Tag Archive for youth ministry
University’s Punishment Of...
The Supreme Court to hear the case of a former student evangelist who was punished for trying to share his faith
Ministry In Both Worlds
Students love online stuff but not all of it. Students need a balance. They need an in person connection as well
Dealing With High Anxiety Students
Anxiety hits when the brain releases chemicals that send people into a “fight or flight” response
Junior High Discipleship: Always And...
Here are a few (loosely connected) thoughts about junior highers and discipleship that may help
Student’s Freedom Of Speech And...
Should a College Be Held Accountable for Violating a Student’s Freedom of Speech? This Supreme Court Case Will Decide
Va. Forces Christian Ministries To Adopt...
Three Christian schools and a Christian network of pregnancy centers are suing Attorney General Mark Herring
Sex, Drugs, and Media Part 3
Your children deserve honest, open, blunt and unashamedly biblical answers in the area of sex and sexuality
Suicide Rate Keeps Rising Among Young...
A nearly 60% jump in suicides by young Americans since 2007 has experts alarmed and somewhat puzzled
Pew: Parents And Teens Faith Practice
Pew survey shows teens, parents practice faith together, though teens are less religious
U.S. Teens Take After Their Parents...
When it comes to religion, American teenagers and their parents tend to have a lot in common – though not quite as…
Sex, Drugs, And Media
Since the days of Moses, God has given the primary responsibility of teaching and training children to the parent
Fewer Kids Carrying Coronavirus With Out...
It is becoming clear that they do not amplify this virus the way they do influenza when it comes
Let Students Lead
When a teen gets a chance to lead, they have an opportunity to own their faith
Parents You’re Not Failing, You’re...
I’m going to share something with you my therapist shared with me weeks ago. And it’s about to blow your mind
Group Discussion Cash Baker: Taking A...
This discussion brings up LGBTQ issues, Cash in this TikTok video chose to call it a sin
Free Online 1776 Curriculum That Rejects...
African Americans, past and present, who have prospered by embracing America’s founding ideals of free enterprise, family, hard work, entrepreneurship, and faith
The Pandemic Is A Mental Health Crisis...
New studies show caregivers with young children are stressed, with no signs of relief on the horizon
Parents What Do Your Kids Think About...
It’s a challenge to parents to live a life that is worthy of that kind of praise and recognition from their children
Creating Change In Ministry
You don’t need a new program or some complex system, you just need a few simple steps. Let me show you what…
DOUG FIELDS: Figuring Out Youth Ministry...
Being a youth pastor during the last 5+ months has been so very wild for me!
What to Do When Your Adult Child Is...
When an adult child violates our values, makes poor choices, or gets in deep trouble, we often question our parenting abilities
3 COVID-19 Youth Ministry Games
With in-person gatherings happening more and more, we want to take a quick moment to solve your games problem for you
The Radical Sex Agenda Corrupting Your...
What they’re teaching kids — as early as kindergarten — is disturbing
Netflix Cuties: Sexualization Of Young...
Features ‘female breast nudity of a minor,’bums, and spread crotches of scantily clad’ children
Cuties: Netflix Defends Sexualization Of...
Perverts are trying to groom the next generation
Film Critics Praise Cuties,’ Condemn ...
Underage girls perform a raunchy dance number, with pelvic gyrations and suggestive touching.
Starting Out In Your New Youth Ministry...
The First 5 People You Should Meet at a New Church
Help! My Teen Is Struggling With Anxiety
After many months of battling anxiety, Pam had taken an overdose of pain medication and was rushed to hospital. Thankfully it wasn’t…
Charter Schools Focus On Students Rather...
In the same building, 7% public school students pass the math test, in the charter school, 100% pass the test
Movie: SOUND OF FREEDOM..To End...
A true story of a man who risks everything to bring hope to the most hidden corners of our world
Ways To Do SELF-CARE
A topic that comes up often for those in ministry.
Sometimes we do not know how to implement it into our lives.
How To Measure In Your Youthministry
The Coronavirus pandemic has probably flipped your youth ministry upside down
The New Normal For Students
In addition to the usual nerves that come with going back to school, students and their parents are experiencing a whole new…
Netflix ‘Sexualizing’...
It’s overtly ‘sexualized’ portrayal of young girls, who are dressed in skimpy outfits and seen twerking on camera.
Cardi B, WAP And Youth Culture
As I’ve been processing Cardi B’s latest song over the last few days, a few initial thoughts have come to mind. At…
The “Sex + Christian Parents”...
Biblical media discernment, how to pay attention to the narratives found in the stories of our culture
Study: Promises Found To Reduce Cheating...
Adolescents who promised to be truthful were less likely to ‘cheat’ than those who did not, even when they could not be…
What Cardi B’s Song ‘WAP’ Gets...
Songs like “WAP,” and others like it, from male artists as well, reduce women and men to the sum of their parts,…
Planned Parenthood Ideology ‘Killing...
