The Name Game: How Do You Like ‘Scum’?

We call our church "Scum of the Earth." That's really our name.Why would we use this name for our church? I always tell people, "It's not that we're doing church differently—we're just doing church with d...

Defining Student Spirituality

How many times have you asked a student, "How are you doing spiritually?" How many times has a student responded, "I'm doing OK—I mean, I haven't been reading my Bible as much as I'd like…" Do you see...

Worldview: The Best Way to Make a Disciple

When Jesus said to go into all nations and make disciples, He meant it. Maybe He also meant that when we go into all nations proclaiming the gospel, we become disciples ourselves.My mentor and life-long mission...

Soul Care: Anchor of My Soul

Of all the attitudes we need to possess as youth workers, maybe the one we need most is hope.Hope means "to expect with confidence, to trust, to rely." This neither means to hope in people, because people will ...

Iron Man Returns

He first appeared in 1963 in Marvel Comics' Tales of Suspense. The 2008 movie starring Robert Downey grossed more than half a billion dollars worldwide. The new Iron Man movie opens this weekend. Do your kids h...

Youth Culture Lesson: Glorious Mess

Singer Dorothy Savage Isn't Perfect. Thank God.Get downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat's Up?Nobody's perfect. It's a truth all of us know, but many of us still struggl...