Avoid a Huge Mistake I’ve Seen Many Parents Make
How much money are you financially investing in your students’ spiritual lives? People don’t often link money and spiritual growth, but there is a major connection here that you need […]
Author: Susan Kelley
Thought Factory Podcast #1010 || Re | Faith & Reason Part 2 | Six Foundational Questions We Must Ask Students
Is there evidence for a Creator? Where does my truth come from? What do I believe about Jesus? Can I doubt the resurrection and still be a Christian? If God […]
Thought Factory Podcast #1009 || Re | Faith & Reason Part 1 | Six Foundational Questions We Must Ask Students
Is there evidence for a Creator? Where does my truth come from? What do I believe about Jesus? Can I doubt the resurrection and still be a Christian? If God […]
Thought Factory Podcast #1008 || Re | Porn & Tech Guinea Pigs
Why do good students fall prey to pornography? How do you feel when you receive 100 likes on Instagram? Why are students…ok, the majority of users seem addicted to their […]
Thought Factory Podcast #1007 || Re | The 5 Most Dangerous Places to be Online
Students are one click away from being surrounded by danger that could possibly ruin their lives, and in this digital age, when smartphones are more prevalent in the hands […]
Thought Factory Podcast #1006 || Re | A Middle School Perspective on Race
Nick is a 7th grader who was born in South Africa. He moved to the United States when he was 7 years old. He provides a unique and, at times, […]
Thought Factory Podcast #1005 || Re | Physiology Behind Student Depression and Anxiety
Depression and anxiety are gripping adolescents and there is no easy pill to swallow to eradicate this from their lives. Someone cannot just simply “cheer up” or “snap out of […]
Thought Factory Podcast #1004 || Expert Advice on Helping Student Suicide and Depression Since Covid
A change in circumstances and stress can trigger episodes of anxiety or depression in students, and with the changes in school and church dynamics due to the pandemic, how have […]
Thought Factory Podcast #1003 || Ten-Year Forecast of Youth Ministry | Part Two | Bold Predictions
For those who have been around youth ministry for a couple of decades, we have seen plenty of change. Changes that occurred in that time period appears to have accelerated […]
Thought Factory Podcast #1002 || Ten-Year Forecast of Youth Ministry | Part One
The landscape of youth ministry changes as each decade passes. The student life is different now than it was 20 years ago. The church youth group was executing different methods […]