Equipping Teens to Defend Their Faith
In a world of constant opinions and loud skepticism, today’s teenagers are being overwhelmed with the notion of having to defend their faith well. Classrooms and comment sections have become […]
Goals
Engaging Teens in Church: Why It Matters and How Parents Can Help
In the busyness of modern family life — school, sports, work, social commitments — something can quietly get pushed aside: church. It rarely happens intentionally. There’s just always something else […]
Instilling A Heart for Generosity And Stewardship In Your Teenager
Wouldn’t it be amazing if generosity came naturally to our teenagers? If they instinctively held their resources with open hands? The reality, though, is that today’s teenagers are growing up […]
Intentional Games
Walk into any Youth Ministry across the country, and I can almost guarantee that games will be a part of the service. They happen in various forms throughout the night. […]
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 […]
Teaching Our Kids Financial Wisdom and Responsibility
I remember putting dollar bills in the offering plate as it was passed down my row of seats. Every Sunday morning, I’d be sitting with my family as we attended […]
From Youth Group to Lifelong Disciple
We all know how it goes: student has been super involved in Youth Group, student is on the leadership team, student brings friends with them. Then student graduates. Suddenly or […]
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 […]
Helping Students Discern Truth
We live in a world where truth often feels blurry. Headlines shift, opinions get louder than facts, and “your truth” and “my truth” sometimes seem to matter more than the […]
Empathy and Compassion—Teaching Teens to Walk in Others’ Shoes
When was the last time you really tried to understand how someone else was feeling, not just from your point of view, but from theirs? In a world filled with […]