If you work with girls, you know how their friendships can bring them pain. Girls are territorial about friendship and have been known to go for the jugular when threatened. Not only does this topic have releva...

Let's start with baseball. Imagine all of life were a baseball game. Think about it for a moment and decide what position you are playing and what it means figuratively.Are you pitching? Are you the clean-up hi...

Introduction: Have everybody in your group describe themselves by completing the following sentence. "My name is _________. I am ________________, ________________ and ________________." Why is this senten...

Lesson 1: Introduction to Small Groups and This Study Lesson 2: Exodus 3:1-14: "I Am that I Am" Lesson 3: John 6:35: "I Am the Bread of Life" Lesson 4: John 8:12: "I Am the Light of the World" Les...

Obama, Romney Deal with Prejudice on Campaign TrailGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened:With less than two months to go before Election Day, the race for t...

Five football players from DeMatha Catholic High School in Maryland got in trouble recently for hiring prostitutes while on a road trip—via their cell phones. The fact that underage kids could do such a t...

Smartphones have become the norm, according to a new poll from the Nielsen Company. More than half of all Americans now use one, with their use particularly popular among the young. About 74 percent of folks ag...

Parents who've conscientiously denied their tweens access to Facebook (which technically requires users be 13 or older) may not realize their children may be finding other pseudo-social networks—most prom...

TobyMac, a big name in Christian rap and music, had the No. 1 album in the land earlier this month with his new release Eye On It. It was the first time a Christian album has hit the top in 15 years, when LeAnn...

When we think about mission trips, rules are not one of the first things that come to mind. Rules in youth ministry often are treated as a necessary evil instead of an opportunity. Believe it or not, in the cas...