Tag Archive for youth ministry resources
Book: Caught In Between
Engage Your Preteens Before They Check Out. A comprehensive strategy for engaging preteens well before they make the transition
Book: Screenwise
The core message of the book is that kids need mentoring, not (just) monitoring, and that kids deserve more empathy from adults…
10 apps Every Youth Pastor Should Have...
I use plenty of other apps during the year, but these apps help me make it through the chaotic summer schedule
Barna: Spiritual Conversations In The...
How Christians’ Approach to Sharing Their Faith Has Changed in 25 Years
Campus Ministry Link: HS Students To...
Connect your high school students to a campus ministry
Church Planting as Youth Ministry. Pt1
An ongoing column which draws together insights from two crucial spheres of ministry: youth ministry and church planting
How To Lead When Your Not In Charge
Learning to cultivate influence without authority is foundational to navigate culture today
Book: Wired Child: Reclaiming Childhood...
A practical guide to building your child’s bond with family and fostering school success amid the allure of digital screens
Parent’s Guide To Social Media Use For...
Children’s health experts warned that excessive use of digital devices and social media “is harmful to children and teens.”
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…
Divine Words For Desperate Parents
I am trusting you, O LORD, saying, “You are my God!” My future is in your hands. (Ps. 31:14–15)
Solution To Smartphone Addiction Is Now...
Grades have gone up, and discipline problems have plummeted. Students are interacting, talking to each other, reading, kicking a ball, socializing — because…
The Good Book: For Kids And Adults
Explore 40 key Bible chapters that laid the foundation for understanding the entirety of scripture
Where To Get Practical Parenting Help
Look at the last five articles I’ve written
Tragedy: 3 Week Teaching Series
Written by youth workers who have all walked students through tragedy, helping them find their way through the darkness to the other…
Book: 4 Views On Pastoring LGBTQ...
I felt like it was the first time I was reading something that gave actual direction on possible approaches to ministry
My Favorite Graphic Creating apps In...
But over the past several years there has been 1 app that I have settled into using on a regular basis.
Apologetic Book: The Truth Is…
The Truth Is: Sharing The Truth of Jesus with Confidence, Conviction, and Compassion
Grow Numbers
Grow Numbers is a check-in, attendance tracker, and database management software built specifically for Youth Ministry.
Simply Text
Simply Text enables consistent and effective communication across channels to everyone involved in your ministry
Book: Families And Faith
Families and Faith: How Religion is Passed Down across Generations
Book: The Blessing..Biblical Tool To...
Biblical tool that can help YOU (Parents) communicate unconditional love into the lives of your kids
Biblical Sexuality Among Families
Sex Education Curriculum for Families and Parent Conversation Guide
4 Views On Pastoring LGBTQ Teenagers
Effective Ministry to Gay, Bi, Trans, Queer, and Questioning Students Among Us
Helping Strangers May Help Teens’...
When teens step out of their comfort zone to help people they don’t know, they feel confident
Book: Your Family God’s Way
Helpful he offers communication advice into two crucial areas of family life: communication and conflict resolution
Internet Safety
A way to protect computers from accessing inappropriate content on the internet
Making An Impact In A Culture Of Instant...
When we overinvest in the young, we proclaim our hope in the future. We train and educate young people to envision a…
Faith Formation In A Secular Age
Responding to the Church’s Obsession with Youthfulness (Ministry in a Secular Age
Christmas Time:“Circuit Jammers To...
5 communication “circuit jammers” to avoid as you spend time with your children and teens this Christmas season
Book: Growing Up Social
Being a parent is hard. So, too, is navigating technology and screen time with young children.
Teachable Doctrines Of The Faith
52 gospel centered questions and answers. Also devotional book and curriculum book for developing Christian beliefs in a child’s heart and mind.
4 Topics You Should Teach On Every Year
Here are some recommendations in each of the following 4 areas
Doug Fields: Understanding Relational...
Great for volunteer training. Give DYMU a try for FREE? We’ll give you access to a session from YM101.
Book: Dare 2 Share. Equip Youth To Share...
Learn how to intentionally engage others in real, give-and-take dialogue and invite them into the most life-changing relationship they’ll ever experience
View The Bibles That Came Over On The...
The Museum of Bible 8-story, $500 million museum features artifacts, exhibits and a Christian-themed musical
Best Travel Advice For Youth Pastors
10 Flight Tips If You Actually Want to Get There
Communicating Like A Social Media Pro
How many hours do you put into managing your social media accounts?
