We seek to be "communities where people whatever their race, religion, culture, abilities or disabilities, can find a place and reveal their gifts to the world."—Jean VanierBenjamin T. ConnerWm. B. Eerdma...

GroupDo is a new iPhone app with more than 250 icebreakers and team-building games with a unique search filter to help select a game that best suits your youth group. Select the type of game, how long you ...

A new study finds that for every hour you spend watching television (once you're past age 25), your life expectancy drops by 21.8 minutes—or, translated into TV time, a full sitcom not counting commercial...

Barney's, an upscale department store in New York, is coming under fire for turning Disney characters into super-skinny runway models. The skinny characters are part of a partnership with Disney to bring its be...

Ostracized teen girls may be more likely to be unhealthy adults, according to a new study from the University of British Columbia. The researchers studied 147 teen girls between the ages of 15 and 19—all ...

Zondervan, 1,664 pp., $29.99 The Rock Solid Faith Study Bible for Teens from Zondervan is a great resource for student pastors, parents and teenagers. I like that it has a no-nonsense approach to ...

Gerald ChertavianViking, 2012, 358 pp., $26.95I am trying to read A Year Up, but I am not sure it is suitable for YWJ. Besides it being terribly tedious, I don't think youth workers will draw anything from it.&...

It's no secret God designed us to be more than just robots on this planet.He gave us a sense of love, honor and respect.He created majestic mountain ranges for us to marvel.He stopped the seas at just the right...

Halloween is coming soon. What does this popular holiday mean to your youth ministry and the church? Usually, Halloween is a benign holiday that offers a chance for kids to dress up and hang out with friends...

The Rise and Fall of Lance ArmstrongGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadablel PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened: For years, Lance Armstrong was near the top of the sports world. After recoverin...