Tag Archive for sticky faith
5 Spiritual Dangers Of Skipping Church
Why skipping church is a really bad idea
Talking Church With Your Teenager And...
Encouraging participation over attendance
DYM: Parent Tips Podcast Hosted By...
FREE podcasts about youth ministry, youth culture… and now they have me tackling parenting!
3 Reminders For Our College Bound Kids
The first version of this article appeared on her blog when Kristen Hatton sent her freshman daughter off to college
Book: Within Reach
The power of small changes in keeping students connected
How To Talk To Toung People About Doubt
A teenager or young adult is going to ask you a tough question about God that you can’t answer…
Silence Is A Hindrance In Kids Faith...
I actually would allow my kids more freedom in their high school years to explore and express their questions about faith
Growing Kids, Growing Parents
Kara Powell and Steven Argue describe how to parent adolescent and young adult children
How To Help Your Family Grow Together...
Guest Post By Kara Powell And Steve Argue
Flashback: How Serving Changes Kids
What’s the number one priority our parents list?
Parents: 5 Reasons To Keep Your Kids In...
Why it’s important for teens to be involved in a youth group
Beyond The Scrolling….Belonging
Seeing the deeper longings behind teenagers and social media
What Teenagers Need From Us More Than...
Our kids need a wall of support that doesn’t withdraw or abandon them. Even when they withdraw from us—
Book: Growing With
Access a wealth of tools to help you nurture faith and family relationships when you preorder Growing With
The Parenting Marathon
Eight Ways to Persevere in the Parenting Marathon
Family Meals Make For Teens Who Eat...
Teens and young adults who ate with their family more tended to eat more fruits and vegetables and less fast or takeout…
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A gift for your church, your ministry, and your home
Grace First
The point is – if God was going to say one major thing to us – it is a message of love….
Navigating Emotional Teenagers
If you let your emotions lead when navigating your emotional teenager, you will likely cause them to shut down further.
Flashback: Why Youth Stay In Church When...
It is converted students who go on to love Jesus and serve the church.
Processing The Tragedy Of School...
We know this is not easy, so we’ve put together a few next-step resources you can utilize.
How To Keep The Next Generation in...
5 Ways On How To Keep the Next Generation in Church
Why Americans Go (And Don’t Go) To...
SECOND HIGHEST reason US adults attend church is because they want their children to have a moral foundation
Flashback: 3 Reminders For Our College...
By God’s grace, knowing the true condition of their hearts and the reality of the world around them will help point them…
Orange Tour: A Huge Gift To Parents
Orange Tour is a one-day event in 17 cities…Parent Cue Live is a two-hour experience help parents become more connected to your…
Barna: DevelopIng Teen’s Faith?
Parents and Pastors: Partners in Gen Z Discipleship
Gen-Z Relieved to Escape Their...
Gen Z are relieved when placed in a situation where they are unable to access their smartphones for several weeks
How To Teach Your Kids To Appreciate God...
Be persistent, pray, and then let God be God — who does the work to change lives! Here are some ideas to…
Book: Hearts Of The Fathers
Leaving a Legacy That Lasts! There is a fatherhood crisis in America. At the core of nearly all social ills facing America…
The Good Book: For Kids And Adults
Explore 40 key Bible chapters that laid the foundation for understanding the entirety of scripture
How To Help Your Children Read The Bible
As a parent of five children, as well as a pastor, I’ll share eight that I’ve found helpful
Young Bible Readers More Likely To Be...
The biggest factor predicting their spiritual health as young adults is whether they read the Bible regularly as kids
Apologetic Book: The Truth Is…
The Truth Is: Sharing The Truth of Jesus with Confidence, Conviction, and Compassion
Helping Kids Keep The Faith
Four Research Insights Every Parent Needs to Know
Book: Families And Faith
Families and Faith: How Religion is Passed Down across Generations
Building Spiritual Practices In Our Kids
Parents, Take Note of the Spiritual Practices Common to Kids Who Flourish As Adults
What Matters Most For Our Family...
Of all the factors that influence our kids, family relationship quality impacts a host of outcomes related to their thriving
Will Ferrell Joins #DeviceFreeDinner
Will Ferrell Is a Phone-Obsessed Dad in Funny Device-Free Dinner Campaign
#DeviceFreeDinner Conversation Starters
Here are six free conversation starters to use during dinner
Faith Formation In A Secular Age
Responding to the Church’s Obsession with Youthfulness (Ministry in a Secular Age
Engaging Youth
“When the church engages young people meaningfully, church ministry thrives.”
