Tag Archive for youth ministry
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
Leader’s Pocket Guide to...
Discussion starters, tips, and wisdom to help your team have better conversations with parents in your ministry
How To Talk To Any Young Person
An Intergenerational Conversation Toolkit
Churches Need To Be Prepared For...
2021 will be a year when we will see a lot of volatility in the job market. And I do not mean…
What Does It Mean Get It Right When It...
Understanding God’s design and plans for marriage can help us prepare for the best marriage possible
How To Have An Outstanding Year Of Youth...
7 Crucial Steps You Must Take Now
Looking Back To Look Forward
2021 needs to be its own year—rather than “Not 2020.”
Book: Sticky Faith Innovation
Learn to lead change in your youth ministry with compassion, creativity, and courage
Why Youth Ministries Get Stuck?
youth ministries lose traction because of alignment, communication, and adult volunteer training
5 Youth Ministry Fixtures That Need To...
Here are 5 youth ministry fixtures that need to die by 2025
The Sexism Of The Transgender Movement
Officially The Most Dangerous In American History
2021 Leadership PTSD
A few things I am bringing into the new year in hopes of battling this 2021 leadership PTSD from last year
Is Marriage Becoming Irrelevant?
29% say it is very important for a couple to marry if they have a child
Down from 38% in 2013
Pew Study:Do Teens Take After Their...
Teens say they go to religious services at least once a month, almost exactly the same as the share of their parents…
State Lowers Age For Abortions Without...
Allowing 16-year-old girls to obtain abortions without parental consent
Vision: 3 Signs Of An Unhealthy Ministry
Here are some remedies to overcome them and bring your ministry back to its full potential!
5 Awesome Christmas Youthministry Games
We’ve put together five games that are sure to crush at all of your Christmas Parties this year.
Leading Your Youth Ministry In The Right...
We have to know where we’re headed for us to know we’re leading our youth ministries rightly
Book: Gospel-Centered Kids Ministry
Gospel-Centered Kids Ministry How the gospel will transform your kids, your church, your community, and the world
To Parents Who Hurt During The Holidays
The holiday season can be a source of sadness, disappointment, loneliness, and maybe even a little anger. It reminds you
Kids Milestone Moments Lost
Parents Heartbroken Kids are Celebrating Milestones Without Family Due to COVID
Ruthlessly Eliminate Stress
I feel absolutely dry and overextended. I’m a people-pleaser by nature, and I feel like my busyness is letting others down. My…
Book: “Youth Empowered”
To help church leadership minister alongside their students (rather than at their students)
Target Backtracks, Puts Book About &...
Seducing Our Daughters’ the impact transgenderism is having on girls
Study: Media Use by Kids Age Zero To...
Young kids now spend more time watching online videos than doing any other activity on screens
Reconciliation With Your Kids
How to Build a Bridge Back to Your Kid After an Argument
Flashback: Starting Out In Youth...
Youth ministry is hard, but we need it now more than ever
Youth Ministry Of Micro-Influencers
“The Influencer Report: Engaging Gen Z and Millennials”
Development Stages Of Kids Around The...
Apple doc ‘Becoming You’ shows what happens when parents…
Hiring Struggles And Solutions In Youth...
Others just wanted to do headhunting, but you were more interested in building a vital ministry.”
Hiring (& Recruiting) Well In Youth...
The old idea that anyone working with students needs to be young and hip…
10 lessons Learned After 10 Years Of...
The lessons tells me they were among the most impactful lessons that I learned over the years
Make Sure The Consequences Fit The Crime
Our children should expect minor consequences for minor infractions and major consequences for major infractions
New 1st Time Student Follow Up System
So here is what happens when a new student comes to one of our campuses:
You Can Be Just As Influential On Your...
As parents, we’ve been told for so long that we “can’t be friends” with our kids, but I think that’s wrong
Trends That Are Causing Stress For Gen Z
62% of Generation Zers have shown symptoms of loneliness, stress, anxiety, and frustration
From One Generation To Another!
Our faith is passed not by a program or a church service or a book that we read but in relationship with…
The Sex-Positive Movement
To bring about a change in how individuals think about and practice sex and gender.
Tween Years Are The Most Difficult For...
New research finds that a child’s middle school years are most likely to be the period of parenthood when a mother battles…
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
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