fifth grade is the new ninth grade,”

Good parenting or risky? “As a mom with two teens, I was concerned about not having a window into my child’s digital world,”

Here are four things to avoid to help make the youth worker—elder board relationship thrive

A Theological Vision for Discipleship and Life Together

Because no one who’s ever been trapped in the maze overnight has survived

by Greg Stier

Three ways to avoid personal empire building in your own ministry

by Justin Knowles

But what about new adult leaders? Will they persist through the awkwardness of a conversation in order to get to the good stuff?

Gen Z “They don’t just represent the future, they are creating it.”

Hilarious Jailbreak Makes Your iPhone Scream When You Drop It

But an increased number of Americans think that religion should play a larger role

check out the brilliant loophole he came up with

DO I REALLY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUTH CULTURE?

By Walt Mueller

I think I’m your average looking fifty-six year old man. That might be why I get so many funny looks when I go to the mall. The cashiers and people in line behind me either think that I’m a crazed middle-aged maniac, some kind of creeper, or a…

What is Smosh and PewDiePie?

Get clued in to the latest tech tools and trends that might stir up trouble

Different students show up at different points in their spiritual journey, which makes it challenging to plan and program

Watch your life and doctrine closely Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.

If self-worth is based on what is hot, how can we help them develop a healthier self-image?

Prescription drug abuse — big problem among adults — is also spreading in schools

Researchers Realize that college students are more than “pro-” or “anti-” marriage. They found students are Enthusiasts, Hesitants or Delayers

Is the gospel our central theme, or is it a “PS” tacked onto the end? With a So be good like…

“I am Jazz” chronicles the life of 14-year-old Jazz Jennings, who was born as a boy, but knew she was a girl since she was 2 years old

Own your identity as a youth worker

“Regardless of the scoreboard, you’re going to be successful!”

The movie is being described as a “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure for 2014”

‘The Journey From Father To Friend’

Folks in the Waukesha, are up in arms over “Slenderman” Halloween costumes being sold there just months after a gruesome stabbing linked to the fictional horror-story character

The cheerleaders decided to keep it going on their own, and the whole crowd joined in.”Our community needs God in it. We pray for the safety of each and every player out there and the cheerleaders and the fans for the drive home,”

Crystal Kirgiss

Entertainment, Media, Social Media

by Jim Liebelt

What is Twitch and what does it mean that Amazon is forking over $970 million in cash for the company?

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A 30-Day Devotional: Growing Your Faith..It’s a year filled with transformation and transition. The world literally feels like it’s increasing in size

Colorado Tries Hard To Convince Teens That Pot Is Bad For You

…but marijuana use remained constant with teens

Bus-riding teens cheering on a fight between two women pummel the guy who breaks it up