Youth Culture Lesson: The Good News
Positivity Grows, Thanks to Social NetworkingGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened:They say no news is good news, and good news is rarely news at all. That ...
One-Chapter Wonder: 3 John
Quick Backdrop:This is a second devo in what we're calling a one-chapter wonder series—diving quickly and deeply into a one-chapter book of the Bible. (Click here for the first devo.) This gives us a...
Lead Us Not into Temptation
We have a good friend, who, for years, has had a passion for youth ministry. He started as a lay leader, then became a paid leader. He knew this was his calling, and those of us who knew him concurred. He loves...
Alektor: DVD Teaching Series Preparing Christian Students for College
Statistics don't lie: A huge percentage of teens will leave the church after high school. Alektor is a three-part DVD series that will help prepare students for that transition, so it doesn't happen to the...
Book Towers and Bookends
This game is a challenging group-builder that is perfect for a retreat or large event. