If you’ve turned on the news any time during the past year, it’s been hard to miss the wave of young social activism sweeping our nation. Teenagers like David Hogg and Emma González are becoming household names like Malala Yousafzai or the Little Rock Nine before them. More and more, teens are demanding their place Read More
Thin Spaces
Painted between 1510-1512 AD, is an Italian fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. It was painted by a well-known artist named Michelangelo. Measuring 18 feet by 10 feet, it depicts the Biblical creation of Adam. At the center of this painting is the connected fingertips of Adam and God suggesting the connection between Read More
Talking to Teens About Suicide
It doesn’t take a lot of digging around to find alarming statistics regarding the rates of suicide in today’s youth. The Center for Disease Control and Prevent, claims that suicide was the second leading cause for death among 10-24 year olds in 2016. According to The Jason Foundation, each day in our nation, there are Read More
15 Awesome Summer Games
Summer is finally here! This time of year is often a challenge in the ministry world because of all the vacations and traveling. So how do you keep your students engaged? We’ve put together a list of exciting summer games your students will want to play again and again. Name Red Rover Q-tip War Duckie Read More
"At that place he came to a cave, and spent the night there" (1 Kings 19:9).When a person has been in ministry for a time, he or she understands there are seasons to the work. There are seasons when minist...
This year, I had the opportunity to lead a session at The Roots Seminar at the University of Jamestown. Roots is a student-led ministry organization that plans worship services, lock-ins and other community eve...
Since I was a young boy, I have enjoyed watching cooking shows. In the beginning of the cooking show genre, there were not very many chefs who had their own shows on TV. I remember watching "Yan Can Cook,"...
Women talk about shopping and their hair on social networks. Men? They were more interested in discussing Modern Warfare and FIFA.So found a new study from the University of Pennsylvania, which scrutinized the ...
Many gangs and criminal organizations are recruiting new members through the Internet—even using popular social networks such as Facebook and Twitter to do so.About 20 percent of gang members say their or...
Troy University, Alabama's third-largest public university, has opened a new dorm specifically for Christians. The Newman Center residence hall potentially can house 376 students and includes a 2,300-square-foo...
Two Florida teens were banned from a homecoming court competition after they used condoms as a campaign prop.The teens, Dalton Wiggs and Montana Fulkerson, were running to become Mulberry High School's homecomi...
How Should We Deal with Criticism? Don't Ask Miley Cyrus.Get the downloadable PDF.Get the downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened:Since her controversial performance at MTV's Music Vi...
Youth Ministry from the Outside In (InterVarsity Press) by Brandon McKoy questions today's typical youth ministry that is built on the individualism that shapes our Western culture. He counters with a plan for ...
You will need a solar-powered dashboard flower—the kind that dances and moves when exposed to light—and a small piece of solid tape. You will be illustrating that God is spiritual light and that H...