Tag Archive for youth ministry
What Will We Learn From Summer Youth...
Road trips create bonds that can never be broken. They teach us things we’d never get the chance to discover during youth…
Resources For Reaching Gen Z
Gen Z is a unique generation… it’s important that we understand the defining characteristics of Gen Z so that we can best…
Anxiety And Teens: A31 Day Devotional
We’re thrilled to share an excerpt from our latest book, Anxiety: Finding the Better Story, written by Liz Edrington
Why Teens Are Leaving The Church?
…what is revealed when they transition into adulthood is that they’ve only ever been veneered in biblical Christianity.
7 Tips For Teaching Theology To Teens
We are called to pass on the simple good news of the gospel as of “first importance”
4 Ways To Love Moms In Your Church
A fitting reminder that moms’ primary identity, calling, and security is Christ—not motherhood or anything else
How To Deal With Teenagers Stress And...
How Philippians 4 Equips Teenagers to Deal with Stress and Anxiety
Finding Community As A Youth Pastor
Here are a few reasons why finding your own community is so crucial
A Summertime Prayer For Youth Pastors
Remember that your ultimate goal is not just to keep your young people busy, but to help them grow in their faith…
UK: Transgender In A Changing Culture
A brief biblical and pastoral introduction to understanding transgender in a changing culture
Making Sense Of Sex/Gender Trends. . .
We’ve got some thoughts and some helpful resources. . .
Helping Those Experiencing Gender...
Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast
10 Q’s Every Teen Should Ask &...
Whether you consider yourself a Christ follower or not, these questions can seem like deal breakers
Book: Why The Bible’s Plan For...
While purity culture gets the truth right, the approach and gospel elements it espouses are often wrong
Book: How Do We Know That Christianity...
Lively stories and illustrations explains why we can trust the Gospels as real historical documents and walks through the evidence for Jesus’ resurrection
Dear Parents, Play The Long Game
We cannot parent in the same way our parents did when we were children. But the job description of a parent that…
Young People, Church Membership Isn’t...
Find a local healthy local church, overlook its flaws, work against your own selfishness and resistance, and become a contributing member. The…
The Most Important Thing A Youth...
The most important thing a youth ministry can do is teach students how to read and study the Bible
Understanding Gender Dysphoria
By Mark Yarhouse. Navigating Transgender Issues in a Changing Culture
When Children Come Out: A Guide For...
By: Mark Yarhouse and Olya Zaporozhets
Resources For Navigating LGBTQ Issues...
Parent & Pastor resource guide on transgender issues
Four Truths About Youth Ministry And...
If YOU want to reach athletes, here are some ideas to connect with that community
This Graduation Season, Don’t Forget...
Your graduates are where they are, predominately, because of their parents so why not shine some light on them during this season
Planning A Youth Meeting For Graduates
If you would like the Launching Well graduate resource
Youth Ministry: Nurturing Adolescent...
A youth ministry that fails to balance the proclamation of proper belief with a call to pursue and live out the resulting…
Book: Parenting Ahead..Preparing Now For...
learn to practice redemptive parenting where their children grow to see the world through a gospel lens based on biblical truth.
Your Summer Camp Checklist
Years ago I developed my own camp planning check list
The New 5 Purposes Of Youth Ministry
The heart of youth ministry is to help students grow in their relationship with Christ. We do activities and events to help…
Parent Resource Guide To Transgender...
Educating and equipping parents on how to respond
Flashback: Youth Ministry Statistics
Time-tested norms on everything you need to know for a healthy ministry.
Book: Back-Pocket God. Study On The...
Religion and Spirituality in the Lives of Emerging Adults
Youth Groups Are Becoming Integrated...
Youth Pastors Ditch Gross-Out Games and Help Student Ministry Grow Up
The Five Essential Soft Skills Your...
Today’s blog is an excerpt from the upcoming book, “Ready for Real Life.”
Book: Ready For Real Life
Unpacking the Five Essential Soft Skills Great Leaders Instill in Their Students
From Teen To Adult
Two Ways to Help High School Seniors Transition to Young Adulthood
Book: The Marxification Of Education
Their education has been stolen from them. Activists have spent the last forty to fifty years taking over education and transforming it…
Protect Teens From Sextortion
We can’t warn our children against every scam and trap in the world. So how can we teach them to be wise…
Why Did Jesus Institute The Lord’s...
Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper on this night to signify that this new exodus was about to begin. This act indicated that…
Exposing The Gender Lie’ e-book...
The number of minors in America receiving a diagnosis of gender dysphoria tripled from 2017 to 2021, with more than forty-two thousand…
How To Follow Up On Visitors After...
Allow me to offer three tips to hit your Easter visitor follow-up out of the park.
Stop Overindulging Your Children
Book: Raising Unselfish Children in a Self-Absorbed World by Jill Rigby.
