The Challenges of Youth Culture
There is no doubt that there’s a divide between Youth Pastor culture and youth culture in our world. Our students are steeped in a literal melting pot of worldviews, trends, […]
Change
Helping Your Children Develop Good Bible Study Habits
The Power of 4 Effect is a study done by The Center For Bible Engagement. It says that “the life of someone who engages Scripture 4 or more times a […]
NTS Camp 2023 was Marked by the Holy Spirit
At NTS Camp this summer, we saw God move in beautiful and powerful ways. The theme, Discover, was based on the story of Esther in the Bible. We learned that […]
Graduating Your Kids
The time has come. The time you knew would come when you put them on the bus for their first day of Kindergarten. You’ve thought about this a few times […]
Why Is Musical Worship So Important?
When I heard high schoolers singing, “I’m free! I’m free! Jesus has delivered me!” I believed them. Last summer, Enlightened Students went on the road to host worship events […]
Though Factory Podcast #1209 | A Deeper Conversation with Your Students about Sexuality
There are many layers to the topic of sexuality. It ranges from what we view and keeping our thoughts pure to heterosexual attraction and desire to same-sex attraction and identity, […]
Thought Factory Podcast #1208 | School Climate Post Pandemic
One of the areas of society that was affected the hardest during the pandemic was schools, teachers, and students. The level of change they had to navigate was high […]
Thought Factory Podcast #1206 | Reentry Into Youth Ministry in a Different World
For those who have been in Youth Ministry before Covid, we know things have changed since the pandemic. We live in a different world now. Youth Ministry is different. […]
Where Do You Look When It’s Impossible?
After my sophomore year of college, I spent the summer in Estes Park, Colorado as a camp counselor with my best friend. We drove out and arrived a day earlier […]
Thought Factory Podcast #1201 | Students Speak Out About COVID
Would you like to know what students think about Covid, the fear it has exposed, its impact on their life, and the impact on their view of the world? In […]