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How Youth Pastors Can Advocate For Fair...
Discover practical tips and strategies on how to approach your church leaders and negotiate a salary increase. Don’t settle for less, learn…
2023 Youth Pastor Compensation Report
The “big number” of what youth pastors are making from 2022, and factors determining salary
Planned Parenthood Preying Upon Confused...
Planned Parenthood Turns Its Attention to Confused Adolescents Who Think They’re Trans
Study: School Choice Has No Pvt. School...
School choice significantly held down the cost of tuition of private elementary schools and had no impact on tuition at private high schools
It’s Becoming Too Expensive To Have...
Prices for concert tickets and amusement-park entries have ballooned
Here’s How Youth Groups Can Help...
Jesus is the great physician, He came to seek and save the lost. God’s spirit even works in the darkest prison cell….
Barna: Where Do Young Donors Place Trust...
Even though young are less likely to affiliate with Christianity, they still have high confidence churches can be trusted with financial support
Barna:…
Gen Z Trusting Influencers For Product...
Here are the top 12 things these celebs have influenced them to purchase…
Study: Giving Trends Among Millennials...
How Millennials & Gen Z Are Stepping into Generosity
BLM Received Nearly $83 Billion From...
“BLM At School is indoctrinating children around the country in critical race theory and queer theory, teaching them to hate themselves, their…
Dad Discovers His Daughter’s A...
Refuses to make her car payments any longer: ‘It’s my money’
‘Gender-Affirming Care’ Will Grow To...
Indeed, if anything, the report underplays the ghoulish revenue potential for these procedures, since it fails to mention the complications
Inflation Rises To 40-Year High
US consumer prices rose by more than forecast to a 40-year high in September, pressuring the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates…
Sharon Osbourne I Want A Refund For $900...
Sharon Osbourne Agrees with Kanye West on BLM ‘Scam’ Wants Donation Back
Inflation: Average American Needs Annual...
Even if inflation slows in coming months, Americans will have to spend thousands more in 2022.
U.S. Household Wealth Suffers Record...
Household debt growth also slowed to a 7.4% annual rate from 8.3% in the first three months of the year
StrangerThings actor spends his summer...
Noah Schnapp Has a Summer Job as a Lifeguard: “It’s Kind of Kept Me Grounded”
Raising A Child Costs Over $300,000 Due...
Which works out to an average of $18,271 per year to raise a child born after 2015
College Students Incredible Dorm Room...
One student even going as far as to hire an interior designer
Inflation Reduction Act Could Hurt Poor,...
Audits which, according to recent studies, would likely impact lower-income and middle-class taxpayers the most
Families Cancel Vacations, Summer Camp...
“75% of parents say they are concerned about the rising cost of everyday purchases like food or gas.”
Inflation Is Costing Families An Extra ...
Here’s what’s more expensive and how you can save some money
Did You Get A Raise? Do The Inflation #...
Youth Pastor Compensation Update with Dan Navarra
1/2 High Schoolers Don’t Think College...
A recent survey of 2,000 American high school students found over half of students surveyed (55%) believe college isn’t a requirement for…
10-year-old Girl Owns 2 Companies, Is A...
A 10-year-old girl already owns 2 companies, and could retire at 15 as a multimillionaire
TikTok Stars Made More Money Than Many...
Charli and Dixie D’Amelio, Addison Rae are among TikTok stars who out-earned leaders of many S&P 500 companies
THE 2022 YOUTH PASTOR COMPENSATION...
The National Youth Pastor Compensation Survey has had well over 5,000 respondents over its lifetime.
The Spending Life Of Teens
Survey of 10,000 U.S. teenagers shows Nike, Chipotle and Snapchat are among their favorite brands.
Kendi Accidentally Undermines His Views...
“More than a third of White students lied about their race on college applications … More than three-fourths of these students who…
Tax Increases That Hurt Families
5 Things You Need to Know About Biden’s $1.8 Trillion American Families Plan
Make Camp Possible For Children Of...
