Great Expectations – Students and Stress
What a time to be alive! We live in the best place in human history. We have more at our fingertips than any generation before us. Technology, finances, health, leisure, […]
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Helping Your Teen Handle Social Media Drama
We all know that social media has pros and cons. You can use it to connect, but it can also bring gossip, arguments, exclusion, and a slew of other negative […]
Winning The Battle For Dinner Table Conversations
In a world where your kid’s attention is being pulled in a hundred different directions, everyone racing off to sports or extracurricular activities, the dinner table can become one of […]
Why Your Life Is The Loudest Message
In my first five years of ministry in Marion, Indiana, my “office” wasn’t just a desk at the church; it was a living room filled with students. The demographics of […]
Helping Students Understand Social Justice from Scripture
“Justice is what love looks like when it is lived out in public.” — Cornel West Social justice is essential today and should be lived out by teens. Scripture […]
Teaching Gratitude In An Entitled World
In a world that often says, “You deserve more,” it can be hard to teach students to say, “Thank you.” Commercials tell your students they need the latest phone or […]
Digital Ministry That Clicks
If there’s one thing we’ve learned in Youth Ministry, it’s that students are constantly online, and like it or not, if we want to reach them, we have to meet […]
The Campfire Effect
I had never really felt all that close to my Youth Pastor, Brandon. I was a senior, and he had just taken over the high school ministry at the end […]
How to Approach Family Conflict and Support Students from Troubled Homes
Family conflict is one of the most common and most painful realities that students bring with them into youth ministry. Behind the laughter, the group games, and the worship nights, […]
How To Help When It Comes To School And Faith
Is your student struggling to stand strong in their faith in school? School can be a very difficult place for students to live out their faith, but it can […]