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Insights Into Missional Student Ministry

on May 21, 2013 by

Send Network Student Ministry Google Hangout

The Graduation Stage

on May 21, 2013 by

From The Skit Guys

Graduates: Trust God

on May 21, 2013 by

From The Skit Guys

MY YEAR WITHOUT SHOES

on May 20, 2013 by

I spoke at the Jr High Ministry at my church :) you cant let fear rule your life especially if Jesus is…

The Summit 2013, NOV. 8 – 9

on May 16, 2013 by

Lots of news from The Summit and the youth cartel

Father of the Bride Gives the Most...

on May 16, 2013 by

Before completely giving his daughter away one father had a few words he needed to say

Helping Youth Thrive

on May 16, 2013 by

25% are on a pathway to human thriving and the rest has fallen behind. They are lost, confused, medicated and alone.

Is Warning Teens About Dangerous Stunts...

on May 16, 2013 by

THE YOUTH CULTURE REPORT BLOG

Free Webcast on Building Family Assets:...

on May 14, 2013 by

Join us live for a free live webcast with the Search Institute’s Family Assets expert Gene Roehlkepartain

5 Ways to Help Parents Pass On Faith to...

on May 14, 2013 by

Parents are the most influential person in your children’s faith journey, lets equip them to be spiritual leaders for their kids

5 More Ways to Help Parents Pass on...

on May 14, 2013 by

Parents are the most influential person in your children’s faith journey, lets equip them to be spiritual leaders for their kids

Flashback: 10 Ways to Teach Your...

on May 14, 2013 by

If a child is going to accept your faith as his own, he must see it lived out..In YOU!

Flashback: 9 Children’s Ministry...

on May 14, 2013 by

Group: Children’s Ministry

Fixing The Broken Cycle Of Youth...

on May 13, 2013 by

Due to a lack of clarity and accountability,the goals of youth ministry will always be difficult to reach

Students Fight To Keep Ten Commandments ...

on May 12, 2013 by

Hundreds of Christian students have decided to fight back against a national association of atheists and agnostics

Police File Charges In Naked Pope...

on May 11, 2013 by

A female CMU student dressed
up as the pope, and was naked from the waist down during a parade

Flashback: Parents A Word About...

on May 10, 2013 by

It’s not just about assumed popularity anymore. It’s explicit. It’s quantifiable.

4 Things Student Pastors Must Learn To...

on May 10, 2013 by

I know there are many things student pastors must learn to do well, but these are the ones I have been thinking…

David Crowder: The Process of Creativity

on May 9, 2013 by

Presenter at The Summit

CHRISTIAN TEENS On A Mission To Take...

on May 8, 2013 by

“We are an ARMY…We are in a WAR for the hearts and minds of OUR GENERATION…failure is NOT an option.”

6 Questions Every Pastor Must Ask About...

on May 7, 2013 by

These questions point to something far greater than youth ministry

Letting Students Doubt

on May 7, 2013 by

Students doubt all of the time. Do you let them?

Student Leader, Don’t Waste Your...

on May 6, 2013 by

If teens can learn trigonometry in high school, they can learn theology in church!

Parents, You’re On The Clock

on May 6, 2013 by

The app will tell you how many weeks you have left with your child before college

Youth ministry in the 21st century

on May 6, 2013 by

Why youth ministers need to embrace youth work practices

Creating a Missional Culture of Gospel...

on May 6, 2013 by

Greg Stier’s Book review of Alvin Reid’s new youth ministry book, As You Go. Get it, read it, do it!

Special Needs In Youth Ministry

on May 4, 2013 by

Dealing With Special Needs Students In Your Youth Group

Beyond Camp-As-Usual

on May 2, 2013 by

Sticky Faith Approaches to More Intentional Camps and Retreats

Maximize Your Youth Group’s Social...

on May 1, 2013 by

What are some unique ways you use social media in your youth ministry?