Angel Tree® Camping providing scholarships and partnering with churches and camps nationwide
Whiz Kid Who Offers Free Financial...
Whiz Kid Who Offers Free Financial Advice To Thousands People all over the world looking to learn about stocks, bonds and even…
…Child Tax Credit Paves Way For...
“the second-largest expansion of means-tested welfare entitlements in U.S. history,”
The Difficulty Of College Grads Finding...
The one million-plus foreign workers in this Green Card Workforce displace many American graduates from vital gateway jobs
Teen Rewarded Car And Scholarship For...
Starting at 2 a.m., Gwynn swept and picked up trash for the next ten hours…he had already done most of the work
How Can We Create An Economy That Serves...
To build an economy to lift fellow human beings out of poverty might just be through free-market capitalism
Warren Rips Christian Schools With ...
The case involves three low-income mothers who filed a lawsuit against Montana after it shut down a tax credit scholarship program because parents…
Job: Find Your Side Hustle
Fifteen years ago, I found myself unexpectedly let go from a full-time youth ministry role
The 2019 Youth Ministry Salary Survey
According to a Gallup survey, only half of Americans are now church members
Conservatives Have Happier Families,...
Find more meaning in life, happier overall, donate far more money, time to the needy than liberal do.
Teen Beauty Spending Plunges….To A...
Piper Jaffray’s 38th semi-annual teen survey analyzed 9,500 responses across 42 states
The reality of millennials Who Rely on...
‘I pay for lunch at work, and I pay for my Netflix account’
Teaching Kids The Hows And Whys Of...
One of the most valuable lessons parents can teach their children about money is how to appropriately give it away
14-Year-Old Earns $200,000 Playing...
Griffin’s YouTube which showed him beating a popular Fortnite gamer. The video got 7.5 million views.
The StudentMinistry Podcast: YouthPastor...
Amazing resource for youth pastors regarding compensation, raise, taxes, housing allowance, and other pieces of the financial side of ministry.
2019 Youth Pastor Compensation Report
This is the second year that Dan has published the results of his massive, online survey of youth worker compensation
Manufacturers Lack Of Labors Are Turning...
I’m 17 years old I have more training than most 30-year-olds. When I graduate, I’ll have a job. “It feels like I’m actually…
Why Do We Over-Schedule Our Kids…...
Families fret over finances for college. But all this craziness comes at a cost to parents and children
Arizona: Education Savings Accounts A...
Despite Tuesday’s vote, education savings accounts are alive and well in Arizona—and have plenty of room to grow
The Dark Side Of Kids Screens Begins To...
A dark consensus about screens and kids Begins To Emerge In Silicon Valley
Parents Can Curb Kids’ Materialism
Parents who are worried about their kids being materialistic can curb these tendencies by fostering gratitude for the things and people in…
$9B In Halloween Spending
A wide range of Halloween toys that appeal to the whole famil….all the way up to teens and tweens
US Unemployment Rate Lowest Since 1969
Great news for Blacks and Hispanics
AEO Says Body Positivity Pays
AEO is increasingly finding that “body positivity” messages and real-life models can lead to record sales
Teaching your kids about money
Four Things Dads Should Teach Their Kids About Money (Paul David
Are We Robbing Our Kids By Giving Online...
If we aren’t teaching our kids about the spiritual aspects of money, the world is happy to do our job for us
Daughters More Influenced By Generous...
Daughters are more likely to carry on a family tradition of philanthropic giving than sons, a recent Indiana
New Year New Budget: What To Do First
If they trust you then you have good standing to ask for support for the things the ministry needs to grow or…
How Much the Typical Kid Gets in...
kids ages 4 to 14 received an average of $454 in allowance over the course of 2017, in addition to cash gifts…
The Data Snapchat Doesn’t Want You To...