Planned Parenthood America’s largest abortion provider loses profit if young people are not having sex
Student Leadership Team Will Change Your...
Youth Ministry is about spiritual development, and it is the primer for lifelong faith
5 Ministry-Killing Mistakes
I want to do is to share the five mistakes I have seen youth workers make over the years that can be…
Your Next Youth Ministry Parent Meeting
Back to school usually means a jumpstart in your youth ministry. This year will be no exception
Youthmin Leadership Book: Canoeing The...
Explorers Lewis and Clark had to adapt. If you’re going to scale the mountains of ministry, you need to leave behind canoes…
Teen Vogue: Advocating End To Private...
Writer Kandist Mallett’s article reads like ‘Marxist propaganda,’ the Texas congressman says
kids Are In Poor Health
More Than Half Of U.S. Children Lack Proper Heart, Lung Fitness
Parents Crave Responsibility In Teens
Parents were asked to rank the importance of 12 values kids need to learn, and 93% of parents responded that responsibility…
Love covers a multitude of Parent And...
A new study from the Yale Child Study Center finds that parents can lessen the effects of inevitable conflict with their teenage…
Principal In “Can’t Touch This”...
Alabama school principal created a parody video to encourage students to stay healthy at school this year
Growing Weary As A Leader
5 Signs You May Be Growing Weary as a Leader and What To Do About It
The Emotionally Healthy Youth Worker
Ministry is draining. So often we can walk away from a small group, service, or event feeling tired, rejected, or like a…
Make Your School Decision. Then Trust...
I never thought I’d add “face masks” to our school supply list. I never thought I’d have to..
Cultivating Christlike Virtue In A...
Jesus teaches us not only what is right and true, but also how to display the beauty
Flashback: How To Get Abortion W/out...
..because “having access to abortion should be your right, regardless of your parents’ beliefs.”
People Over Programs
When youth groups were forced to stop meeting we were stripped of so many of the basic elements that might have seemed…
Cops Arrest Students Chalking ‘Black...
Police arrested two pro-life students in front of a Planned Parenthood abortion facility in Washington, DC
CDC: Teen Suicides, Drugs, Bigger...
Reopen U.S. schools youth are likelier to be negatively impacted by suicides, drugs, and influenza than if they were exposed to COVID-19.
Was Jesus A Socialist?
Did Jesus support socialism? Do the teachings of Jesus Christ condemn the accumulation of wealth while pushing for the equal distribution of…
The War On History: To Rewrite America&...
They are bent on taking America down and replacing our free society with a socialist utopia
UK: Christian Charity Loses Banking...
The charity also said that they were removed from Facebook, as well as from Paypal
Support Traditional Families And Kids...
Polish President Vows to Protect Children from ‘LGBT Ideology’, Support Traditional Families
Wake Up America…The Church Co...
ACNA Archbishop Says Church in America has been Co-opted by the Culture
What To Expect In Ninth Grade
When your high-schooler was in middle school, there’s a good chance their biggest motivator was acceptance
A Faith Of Their Own
My time would be best spent training my children to trust God no matter what and how they can respond to pain…
Five Tips for Adding New Youth Leaders...
While this list is not exhaustive, it will help you start the conversation and give you some talking points for future interactions
Loving Our Students To Death
Theologically, we need to reconcile the culture of sacrificial suffering …a culture of Sabbath, rest, grace, and weakness
Transitioning Back To Face-to-Face...
7 Things You Can Not Forget to Do at Your Next Face-to-Face Meeting
Preparing For Promotion Sunday
How to Welcome New Students into Your Youth Ministry
The New Monogamy
Sure, a version of this has been around for a long, long time. But it used to be called an “affair,” “cheating,”…
Stop Comparing
There is nothing wrong with looking to other ministries and leaders for ideas, resources, or suggestions. But
Teen Vogue — Tweeted “Welcome To...
Communism has seen a worldwide death toll of roughly 100 million
Are Students Spiritually Hungry?
I believe, now more than ever, that students are spiritually hungry and want to know about who God is
5 Mistakes You’ve Been Making...
Reaching your students and making the most of the upside-down world we’ve found ourselves in today
Podcast: Racial Reconciliation And...
Shares some amazing wisdom on how to guide students through all of this
Portland Superintendent To Remove Police...
school-based police help keep teens out of the criminal justice system by addressing minor issues in school buildings rather than letting students…
Helping Young People Grieve And Take...
Diverse ministry perspectives to help teenagers respond to racialized violence and injustice
How To Do Intergenerational Ministry
What does each generation need from the church and what can each generation contribute to the church?
Barna Free Resource: Race Where Do We Go...
New data revealing pastors’ and Christians’ opinions about what—if anything—the Church should do about racial divisions
What White Youth Pastors Can Do About...
I’m a black youth pastor at Restore Community Church, in Kansas City MO. The month of May 2020 has been especially tragic
The Story of Your Summer
This week we officially made the decision to cancel our summer camp plans, this was not the story I was hoping for
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