What Things Compete for Students’ Time?
ABOUT THE RESEARCH This report contrasts student beliefs with adult assumptions of student beliefs. This study was conducted with a 40-question survey, presented to 2,953 students and 535 adults, the […]
Commitment
What Do Students Have to Worry About?
ABOUT THE RESEARCH This report contrasts student beliefs with adult assumptions of student beliefs. This study was conducted with a 40-question survey, presented to 2,953 students and 535 adults, the […]
Are Students Confident About Their Own Faith?
ABOUT THE RESEARCH This report contrasts student beliefs with adult assumptions of student beliefs. This study was conducted with a 40-question survey, presented to 2,953 students and 535 adults, the […]
Jesus On A Tuesday – Part 1
Summary Part 1 of 4 in a series on what it means to follow Jesus regularly, not just on Sundays. To “follow” someone today takes the click of a button […]
Student Ownership
I wanted to share with you guys what I’ve been learning about ownership among students in youth group. Meaning that the students have a sense that this is their group; […]
Ideas To Retain Students in Your Ministry
I first started gathering data, to try and get ideas for our own ministry, but then decided that this was good information to share with everyone! I asked a handful […]
Don’t Waste the Wait
Have you ever desired something so badly it hurt? Have you ever prayed the same prayer a hundred, maybe even a thousand times, and still nothing? Have you ever needed […]
Let Your Yes be Yes and… [Your Longevity Yes be Yes]
“Let your yes mean yes, and your no mean no. Anything more than this comes from the evil one.” Matthew 5:37 (CEB) We tend to forget about our “long-term yes’s” […]
How to Move Students Into a Deeper Relationship With Jesus
Sometimes I think we think it’s only about the physical stuff we need to do with our students or for our students in order to move them into a deeper […]
Add Grit to Your Ministry
One of my favorite passages is from 2 Kings 3. At this time the Kings of Israel, Judah and Edom have tried to do everything on their own to lead […]