I've had the privilege of being involved in youth ministry for more than 30 years. As a youth pastor, I've experienced a variety of perspectives through these years, first as a youth worker doing ministry with ...

One main reason I love youth ministry is simply that I love working with students. After 24 years in youth ministry, including 20 years at my present church, I still love hanging out with youth. In fact, I rece...

When most of us begin our journeys as youth ministers, we typically don't have children ourselves. I, too, jumped into youth ministry at the ripe age of 21 and single. I thought I knew a lot about being a teen ...

During my first 10 years of youth ministry, I treated leader training as I treat getting my haircut. I don't schedule my haircuts. I just get to the point of looking a little shaggy and then go see my barber. S...

High blood sugar levels can impair growth in young children, according to a study by Nemours Children's Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. While researchers found that kids ages 4 to 9 with type 1 diabetes and el...

With entry-level courses in science and math plagued with high failure and drop rates, some colleges and universities are trying to shake things up a bit. They've done away with the standard lecture class heade...

MTV's reality shows "16 and Pregnant" and "Teen Mom" sometimes are used as illustrations of everything wrong with reality television. Critics allege the shows are crass and exploitative, and their stars are pla...

Teens love their social network, but their relationship with the biggest social network of them all is becoming rather strained. Now, before we overreact, let's say up front that plenty of teens still use Fa...

If kids aren't drinking or using drugs like they used to, just what are they doing? Could it be…reading? We can't say for sure. What we can say is that in the first three quarters of 2014, sales of you...

Every generation worries about its kids, but when it comes to alcohol and drugs, today's parents may have less to worry about. Rates of drug use (including alcohol and tobacco) have declined in almost every ...