Tag Archive for youth ministry
5 Initiations Your Son Needs From You
We should be intentional with a son’s initiation into manhood. Here are 5 initiations that your son needs from you.
Book: God Made All of Me
A Read-Aloud Story to Help Children Protect Their Bodies
Book: Talking Back to Purity Culture
Rediscovering Faithful Christian Sexuality
1 In 6 Parents Allowed Teens To Drink...
Might lead to less misuse or binge drinking in the future, but data do not generally support that conclusion
U.S. Church Membership Falls Below...
Americans’ membership in houses of worship continued to decline last year, dropping below 50% for the first time in Gallup’s eight-decade
How To Start A Youth Ministry In A Small...
Where do you begin if you’re attempting to launch a new program for teenagers, especially in a smaller congregation?
Should I Stay Or Should I Go Now
Questions To Consider To Stay In Your Youth Ministry
Book: Intentional Youth Ministry
A practical guide that will help you move beyond impression to impact
Views Of Life’s Meaning And Purpose...
Americans are also more likely to contemplate whether they will go to heaven when they die but less likely to strongly believe…
Pew: YouTube Dominates Social Media...
TikTok Now Rivals Snapchat, Twitter
Generation Z Survey Of 7,000 U.S. Teens
20+ years of research U.S. teens GenZ insights
YouTube’s New Parental Controls...
What Parents Should Know About YouTube’s New Parental Controls
Investigating Jesus For Violating Stay...
Roman Authorities Investigating Jesus
Polish Pastor Chase Police Out Of His...
Who came there to shut him down for Rona violations
Book: Engaging Gen Z Raising The Bar For...
This family-connected generation model calls for youth ministers to better intertwine families into ministry programming.
Is The Main Thing Actually The Main...
I wonder if we have mistaken people growing in faith actually by seeing people enjoy themselves more
5 Lessons For Youth Ministry From The...
I wonder if we need to help young people to be more honest, to vocalise their fears and anxieties, as well…
How To Connect And Support Families
Every leader needs to be intentional in supporting families and here are seven ways that can help
What Kind Of Youth Pastor Are You?
In other words, some youth pastors are hardly working while others are working really hard
3 Signs Of A Miserable Youth Ministry...
Are you affirmed as an individual and appreciated for your specific contributions? Or, do you feel anonymous, invisible, and taken for granted?
Easier Transition From Children’s To...
Pouring in the lives of younger kids can ease the anxiety of transitioning into student ministry because it bridges the invisible gap…
Calling Your Students Might Seem Old...
In the age of text messages and group threads, phone calls seemed to have gained a greater impact
3 Key Words Your Kids Are Longing ToHear
Research has motivated me to not only tell my kids, “I like you,” but also to tell them…
Book: You’re Not Enough (And That&...
Escaping our culture of trendy narcissism—and embracing God instead.
Book: “Frontlines” Finding My Voice...
A shocking and honest account of the culture war at American universities
“Green Fraud” The Truth About...
This book breaks down the science and the politics to expose the truth about the Green New Deal
Skillet frontman John Cooper warns that...
Grammys, Cardi B are part of oppressive ‘woke’ culture that’s increasingly calling evil ‘good’ and good ‘evil’
How To Prepare Parents For Spiritual...
Learn how to give parents a vision for leading, confidence, a blessing, practical tools, community, and more
Fla.Schools Reopened Without Becoming...
Schools in the state have maintained case rates lower than those in the wider community
Parenting In An Overly Sexualized...
It is not an overstatement to say we live in an overly sexualized culture
Belonging: Purpose In A Pandemic
When it comes to belonging, felt like they fit when they felt safe
Preparing Students For Lifelong Faith
The purpose of youth ministry is not to build large programs with many students but to establish students with lifelong faith in…
Thoughts On Starting New In Youth...
It all kind of comes down to this: Do good work. Love God. Love people. Don’t be stupid
Hope For Parents In The Here And Now
The Promise of a New Heaven and a New Earth:
Teaching Students To Be Responsible...
Your decisions determine the direction and quality of your life. And good questions are connected to good choices.
Igniting Passion In Your Teenagers
We can’t cajole or bribe them into devotedness, but we can help them discover it…
Why No One Understands the Reformation...
In what sense are we in communion with Irenaeus, Athanasius, Augustine, Anselm and Thomas Aquinas?
Addison Rae: Body Image, Identity And...
how we can take control of social media rather than giving it permission to take control of us?