Sweet Revenge: Insights On Raising Your...
Bill Hybels and his daughter shared some things her parents did to help her have what we might call “sticky faith”
Helping Adolescents Work Through Anxiety
Lately I’ve noticed a growing alarm about anxiety in our culture. It seems to be wreaking havoc in our live
Biggest Spiritual Influencers On Your...
Aristotle: “When we hear music, our very soul is altered.”
Flashback: Helping Parents Train Up...
7 great ideas you can use to help parents train their children spiritually
Dear College Freshman: 5 Ways To Stay...
Perhaps you already know today’s typical college scene isn’t hospitable toward serious followers of Christ. In reality, it’s quite inhospitable, a spiritual…
Flashback: Why College Students And...
The gap between the congregation and the youth ministry is growing, when they graduate all they know is the youth ministry
Values: The Impact Of A Gap Year
Many people choose to abandon their faith when unable to defend it against secular humanism and other misguided worldviews
Values: Why Kids Are Walking Away From...
Last weekend I met some people who are tackling this reality head on… and I think they’re onto something
Values: Preparing Your Kids Faith For...
Five Ways to Send Your Kids to College with Confidence in the Bible
Values: Are Your Students Rooted?
So many students who have grown up in our ministries will hit college, desert the faith of their youth
Book: Spiritual Parenting
This book has been the most useful in understanding how to incorporate faith into the nitty-gritty everyday moments of life within the…
Equip Parents/Grandparents To Be...
There comes a point when their children/grandchildren need to learn to grow in their own walk with Jesus; they can not just…
7 Things Youth Need From Their Parents...
Parents, you are painting a portrait of God for your children every day….And when your children
Family Dinners And Their Impact Teen...
Insights family engagement expert
Meet The Growing Young Heroes Every...
At 103 years old and having been the first female physician in this city, Virginia has a lot of experiences to share
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Shepherding Teen Identity…Values
Students in our ministries are trying to answer the “Who am I?” question. “What is the youth pastor’s role in helping students…
Researchers Have Figured Out What...
Hint: It has less to do with programs…
What Parents Need To Say To Their Kids...
Based on psychological research, the three healthiest statements moms and dads can make as perform are
4 Ways To Go For Grit Over Grades This...
“What do you think matters more—talent or effort?”
5 Reasons Today’s College Students Are...
Connecting with young people isn’t easy…Kids these days. Snap me, kik me, hundo p v savage RT, what?
A Look At Today’s Youth Culture &...
Sermon “Opening Up the Doors of Dialogue In Your Home” by Jonathan McKee
Let’s Make Dinnertime Matter
The demands of modern life and workloads continuing to increase…a timely reminder that dinner is more than just a meal
When They Walk Away
The right advice at the right time…Their daughter Katelyn was dating a non-Christian. How could that happen?
Does Focusing On Young People Mean...
Let us be clear – we’re NOT saying younger people matter more than older people
Leisure Time At Home May Be Best Path To...
“The best predictor of happiness for families may be spending quality time together in familiar activities inside the home. And that’s great…
Legacy Grandparenting Summit Nov 15-17...
Grandparents with decades of life/faith experience equipped to intentionally, strategically build stronger families and churches!
Flashback: “Moralistic Therapeutic...
More teens becoming ‘fake’ Christians
Reclaiming Fatherhood
I simply didn’t understand how parents fit into the ministry picture
Meet the Churches Engaging—and Keeping...
A study of 250 congregations suggests that engaging youth and young adults has little to do with style and everything to do…
How Community Networks Stem Childhood...
Community rallying around the young
Why Doubt Needs To Have A place In Your...
It’s not doubt that is squelching young people’s faith…It’s protective parents who shield teenagers from hard conversations that feel too to navigate
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
Helping Kids Navigate Through Crisis
How to identify the signs your child is struggling and how to respond in an appropriate way
What Do Young People Really Want In A...
Debunking myths about what attracts the next generation
A Different Kind Of Parent Ministry
God can use parents—even sleep-deprived ones with snot and food on their shoulders—to build up the next generation of leaders
5 Essential Steps To Clarity In Ministry
Clarity is the result of a deliberate journey
3 Keys To Keeping Boundaries In Ministry
In fact, it can be incredibly difficult to maintain appropriate boundaries in ministry
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