Students Need To Serve
Having students serve within the youth group can have a significant impact on both the youth ministry and the students themselves
Helping Teens Process School Shootings
How to help young people process the horrific school shooting in Nashville
Youth Pastors: Don’t Lose Your...
3 keys to keeping your best adult volunteers over the long haul
Helping Those Experiencing Gender...
Podcast: Walt Mueller with Nicholas Black
Transgender Youth @Highest Risk For...
A 2022 study found that youth who identify as transgender are at the highest risk of “violent radicalization.”
School Shooting Happened Due To Deranged...
The trans movement is targeting Christians
Trans Activists Slam Religious Schools...
Two trans activists are demanding the end of the conservative ‘love affair’ with ‘radical religious schools’ in a response to the shooting
Why A Gen-Z Zombie Loves The Local...
Why do I volunteer in the youth ministry even though some students may abandon the church in the future?
Living Out Excellence
God calls you His child and He will finish the work He began in you. It will be His grace, not your…
How To Find Yourself: Looking Inward Is...
A Christian Answer to the Identity Angst of Our Culture
Book: Transgender
It surveys the Christian worldview and seeks to apply these principles to the many complex questions surrounding gender identity
Book: Teaching Your Children About...
Helping Kids Navigate a Confusing Culture
Spring Is Tough, But So Are You!
Spring tends to be a very busy time of year for students, with end-of-year exams
25 Books For Youthmin
Divided this list into three sections Ministry Nuts and Bolts, Soul Care and Other Non-Fiction
WITNESS: A 21-DAY EASTER DEVOTIONAL
As they journey through Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, they will see that Jesus is far from one-dimensional
Growing And Learning In Youth Ministry
Longevity in youth ministry definitely requires growing and learning
Engaging With Your Students In Small...
Trust me, you don’t want to miss the chance to meet your students where they are
Discipleship In Terms Of Relational...
Are your students truly forming meaningful and spiritual relationships with the adults in your church?
The Wolf In Their Pockets
13 ways the social internet is shaping the people you lead, with advice to help everyone deal with it!
A Darker Consumerism
Our relationship with social media has made us consumers of people.
50 Famous Parental Sayings
Fun video where comedian Andy Andrews shares 50 Things Parents Say in just 60 seconds
Young Men Need Better Than Andrew Tate...
In the last few weeks, many parents have been introduced to Andrew Tate, a figure most high school
“No More Secrets”: Protect Kids...
Woman behind Libs of TikTok writes children’s book that ‘will give parents and children a tool they can use to spot predatory…
Gender War, Technology, And De-Centering...
Genuine encounters with others shape us. So what happens when they don’t happen?
Theology For Youth Ministry In A...
The formation of a generation of believers gives a faithful and countercultural witness to the gospel
Ash Wednesday “What Was That On Your...
Why? Because God will give us new bodies, resurrected bodies, glorious bodies, not made of the earth or dust, but of heaven
Youth Ministry Calendar Spring 2023
They discuss a bunch of ideas why they’re important, how often you should make one, and what they say about your ministry.
Book: 3 Big Questions That Shape Your...
Sometimes life gives teenagers way more questions than answers.
Help Teenagers Find Belonging In A...
When social media is used as an escape from in-person interaction with others, kids lose out
Today In The Spirit: Lent 1A
Almighty God, whose blessed Son was led by the Spirit to be tempted by Satan: Come quickly to help us who are…
Remember: A 40 Day Easter And Lent...
Challenges you and your students to remember the crucifixion and why it was necessary in God’s plan for our salvation
Tempted To Control Your Children’s...
But one day, you might face a chasm. And only the Holy Spirit can carry them across
DVD: A Biblical Response To Critical...
When Galatian believers tried to add to the gospel, the apostle Paul sternly reminded them that the gospel is complete. Today, Christians…
Belonging: The Effects Of Purposefulness...
A Sense Of Purpose May Have Significant Impact On Teens’
Understanding Middle School Students
Every middle school student has 5 characters inside that they could display at any given time
4 Tips For Encouraging Your Parents
The mistake I made was not being intentional with the parents under my care
Healthy Leaders… Cheat On Ministry!
So you’re always going to cheat someone – you’ll either cheat your church, your family, or yourself
Catholic School Pupil Arrested For...
or saying there are only two genders was arrested this week after attempting to return to class without renouncing his beliefs
Movie: The Power Of The Jesus Revolution
You will love exploring the impact of the Jesus movement in the United States during the 1960‘s and 1970’s
Recovering Proverbs 22:6 For A New...
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it
New Study Of Teenagers And Pornography
Three Things Youth Ministers Need to Know
Discipling The Difficult Teenager
Four things to consider as we seek to disciple the teenagers who act out or try our patience at youth group
New Plan To Save The Children From...
Trump: the “gender confusion” pushed on our nation’s youth is a form of child abuse
Parents Low View on Kids Having Similar...
Roughly a third (35%) of U.S. parents say it is extremely or very important to them that their children have similar religious…
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