Mike Weaver from Big Daddy Weave reminisces about the influence of his youth pastor when he was growing up -- and offers a word of encouragement for youth workers: "Even though when you come week after wee...

Teen's Anti-Punishment Facebook Campaign Goes for NaughtGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened: Earlier this year, 15-year-old Tess Chapin of Queens, N.Y., w...

From Youth Ministry Matters: "We go to see our kids play football or soccer. We listen to their band or choir concerts. We attend high school musicals. And we praise them for how well they performed, for how...

New 'Anti-Energy' Drinks Finding MarketGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened:We're living in an over-stimulated society. We can't get away, it seems, from o...

A dangerous game spreads across the Internet, good sleep equals good vibe, more. Strangling Game Spreads Through Internet -- A dangerous game called "Space Monkey" is spreading online, and that has lots of ...

One of the characters in the film To Save a Life starts exploring faith through an audio devotional downloaded to his iPod. Cool idea? You bet -- so much so that Britts and the creators of To Save a L...

Hey, sports folks derail all the time -- look at Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps' marijuana scandal or the recent travails of golf superstar Tiger Woods. (In fact, here's a whole Youth Culture Lesson.) ...

YouthWorker Journal editor Steve Rabey talks with Scott Mills about holistic youth ministry and related new products from Lifeway Christian Resources, including the Bible study curriculum KNOWN. ...

Youth groups need to raise money. Phoneraiser offers a "fast, easy, and environmentally friendly way" to get cash by collecting used cell phones, iPods, digital cameras, video game handhelds, and inkjet car...

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on Tuesday has left the Caribbean nation in shambles. Experts estimate that the injured or dead could number in the hundreds -- or even the thousands. Aid workers ar...