Tag Archive for youth ministry
Don’t Fumble This Amazing Opportunity&...
30% of students never make the transition from the children’s ministry to the youth ministry
Flashback: Better Planning For A Better...
Now is the time to plan to make the most of each moment. Here are a few enhancements that you can make
The Ever-Increasing Impact Of Social...
Is It Changing Kids From the Inside Out?
Help Dads Fight Pornography
68% of men in church view pornography on a regular basis
Kids Under 10 Make Up 10% Of Porn Site...
Most experts claim that 11 is the average age for exposure to pornography, but that number is obsolete
HOW BOYS LEARN DIFFERENTLY THAN GIRLS
Girls are wired to learn through being social and relationships, boys are hardwired for activity and movement
HOW GIRLS LEARN DIFFERENTLY THAN BOYS
There are no differences in what girls and boys can learn. But there are big differences in the way to teach them
Better Parent Meetings
It’s time to start thinking about what the parents need. Consider the following
Memes Are Not Your Friend
Relational intimacy in a digital world has been re-imagined
Improve Your Relationship With Your Lead...
6 Steps to Improve Your Relationship with Your Lead Pastor
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
Non-Grandparents Ministering To The...
94-Year-Old Installed a Neighborhood Pool After His Wife Died to Fill His Yard with Laughter
A Youth Minister’s Back-To-School...
3 Things You Might Forget…getting ready for the new youth ministry year
5 Things….Before You Send Your Kid...
A college administrator offers counsel on coming of age and higher e
Thou Shalt Not Bail
The bailing trend is an understandable byproduct of a busy culture. But is it Christian?
4 Essential Aspects Of Addressing...
We shouldn’t shy away from teaching what the Bible says about sexuality, but proclaim it with grace and love.
The Number One Lie The World Tells Our...
Attacking the Lie of Individualism with Our Kids
Student Ministries Game Plan For The...
Summer time has gone by very fast and the school year has started for schools across the country
Samaritan’s Purse Box From Boy leads...
It all started in year 2000 when a young Tyrel Wolfe from Idaho filled a box for the Samaritan’s Purse…
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
Values: Why Kids Are Walking Away From...
Last weekend I met some people who are tackling this reality head on… and I think they’re onto something
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…
Discipleship In A Digital World
Social media has created a world where students are living alternative lives
Get Your Youth Ministry Report Card Here
If you set goals it is time to evaluate how you did.
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?
Teen Summer Bucket List Goes Viral
Go to a party,Have sex, Give two blow jobs, 8 hoe pics for Instagram,Hook up with Jacob again,Get a boob hickey…
The Definitive List Of Volunteer...
For any student ministry to be effective having dedicated and quality adult volunteers is essential
Middle School Madness
After surviving seventh grade, you might be thinking, The end…it’s almost over. But don’t
Why Kids Choose Sports Over Your Youth...
Passing thoughts from a youth pastor leading a youth ministry while also balancing being a “sports dad” to two athletes of my…
How Living Counter-Culturally Can Lead...
There are four ways we can inadvertently allow that to happen
Flashback Statistics: Media Use By...
“Young people average 2 hours a day listening to music”
Keeping The Spark In Your Marriage Alive
Over time, every couple’s relationship can become predictable. Romance, sex, and even conversation can become routine or nonexistent
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,…
Help Students Keep The “Camp High”
5 things we do at camp everyday that we need to do at home to keep up this feeling of closeness to…
Alarming Spike In Middle School Suicide...
The suicide rate doubled between 2007 and 2014, surpassing the death rate from car crashes
Social Media The “Identity Fitting...
Perhaps one of the greatest battles we and our kids face each and every day of our lives is the battle over…
Six Books For Your First Year In Student...
Reflection, and strategic implementation are invaluable to building a sustainable, God-glorifying ministry
Values: Preparing Your Kids Faith For...
Five Ways to Send Your Kids to College with Confidence in the Bible
Values: Reaching The Next Generation
The Gospel doesn’t change, but how we apply the Gospel to our changing culture is vital
Kesha’s Blended Spirituality
Am I dead? Or is this one of those horrible dreams. If I am alive, why? If there is a God
What Augustine’s ‘Confessions’...
