Retreats are magical, and the same is true of summer camps and mission trips. If you've spent any time in youth ministry, you likely have discovered students' lives can be impacted more in a weekend or one week...

I dreaded going into the office on Monday morning following Fish Olympics. Several hundred high schoolers showed up for an event at which we used frozen trout as shot puts, volleyballs, hockey pucks and other O...

When the game is on the line, you don't want mistakes.In baseball, we call it a dropped ball. In football, it's a botched kick or missed field goal. Basketball analysts refer to the shot "rimming in and out" at...

And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and with people (Luke 2:52).We often turn to Luke 2:52 when we begin talking about holistic ministry and the importance of ministering to the ...

I've heard the Live-for-Christ mantra repeated often in pulpits across the country, as well as from the mouths of youth workers everywhere. The notion that following Christ is more than a Sunday thing has been ...

We all understand that reaching, discipling and teaching students God's Word can be challenging. Adding anything into that challenge makes everything…more challenging. That difficulty causes us to stick w...

If you were following social media in Kentucky, you might've heard something about a movie-style purge set to take place in Louisville beginning at 8 p.m. Aug. 15. According to a poster circulated through Faceb...

Guess what—advertising works.According to researchers from Boston and Johns Hopkins universities, underage drinkers were three times more likely to consume alcohol that was advertised on television shows ...

Youth who use marijuana once a week or more could be doing some serious damage to their brains, according to a study presented at the American Psychological Association's annual convention earlier this month.Re...

Mark A. YarhouseZondervan, 2013, 208 pp, $16.99This is a must-read! It is one of those books that shows up only every once in a while. The author, Dr. Mark Yarhouse, has written for years on issues of sexuality...