3 Ways To Get Students To Read Their...
According to Ed Stetzer, “only 45 percent of those who regularly attend church read the Bible more than once a week.”
Book: Understanding Your Teen….By...
Shaping Their Character, Facing Their Realities
app Helps Parents Figure Out If Their...
If it spots something fishy, whether your kid created it or received it, it sends you a real-time alert. Cannot view the picture
Manage Your Family’s Screen Time…...
Put down your phone and get back to your life
Stranger Things…3d Cultural...
I cannot emphasize enough just how important and necessary it is to teach kids these skills
An Inside Look At The Museum Of The...
Chairman of the board Hobby Lobby Steve Green sits down with Judge Jeanine to discuss the importance of the Bible
New Book By Timothy Eldred Alone Sucks
Tells the story of aloneness and untangles the many lies of life..
The Streetlights App
Students study the Bible through creative audio presentations of various biblical texts set to musical tracks
Book: iGen
Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up..Less Happy–and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood–and What That Means for the Rest of Us
College Transition Connection
Campus Ministry Link is a way to connect students with campus ministries, on any college campus across the nation
Stalking Your Daughter
Yesterday I told my friend Brian, “I hope you don’t mind, I stalked your daughter last week on her Instagram
Better Family Engagement In Ministry
Search Institute’s Don’t Forget the Families Study…re-examining assumptions about family engagement
5 Reasons I Recommend The Youth Culture...
After many years in youth ministry there is now a news resource that I can recommend and encourage you to use…
Flashback: Canadian Study Of Young...
Hemorrhaging Faith: Why and When Canadian Young Adults are Leaving, Staying and Returning to Church
Help Dads Fight Pornography
68% of men in church view pornography on a regular basis
Why Your Family Needs To Play And Have...
The opposite of play is not in fact work, as you might have guessed, but it’s actually depression
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
Book: Youth Ministry 2027
A New Vision for Youth Ministry in This Present Future
God’s Big Picture: Tracing The...
Scripture is “one story,”..understand the exact nature of that storyline. God’s Kingdom: God’s People living in God’s Place under God’s Rule, and…
Book: The Teen’s Guide To Social...
21 Tips to Wise Posting in an Insecure World
Book: Help Your Family Become Tech-Wise
gives a vision for a life of beauty, relationships, and creativity not enslaved to technology
Book: The Next Story..Faith, Family And...
“instant message” culture, many of us feel disconnected, and we question if all this technology is really good for our souls.
Book: 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You
Do You Control Your Phone — Or Does Your Phone Control You?
Values: Counter Cultural Parenting…...
“When Parent Must Contradict Culture”
Book: A Practical Guide To Culture…...
Helping The Next Generation Navigate Today’s World
Book: From Good To Grace
Letting Go of the Goodness Gospel. The “goodness gospel” looks like a life driven by exteriors: a perfectly decorated room, well-mannered children,…
Six Books For Your First Year In Student...
Reflection, and strategic implementation are invaluable to building a sustainable, God-glorifying ministry
7 Family Ministry Essentials
A Strategy for Children’s and Student Ministry Leaders
Smaller Church Youth Ministry
No Staff, No Money, No Problem! Small churches can have a big impact on the faith journey of their young people
How To Use Your Head To Guard Your Heart
A 3(D) Guide To Making Wise Media Choices – 10 Pack
Helpful….. New Free Resources By...
We have posted some really helpful free resources in the last month or two. I wanted to highlight a few in case…
Harvard Withdraws 10 Acceptances For ...
The Facebook messaging group was at one point titled “Harvard memes for horny bourgeois teens.”
Resources For Parents Wanting To Break...
We wanted to provide our viewers with resources for more information, support and how to help others
Free 7-week Parenting Curriculum…...
7 videos, each one seeding conversation about the 7 vital changes I’d make
Free College Ministry Resources!
ebook, articles, podcasts & discipleship tools!
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…
Book: Owning Faith
Reimagining the Role of Church and Family in the Faith Journey of Teenagers
Book: Venti Jesus Please
Listen in on their real conversation as teens talk about life, God, and relationships.
A clear gospel message for today’s teens
Book: Are Your Kids On Track
The goal is to break down 4 emotional, 4 social and 4 spiritual milestones
Book: Do Not Go In There
5 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Started Ministry
Take The Free Youth Ministry Assessment
The questions are designed to help you accurately assess the health of your youth program while measuring your effectiveness and potential of…
Devotional: Lent And Holy Week
Daily Office Booklet: Morning and Evening Prayer for Lent and Holy Week 2017
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