Helping Students Understand Social Justice from Scripture
“Justice is what love looks like when it is lived out in public.” — Cornel West Social justice is essential today and should be lived out by teens. Scripture […]
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Modeling Christlike Character in Everyday Life
The beauty of Jesus’ example of discipleship is how he invited his disciples into his life. They walked together, traveled together, asked questions, ate meals, saw miracles, prayed in secluded […]
Identity Over Insecurity
Oh, middle school and high school. I loved you, and at the same time, I loathed you. These were all of our figure-it-out years, the years when we knew absolutely […]
Supporting Your Teen Through School Stress
We all remember what it felt like, the knot in your stomach when the teacher announced a big test, or the hesitation you felt before flipping over a graded assignment. […]
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 […]
Digital Ministry That Clicks
If there’s one thing we’ve learned in Youth Ministry, it’s that students are constantly online, and like it or not, if we want to reach them, we have to meet […]
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 […]
Helping Teens Build Healthy Friendships That Reflect Christ’s Love
Batman and Robin. Rachel and Monica. Woody and Buzz. David and Jonathan – the list of iconic friendships goes on and on. We love to read, watch, and hear stories […]
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 […]