Thought Factory Podcast #806 || Student Behavior From Their Point of View
Students have a lot of say in cultural trends. What they decide to participate in, listen to, watch, wear, or what they choose to do, tend to become a popular […]
Relationships
Adult Leader Training with Derik Idol – 2
Summary Part 2 of a 5 video series. Derik Idol, Professor of Youth Ministry at Liberty University, challenges adult leaders to raise the bar with the students in their youth […]
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 […]
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 […]
Playing Pretend
Summary Hosanna Wong, international spoken word artist, describes how we live our lives with a costume on, pretending to be someone else. But our identity is in Christ and we […]
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 […]
Thought Factory Podcast #310 || Part 2: Is Jesus Too PC for Gen Z?
The conversation continues about students sharing their faith with others. In this episode, hosts Jeff Eckart and Jayson Brewer discuss the importance of clarity when it comes to what […]
Thought Factory Podcast #308 || These Habits Can Change Your Home
What habits at home attribute to lowering the high-risk behaviors in teenagers? Research has shown that this one habit can lower the things that many parents fear will happen to their adolescent. In this […]
Thought Factory Podcast #306 || 10 Ways to Help Parents Win
How can we help parents win with their students? As youth leaders, do we really know what parents need from us? Is the way we are doing youth ministry helping or hindering them […]