The data shows that users sent personal snaps (64%) to friends more frequently than they posted to Stories
Moviegoing Could Hit 22-Year Low
You cannot pull a fast one on the audience. … Consumers know what works and what doesn’t long before the product becomes…
Budgeting Basics: Crafting Your Budget...
Once you’ve translated your dreams into numbers and figured out the various revenue streams you’ll use to fund your ministry, the next…
Budgeting Basics: Revenue Streams
Once you’ve translated your dreams into numbers, the next step in crafting your budget proposal is to determine where your ministry’s budget…
Budgeting Basics: Translating Dreams...
What programs, initiatives, events, conferences, training, and trips would enable you to take your ministry from where it is NOW to where…
Youth Ministry Budget Templates
This resource contains three budget templates to help you plan well and be a good steward of your congregations’ tithes
Teen Writes Book About How To Invest...
Book: “Early Bird: The Power of Investing Young,”
Every 2 New Immigrants To The US Brings...
“Chain Migration.” Previously unreleased data from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reveals the number of foreign relatives
Shoppers Are Still Paying Off Debt From...
Millennials are the worst culprits here: 24 percent still haven’t paid off credit card debt incurred during the 2016 shopping season, while…
Neighborhood Quality May Impact Child...
A new study finds that the quality of a child’s neighborhood may have significant and long-term effects on his or her behavior…
Another Argument For Starting School...
Teens Sleeping in Would Save the U.S. $9 Billion a Year
For Millennials, Eloping Is The New...
“People just want to start their life. They don’t feel like they have to follow traditional norms anymore.”
How To Deal With College Debt
7 in 10 College students graduate with an average of $40,000 in debt
Student Debt Is Making Young People...
That rising student debt is one factor that explains why young people get married later these days than in the past
Wealthiest Schools Go On Defensive As...
They have enough money to provide every undergraduate student with a full-ride scholarship for the next 51 years…
Should I Go To College?
Rising earnings disparity between young adults with and without a College degree
Millennials May Need To Double How Much...
If investment returns over the next couple of decades fall, as some experts suggest, millennials will need to save more — perhaps…
Cost Of Raising A Child In The U.S....
The estimated average costs of raising a child born in 2015 through age 17 has risen to $233,610, a 3-percent increase from…
High Cost Of Education Limits Career...
Millennials report the decisions they have made about student loans was greatly affected by the socio-economic status of their parents who were…
Young Adults Living With Their Parents...
Trulia found that almost 40 percent of young adults lived with their parents, step-parents, grandparents and other relatives last year, the highest…
Kids, Christmas, And Materialism…...
True success in life is faithfulness to God and obedience to his commands, whether your net worth is 10 cents or 10…
Budweiser Targets Youth Culture With A...
The collection slightly strays from PacSun’s typical surf-and-skate staples and dips into the trend of vintage America with logo-centric styles
Book: Return To Order….Values
Important instrument in reshaping the educational (financial) foundations of our youth, preparing them for leadership
How Welfare Undermines Marriage And What...
The collapse of marriage in America began with the War on Poverty and the welfare programs that penalizes low-income parents who do…
Discussion Starter: Woman 21 Auctioning...
She holds her virginity to the highest value. So she is autioning it off to the highest bidder?
More Millennials Are Giving Back To The ...
19% of millennials are a “financial supporter” of a parent, an average $18,250 annually, according to a 2015 TD Ameritrade report
Many Millennials Regret Going to College
More than a third of 18- to 35-year-olds say they wish they had not gone to university
A Record 60.6 Million Americans Live In...
In 2014, a record 60.6 million people, or 19% of the U.S. population, lived with multiple generations under one roof
5 Conversations You Must Have With Grads...
Don’t miss this opportunity before they leave
Digital Advertising: 60% Of Smart Phone...
…that audience accounts for more than 2 billion videos daily
States Shifting Premiums For Teen...
The average car insurance premium increase…For male teen drivers the increase was 91%, while female teen drivers saw an increase of 67%
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