Adult Leader Training with Derik Idol – 3
Summary Part 3 of a 5 video series. Derik Idol, Professor of Youth Ministry at Liberty University, speaks to adult leaders about how to raise the bar spiritually as a […]
Engagement
Adult Leader Training with Derik Idol – 1
Summary Part 1 of a 5 video series. Derik Idol, Professor of Youth Ministry at Liberty University, walks through 3 practical ways for adult leaders to engage with students and […]
Morning – Bible
Summary Part 3 of 3 of a series on three spiritual disciplines. Part 3 is focused on the Bible. The Bible is one big story split up into four parts: […]
NTS Camp and Protect Young Eyes Team Up!
This blog post is written specifically for parents of kids who will be attending NTS Camp in summer 2018. If you want to learn more about the impact the digital […]
Thought Factory Podcast #411 || Beyond Belief to Discipleship
At the core of each youth pastor or youth worker is to see students become disciples of Jesus Christ. The tough part is, how do we go about seeing that […]
Youth and Social Media
How did Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, and Facebook, take over the world? How did it become the topic of discussion, the way to communicate, and the stumbling point in our lives […]
Thought Factory Podcast #404 || Digital Life Series: The Internet Never Forgets
In this episode, we continue giving students survival skills to help them forge their digital footprint through the world they live in. The internet is more of a reflection of […]
Thought Factory Podcast #402 || Digital Life Series: Students’ Social Currency
Students’ social status is a major part of their lives. Their appearance, their branding, their amount of likes and re-tweets become the elements of a transaction in regards to their […]
Thought Factory Podcast #401 || Digital Life Series: Screen Science
We cannot go through a day without the digital world impacting our existence. If students don’t have the survival skills of navigating the digital life, they won’t survive in this […]
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; […]