Faith Formation — A Holistic Approach
IntroductionFaith formation is about change in the heart and head. Faith formation—that process of growing one's reliance on the God of the Bible—impacts and is impacted by other life levels or...
Building Believers
From Rantings of a Youth Pastor: "Investing in students is amazing. I mean sitting there with a teen who is absorbing the time we are pouring into them is priceless. Too often we as youth pastors can become ...
YCU: Going Old School with Apprenticeships
PLUS: Facebook beats Google, and Davy Crockett beats 'em both. Apprenticeships: Back to the Future? -- In an effort to provide direction to rudderless youth, the state of Wisconsin is utilizing a time-ho...
YWJ Q/A on Fundraising
YouthWorker Journal wanted to know about youth workers' experiences with fundraising, particularly the biggest mistakes youth workers have made. Here's what you told us via Facebook, Twitter and reader response...
Feeling Inadequate: Encouraging Words for Self-Doubt
"You'll remember, friends, that when I first came to you to let you in on God's master stroke, I didn't try to impress you with polished speeches and the latest philosophy. I deliberately kept it plain and simp...
Great Mission Trips for Spring Break
Words to Works Ministries is offering a spring break mission trip to sunny Jacksonville, Fla., where you can pack your swim wear for the beach and your loving heart to help children, the poor and needy. Th...
Jessa Anderson Releases New CD
Not Myself Anymore Jessa Anderson is not herself anymore, and that's a good thing. 2010 is shaping up to be the most exciting year yet for the 24-year-old singer/songwriter. During the next six months, Anders...
Movies that Matter: Best of the Bunch
Hollywood has several ways to measure the best. An Oscar confers quality, yet studios also crave box office gold. So what propelled Avatar to record breaking heights? James Cameron and his creative team made th...
Real World Parents: Christian Parenting for Families Living in the Real World
Mark MatlockYouth Specialties, 2010, 176 pp., $12.99, YouthSpecialties.com Maybe you've been there: Teenager acts out, parent reacts, teenager pushes further away and parent ends up in your office giving you o...
Mosaic Bible (NLT)
Tyndale; 2009; 1,730 pp.; $29.99; Tyndale.com History is one of our greatest allies. It tells us where we've been, and it's a pretty reliable indicator of where we're going. Mosaic Bible teams up with voices a...