Be aware that children sometimes sin out of the sheer pleasure of being wicked
Stop Blaming The Students And The...
Youth ministry is in danger of becoming the phone book
4 Ways To Respond To Unchurched Students
Imagine you’re a teen who has stepped into your youth program for the first time. How would you feel?
A Critical Moment For Youth Ministry
I noticed some common themes and challenges that seem important for all of us to pay attention to…
How To Kill “That Thing” In Your...
7 Practical Steps On How To Kill “That Thing” In Your Ministry
What Keeps Today’s Leading Churches In...
Growing Young: Intensive church training to engage teenagers and young adults.
Resolving Staff Conflicts
What might start off as a small slight can snowball into a full dispute
Talking With Our Kids About Katy Perry
What will our kids hear from Katy this time around? More importantly, how can you talk with them about what they hear?
The Blockbusters Of 2017 (Part 2)
A List of Summer’s Biggest Movies…and the Themes In Them
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
GENERATION Z MINISTRY
TOP 10 THINGS TO CONSIDER AS YOU START DOING GENERATION Z MINISTRY
5 GOALS EVERY YOUTH WORKER SHOULD HAVE
But it is important to have goals in your ministry and for you personally as the minister
Volunteers:How to Find Them, Train Them&...
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry
10 Big, Biblical Reasons Teens Should...
Clearly a Biblically comprehensive case against smoking weed
Youth Ministry Hazard
We’re susceptible to the hazard of emotional affairs for many reasons
How To Use Your Head To Guard Your Heart
A 3(D) Guide To Making Wise Media Choices – 10 Pack
How To Pass Your Faith To Your Kids
God specifically places the responsibility for nurturing a child’s spiritual development on parents — not the church!
Getting Students Back Into Youth Group
4 tips for getting students to come back when they haven’t been in awhile
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…
The #1 Surprising Thing Your Church...
Gen Z is upon us and if we confuse these students with Millennials we’re going to miss out on connecting with them…
Teen Pregnancy Rates Drop As Government...
Study: budget cuts to sex education classes may have contributed to lower rates of teenage pregnancy in England
4 Questions To Ask About Your Ministry...
But as leaders we need to get used to knowing that every decision you make isn’t going to please everyone… and that’s…
Catch Them Doing It Right
We realized that a lot of teachers, much like many parents, were so programmed to correct kids behavior that they had…
Pregnant Christian Teen Banned From...
But there’s another value that’s gone unnoticed in all of this. That’s the value that effects the child
How To Deal With College Debt
7 in 10 College students graduate with an average of $40,000 in debt
13 Reasons Why … There is Hope
This may be a GREAT video to rip and play for your students who are struggling. With all of the 13 Reasons…
How To Evaluate Your Youth Ministry
Summer offers a good time for evaluation
THE REALITIES OF BEING A WOMAN IN...
“I think I want to be a Youth Pastor,” My parents were quiet a moment and said, “That’s great. You just need…
3 Leadership Hats You’ll Need To...
Does your church website have an online volunteer sign up process? Do you text your volunteers to stay in touch?…
Free 7-week Parenting Curriculum…...
7 videos, each one seeding conversation about the 7 vital changes I’d make
How To Help Parents Set Good Boundaries...
“My 16-year-old wants Instagram and I won’t let her have it. Is that bad?”
13 Pastor Mistakes That Hinder Growth
Fix these mistakes and watch what happens
How To Have Tough Conversations Where...
Speak truth in love and graciousness, and still have those students feel like they want to come back after that conversation is…
Are We Forcing Our Youth Out Of Church?
Besides the moments in ministry where I have gone and put my foot in my mouth…
21 Fun Things To Do With Kids This...
Have you made a bucket list for your summer activities yet? I’m sure you’ll find fun things to do with kids on…
10 Trends That Will Reshape Youth...
“a fantastic and thought-provoking post”
More Than The Sex Talk….4 Ways To...
Many things aren’t the way they used to be and yet some things are as they have always been.
So it is…
Cyrus Change: Younger Generation Needs...
Cyrus added that as she gets older, she understands the effect music has on the world.
“Distracted” Parent….Put Your...
Avoid Being a “Distracted” or “Annoying” Parent
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