From Learning My Lines: "Over the course of the last several weeks I've been thinking lots about anxiety. I'd like to tell you that my thoughts have been prompted only by the growing parade of people I meet ...

This issue of YouthWorker Journal contains some great articles about resources, methods and techniques, which can improve our effectiveness in working with teens; but I want to remind all of my fellow youth wor...

World View: Haiti In late January 2010, Mark Oestreicher (former president of Youth Specialties and regular YWJ contributor) and Seth Barnes (founder and president of Adventures in Missions) put together a r...

Join Compass International for the mission trip of a lifetime! It has been reported that 80 percent of Christian youth leave their faith after high school, but a trip to Israel connects a lot...

Billed as a remedy rather than "Take Two Verses and Call Me in the Morning," Michael Emlet's new book CrossTalk: Where Life & Scripture Meet (November 2009, New Growth Press) seeks to help people apply...

PLUS: Making cussing illegal (sort of), iTunes' one billionth served, cyberbullies, more Lack of Sleep, Drug Use Linked -- Teens who get less than seven hours of sleep a night are more likely to use drugs, a...

On his site Life in Student Ministry, veteran youth pastor Tim Schmoyer created the ten-part series 10 Commandments for Surviving in Youth Ministry. Each commandment below links to the individual blog entry tha...

This new rap video from the Simply Youth Ministry Conference 2010 outlines five important rules for youth workers. (But you already knew these, right?) Fight The Youth Ministry Stereotype ...

Online Harassment Can Turn Deadly Get downloadable PDF. Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation. About/Disclaimer What Happened: Phoebe Prince was pretty, intelligent, 15-year-old high school stud...

From Inside Girls' Ministry: "As I've continued in ministry through the years God has taught me numerous lessons related to interruptions. He has taught me so much about coping with and dealing with interr...