Falling in Love on a Mission Trip
My little brother wrote one of my favorite songs in the world while he was on a mission trip to Africa. It wasn't about the people. It wasn't about the culture. It was about something much bigger and more unive...
YCL: Growing Maturity
Setting a Good Example…for Your ParentsGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened:"Don't trust anyone over 30." That's what Baby Boomers said in the 1960s,...
YCU: Youth Drifting from Faith?
PLUS: adolescence extending into 30s, accidents leading cause of teen deaths Youth Drifting Away from Faith? -- A number of studies indicate that youth are falling away from religion—or, more perhaps mor...
Midnight Cry Prayer Line Open to All
You are cordially invited to join the Midnight Cry Miracle Prayer Line, hosted by the Worldwide Interdenominational Ministries and Prophet Derrick Davis of Chicago, Illinois. Every night at 12:00 midnight ...
Justice: A Contrarian Perspective
According to the California Teachers' Association Web site, Generation Z is the generation that "while they may be named for the last letter of the alphabet, they'll soon be at the forefront of solving the wors...
Youth Culture Lesson: Falling from Faith?
Are you as religious as your parents?Get downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened: Youth just aren't as religious as they used to be. That's the conclusion of a ra...
Culture Watch: Real Life Spiritual Maturity
More than 30 years ago, one of my best friends, Kyle, dropped a bombshell that left me reeling. He told me he was gay.At the time, I was a young, full-time youth pastor doing ministry in a cultural environment ...
Things I Learned from Iron Man 2
From serialyouthpastor.com: "I always find it interesting the spiritual allegories we find in movies. Sometimes it's a stretch to name them allegories but sometimes they just jump off the screen at ...
Parody: IRONING MAN
In the weeks leading up to the release of blockbuster Iron Man 2, several youth workers started passing around this parody of the original Iron Man from Figment Films: After being kidnapped by terrorists, cloth...
Tips for Counseling
We asked your fellow youth workers, "When a young person approaches you with an issue beyond your expertise, what do you do?" Here's how they answered: Elizabeth Towns: "Pray, find a trusted expert, and move ...