Short-term mission trips are important to youth ministry success. Youth ministry leaders can learn from experienced leaders about planning short-term mission trips at a Nov. 4-5 workshop at North Park Universit...

The National Youth Workers Convention will be held in Atlanta Nov. 18-20, 2011. Also, "Game Changers," the 2012 Orange Conference, will be held April 25-27, 2012, in Atlanta. This gathering unite...

The October 2011 Issue of Moms & Pops Stuff marked the beginning of its 10th year of providing this free resource for youth pastors to give to the parents of the teens with whom they work. Other t...

A new University of Missouri study finds that boys feel that discussing problems is a waste of time."For years, popular psychologists have insisted boys and men would like to talk about their problems but are h...

With recent strong openings for family films, the inspiring new movie The Mighty Macs wins over theater operators, earning four times the initial number of screens and increased showings.Organizations nationwid...

Mesmerized, a young adult novel by award-winning author David-Matthew Barnes, tells the story of 17-year-old Serena Albright who is searching for comfort for the grief and guilt she feels over the brutal death ...

The Association of Gospel Rescue Missions announced Monday the launch of Invisible Neighbors, a multi-media campaign designed to inform and inspire individuals in North America's churches to be actively an...

The Center for Youth Ministry Studies (CYMS) at North Park University (NPU) is pleased to announce the addition of a fall ministry internship and job fair on Tuesday, Oct. 18 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the campu...

To accompany the release of Courageous, the latest faith-based film from Sherwood Pictures, Outreach is offering a one-stop shopping site for supporting resources that churches can use to help share the pr...

Impacting the lives of children across the nation, Reach Out and Read pediatricians distributed nearly 1.5 million free books during the summer of 2011.Recognized by the New York Times and MSNBC, Reach Out and ...