Flashback: 8 Reasons Why Students Stop...

on May 1, 2013 by

Relationships are key to having students in your ministry

A Post-Christian Model For Discipleship

on May 1, 2013 by

Spiritual Formation rather than Behavior Modification

A post-Christian Gospel

on May 1, 2013 by

Here is a gospel message that seems to be actually be good news to my post-modern, post-Christian kids

What Do You Do Now That The Gospel Is No...

on May 1, 2013 by

Students have absolutely zero understanding of sin. Your morality is not their morality

5 Tools Needed to Reach Today’s...

on April 30, 2013 by

Based on my conversations with kids and observations in the culture, I consider these five theological tools to minister effectively to today’s…

Max Time In Youth Min

on April 30, 2013 by

Utilize the time around things you already have scheduled

‘The Lords of Salem’

on April 29, 2013 by

Rob Zombie unleashes new horror movie

Wax On?

on April 29, 2013 by

Love must be sincere

Orange Conference: Sessions 4-7

on April 28, 2013 by

PERRY NOBLE, BRAD LOMENICK, DOUG FIELDS, SHERRY SURRATT, HEATHER ZEMPEL, CHARLES JENKINS

Radical Parents Podcast Orange Day 4

on April 28, 2013 by

Michael Bayne Interview

3 Awkward But Powerful Steps Toward...

on April 27, 2013 by

Jeff Brodie

Get Sticky Faith E-Books For $2.99

on April 27, 2013 by

Best Price on Sticky Faith E-Books Ever

20 Ideas to Increase Relational Ministry...

on April 26, 2013 by

Quick, random, hits that we hope inspire you to try something new, too!

20 Ideas to Increase Relational Ministry...

on April 26, 2013 by

Quick, random, hits that we hope inspire you to try something new, too!

Preaching and Adolescents

on April 26, 2013 by

Preaching and Adolescents

Orange Conference Live Stream

on April 25, 2013 by

See whats going on Now! Watch and Learn

Stroke Risk: Why Health Habits Matter in...

on April 25, 2013 by

People who lived in the stroke belt for their first 12 years, or ages 13 to 18, were 22% more likely to…

YS Roundtable: What Makes Up A...

on April 25, 2013 by

Terry Linhart talks with Sharon Ketcham

What’s The Definition Of “Urban”...

on April 25, 2013 by

“Seek the welfare of the city…

Teens’ Brains Are More Sensitive...

on April 24, 2013 by

Teens’ risky behavior reflects the unique effect of peer influence on the still-developing teenage brain

Youth Workers And Fear

on April 24, 2013 by

Marko

How To Avoid The #1 Danger Preteen...

on April 23, 2013 by

Patrick Snow spoke at one of the main sessions of the 2013 preteen leaders’ conference

Is Your Youth Ministry Reaching Post...

on April 20, 2013 by

If we’re unwilling to change to meet a changed culture, we have to accept the fact that our ministries will increasingly be…

We Love Our Youth Worker Website &...

on April 19, 2013 by

If churches and youth workers both commit to this covenant, it will lead to.. healthier youth workers and ministries

We Love Our YouthWorker: Survey:

on April 19, 2013 by

Can you help us assess We Love Our Youth Worker

Mississippi bills would ensure the right...

on April 19, 2013 by

“Let’s get God back in the schools some way,” Ott said. “We’ve been praying in schools for 200 years. Why should we…

Are We A Post-Christian Culture?...

on April 18, 2013 by

Younger generations are increasingly post-christian

Send Your Seniors Off Right

on April 18, 2013 by

A great way to thank and celebrate the seniors

An Interview With Rachel Blom

on April 18, 2013 by

A Youth Worker In Germany

Are you showing or telling your students...

on April 18, 2013 by

Show, don’t tell.

Adopt a school

on April 17, 2013 by

There are 100,000 public schools and 300,000 churches in the US. How could we partner?

Does God’s Love Make You Want to...

on April 15, 2013 by

Some current social scientific research suggests it might

Hollow Faith

on April 12, 2013 by

How Andy Griffith, Facebook and the American Dream Neutered the Gospel

Talking To Parents About Parenting

on April 12, 2013 by

YM Essentials

The Main Reason for Declining Church...

on April 9, 2013 by

Children’s Sports?

How To Find Free Kids eBooks

on April 8, 2013 by

Free is good when you have kids

What Children’s Workers Want You...

on April 8, 2013 by

Christine Yount Jones

9 Children’s Ministry People to Follow...

on April 7, 2013 by

Group: David Jennings

Websites that Keep Me in the Loop

on April 7, 2013 by

Chris McGough is the Asst. Professor of Youth Ministry at Central Bible College in Springfield, MO.

