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NEW ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR...
“THE MOST ORIGINAL STUDENT DEVOTIONAL I’VE EVER READ.”
-Josh Griffin
Better Than Prayer in Schools
What Role Can Churches Play in Community Renewal?
Flashback: What Parents Really Think...
34% of Parents check their child’s social network sites
Teenagers, “Daddy Issies”...
..don’t you dare feel sorry for me because on June 23, 1974 I met a Father who will never leave me or…
Impacting Your Community’s Schools...
Public schools are the largest mission field in the USA. 12% of students attend Church. 95% attend School. Do the math
Want to Reach the World? Put a Face on...
“You don’t care about the many,” David Platt said, “Unless you care about the one.”
The 10 TED Talks Every Youth Leader...
Youth leaders get fresh perspective and new ideas, TED talks are a brilliant resource
The 10 TED Talks Every Youth Leader...
Top 10 awesome TED talks for any youth worker
NEW ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR...
“THE MOST ORIGINAL STUDENT DEVOTIONAL I’VE EVER READ.”
-Josh Griffin
youth ministry as a place of rest
Marko: “i don’t think jesus thinks over-commitment and busy-ness are good things”
Rethinking the $3,000 Missions Trip
“Would some of this money be better invested in my own community?”
3 Ways Christian Youth Challenge the...
How will the church adjust to make a safe, welcome place for today’s younger generation?
Why Adults Won’t Volunteer In Your...
Adult participation in your youth ministry is vital
Why millennials are leaving the church
…we’re leaving the church because we don’t find Jesus there.
5 Drinking Things
5 Things To Communicate To Transitioning Students About Drinking
A Modest Response to the Death of Youth...
The Summit Topic by Mark DeVries founder of Youth Ministry Architects
Is Chivalry Outdated?
Christ-followers to seek after higher standards, consistent morality, and to live lives characterized by true honor
Calendar Time
4 things that will help you make a better Youth Ministry Calendar
Adolescent moodiness
3 Adolescent results to help you do youth ministry (video)
What makes a youth ministry exemplary?
Dr. Wes talks about the findings from his book, The Spirit and Culture of Youth Ministry
How To Reach Preteens This Summer
Discover the ONE THING you can do to reach preteens this summer that requires litte effort and planning on your part
Connecting The Dots Between Sex...
College students are much more likely to fight sex trafficking than porn because many students don’t see the connection
Global Consciousness In Youth Ministry
There is a general lack of awareness regarding youth ministry around the world
Covering Up Hate With Love
Youth Group Students Cover Satanist Graffiti With Artwork Expressing Their Faith
Jindal Allows School Prayer
La. Gov. Signs Law Allowing Students to Gather for Prayer on School Grounds
Mark DeVries: Keep Your Young People by...
Getting older Christians involved in the lives of younger ones
Having Great Kids
People…who come from grace-oriented families with parents who do not control with guilt and shame do better
Grow Up! Extended Adolescence
Apprenticeship: we as the church must encourage our young people to seek out adults who they believe can “show” them something they…
Escaping Neverland (Extended Adolescence...
“Culture is obsessed with perpetually infantilizing young people, so we’re creating the low expectations. The first step is to stop coddling them.”
Open Paris: Youth ministry in Europe is...
37% of people from the UK believed there is a God, with 44% in Germany, 28% in The Netherlands and 27% in…
University Tells Student to Remove Cross...
It’s amazing in this day of diversity and tolerance that a university official would engage in this type of obvious religious discrimination
Josh Griffin Leaves More Than Dodgeball...
He’s jumping to DownloadYouthMinistry.com
Alcohol Consumption in the U.S. Starts...
“..African-American culture may hold more conservative views about drinking compared to the majority culture in the U.S”
Flashback: What’s stressing your...
How well do you know the stress level of your kids?
Flashback: Time with parents benefits...
Teens benefit from more time with adults
P.O.D’s Sonny Sandovol Slams Kanye...
West is Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing That Will “Lead People Astray”
4 Key Ingredients For Youth Ministry
Youth ministry needs a “a picture of the future that produces passion.”
Preparing Great Messages When You Don&...
There are weeks when other ministry responsibilities put message preparation on the back burner
How to Keep the Spiritual High From Camp
If you really think about it, there are 5 major things we do at a camp or retreat everyday that we tend…
What God Are You Teaching Your Teenagers...
How do we lead them beyond knowledge and understanding of God’s Word to bold application?
52% Adults And 57% Teens Think Religious...
Esperanza—one of the largest Latino faith-based evangelical networks in the United States—today releases a new resource for Preventing Teen Pregnancy.
School Threatens To Ruin Valedictorian...
It was intimidating having my high school principal threaten my future because I wanted to stand up for the Constitution and acknowledge…
Persecution Of Christians InThe Armed...
If some of your students are in or going into the Armed Forces, here is a trend they might want to consider…
The Truth About Sexual Desire
Any discussion about Sex that does not begin with our deepest, truest desire for love begins in the wrong place
Knee Jerk Reaction
When a church hires a new youth worker they often hire the opposite
Activating Young People Around Causes...
Marah Lidey from DoSomething.org, the largest organization for teens and social change
When It Comes To Family Ministry or...
9 Youth Pastors, a Cabin in the Woods, and a Conversation About Parent Ministry
3 Things Boys Must Know About Sexuality:...
By Aaron Buer
Pornography
For the last two days I have been writing about how to talk to boys about sex. Be sure…
Our Kids Are Leaving The Church!
Making a Case for Inter-Generational Ministry
3 Things Boys Must Know About Sexuality:...
Guys Crave Respect: By Aaron Buer
Why Students Don’t Engage With The...
The most effective way of drawing people to Christ is first through Christ-centered community
Why Christian Students Walk Away From...
Students want to be part of a mission bigger than themselves and if we aren’t connecting them to it they will go…
Listening to Young Atheists
..They felt their churches offered superficial answers to life’s difficult questions
Five Reasons Christian Parents “Lose...
The best way to make sure your children will grow up in Christ, is if you are growing in Christ
Flashback: Seven Reasons Why Young...
Here are some general trends that I think apply to why are young adults walking away from religion?
20 Truths About Tithers [Infographic]
63% of Tithers started giving 10% or more between childhood and their twenties
Part-Time Youth Pastor, Full-Time Hero
How to Make an Qualitative Impact With Only 5
“Understanding the Middle School...
“These students are not problems to be solved, they are people to be loved through a process…a normal process.”
From YOLO to FOMO
Jonathan McKee:…Because, in today’s world of hyper-connection… no one wants to be the last one to know
Leading Up: Finding Influence in the...
Hey youth worker friends: “Leading Up,” is currently only $1.99 in the Amazon Kindle store
“Life After College”
God doesn’t necessarily call us to do what we like. He calls us to like what he likes—and he likes people of…
Summertime: The Perfect Time To Evaluate...
what you might do to be more effective heading into the new school year in the Fall
Successful Transitions From Children&...
What do you want new 6th graders to know when they entered youth ministry, and how we insure that no students “fell…
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