How To Talk To A Middle School Student
How to communicate with your tween or teen (and why that’s so hard)
Lonely Adolescents Are Susceptible To...
A new study finds the risk of compulsive internet use has grown with loneliness becoming increasingly prevalent among adolescents
Book: When Relationships Matter…...
Make Your Church A Place Where Kids & Teenagers Belong
When and How Talk to My Child about...
Most likely in the history of the world, there has never been a non-awkward conversation about pornography between a parent and child
Students React To Biden’s...
Culturally, there are different norms that each country and their leaders are expected to follow,” Biden said of the Chinese government’s genocidal…
Leading Through The Mess
Here are four tips that were brought back to me from the 2017 GLS that can help you lead well through the…
Covid Numb Short Film: What It’s Like...
It’s Covid through the eyes of a teenager
Teenagers With Happy Childhood Memories...
Drink and Drug Risk is Lower Among Optimistic Pupils With ‘Happy’ Memories
Burnout In Youth Ministry
No one goes into youth ministry because they want to spend their days relaxing in a stress-free environment
Valentine’s Day Do’s And Don’ts
Valentine’s Day the most beloved and hated holiday in all of tween and teen-dom
Love: Truths Your Kids Need To Know On...
Romance is in the air…“expectations” of how young people are supposed to behave in intimate settings
YS: Best Youth Ministry Books 2021
Best and most talked-about resources in 2021
Cancel Culture Canceling Lecrae Over...
Charlie Kirk says rapper Lecrae shouldn’t be allowed to perform in churches after Warnock support
Moral Relativism Is The ‘Majority...
Holding to the belief that many religions can lead to eternal life, a new study has found
John Piper Tackled Man’s Struggle...
“Beginning as a 10-year-old, I became addicted to porn videos. It was my primary battle for the next seven years.”
5 Things You Should Do In 2021
Engage the people in your ministry, set you up for success, and will inspire you to stay in ministry – even when…
Book: Cultural Intelligence Living In A...
To understand the changing world around us, and engage it. To edify the church and seek the lost
Study: Mitigation Can Keep Schools Youth...
Testing Asymptomatic Healthcare Personnel for COVID-19 Not Recommended
Gen Z Craves Spiritual Mentoring
Though the majority of Gen Z is not engaged in scriptural study and has a distrustful relationship with religious institutions
Future Of Women’s Sports Threatened
By executive order on gender identity
Faith Under Fire
Gingrich warns U.S. religious liberty in gravest peril since Revolutionary War
Lecture 1: “Asking The Right Questions...
Anyone in Christian ministry should listen to all 8 (lectures) particular anyone in student ministry
7 Causes Of Infidelity In Your Marriage
Several years ago, as I was preparing a youth night on the topic of chastity, two ministry colleagues offered me an insight…
Suicides Pushes Las Vegas Schools To...
by December 18 students had taken their own lives
Preventing Burning Out
6 ways to prevent your children’s ministry director from burning out
Catechize Your Children
Catechesis is not just an option you can take or leave. Because someone will catechize your children
The 1776 American History Report
Compiled by a multi-racial commission and beseeching Americans to take pride in their country
Book: Alongside (Loving Teenagers With...
Drew Hill unpacks the challenges teenagers face and how youth leaders and parents can share the gospel with them at this crucial…
Talking To Teenagers About The Pixar...
How the gospel can shed light on the questions the film raises, and in fact answer those very questions with truth and…
How To Help Students Learn To Be Wise
Our students live in an age where information comes at them like a firehose
Book: Modified Book Of Common Prayer For...
77-day prayer book was designed to be used over the course of a summer
Talkative Children Perform Better...
Children with “enhanced verbal skills” usually go on to achieve greater academic success than their less talkative classmates
Sean McDowell Book: Chasing Love
The love that the world tells us to pursue is all about self, But what is the Christian worldview on love?
5 Questions To Ask In A Youth Work...
There are a few questions you should ask at every youth work job interview
Lead Like You’re About To Leave
There is something magical about that transition time between an outgoing youth worker leaving, and a new one being hired
Planning For Summer 2021
5 Realities to Keep in Mind as you Plan for Summer 2021
Called: A Novel About Youth Ministry...
What does the right fit look like, and how do you know when you’ve found it?
Belief In God Rising Among Gen Z
COVID-19 has led to a rise in the number of young people in the U.K. who are seeking and believing in God,…
Getting Momentum In Your Youth Ministry...
Josh and Doug hosted a Facebook Live this week on their top ten tips on gaining momentum in 2021
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