10 Expert Tips For A Better Youth Talk

on April 7, 2013 by

Timbo

Rick Warren’s Son Commits Suicide

on April 6, 2013 by

Takes Own Life After Lifelong Battle With Mental Illness

Why Focus On Middle School Ministry

on April 5, 2013 by

“Jr. High Ministry is not second rate or a stepping stone”

Juvenile Church

on April 5, 2013 by

How the church has accepted juvenile behavior as the standard measurement of spirituality in the church

Believing in a Better Modesty Movement

on April 5, 2013 by

How we teach purity through a celebration of beauty and self-respect

Dressed For Church Or The Strip Club

on April 5, 2013 by

She planned to impress her boyfriend’s grandparents on Christmas Eve backfired

How Becoming A Parent Made Me A Bad...

on April 4, 2013 by

By Todd Kardell

Wrestling With Homosexuality. . ....

on April 4, 2013 by

Walt Mueller

Will MTV cancel ‘Buckwild’?

on April 3, 2013 by

Fans call on MTV to cancel popular ‘Buckwild’ after Shain Gandee’s sudden death

Emptiness at Easter

on March 31, 2013 by

By George Lockhart

Don’t Call Me a Bigot for Opposing...

on March 28, 2013 by

“All I’m asking is that in the rush to establish new rights, that tolerance for religious freedom be considered as well.”

Americans Believe Our Society Needs The...

on March 27, 2013 by

Half of the country believes the Bible should have more influence in today’s world,…claiming that the holy book has “too little…

Last Breath….

on March 27, 2013 by

Forgive

GAY MARRIAGE IS THE MEDIA’S...

on March 27, 2013 by

But I oppose same-sex marriage because marriage is a sacrament, and there is a big difference between asking one to be tolerant,…

A Roadblock to Evangelism in Youth...

on March 27, 2013 by

You? Me?

The Supreme Court Will Hear Two Historic...

on March 26, 2013 by

It is about fundamentally redefining the concept of family and transform American society in this nation and as Western Civilization has recognized…

Christians Are Now the Minority, Must...

on March 26, 2013 by

Andy Stanley

A Harsh Reality of Leading Today

on March 23, 2013 by

If you want to succeed as a leader…

You’ll have to put your big boy (or girl) pants on…

And figure it out…

‘Preacher’s Daughters’

on March 22, 2013 by

Drugs, Partying and Teen Motherhood

Rob Bell, Homosexual Marriage, and Our...

on March 22, 2013 by

Walt Mueller

The Largest Mission Trip Made By Teens...

on March 21, 2013 by

1,000 teenagers” giving up their spring break to serve in Mexico

“Do These Things: Youth Ministry...

on March 21, 2013 by

A youth ministry book full of simple, practical advise for youth workers at any stage in ministry

Digital Bible Reaches 100 Million...

on March 20, 2013 by

Faith Comes By Hearing

When The Youth Ministry Grass Isn’...

on March 15, 2013 by

“If only I had “X” I’d be happy.”

New Pope Urges Church to Return To its...

on March 15, 2013 by

Pope warns the church that it could become just another charitable group if it forgot its true mission

Youth Ministry Is a Spectator Sport

on March 14, 2013 by

Are Your Students Participants in Their Faith or Just Spectators?

Why I’m already registered for next...

on March 13, 2013 by

From Great variety in tracks and workshops to Informal atmosphere

How high dare we raise the bar for teens...

on March 13, 2013 by

The world is very OK with teens living average lives, but we shouldn’t be

Partnering with Parents in Youth...

on March 12, 2013 by

FREE Training Video – Part 1: First Thoughts

Credibility in Youth Ministry

on March 12, 2013 by

Youth Ministry

YOUTH MINISTRY’S NUMBER ONE...

on March 12, 2013 by

“Recruiting & Retaining Great Leaders”

5 Year Completed Study On At-Risk Teens...

on March 12, 2013 by

How do you discourage teenagers from drinking, doing drugs, fighting, joining gangs and getting knocked up?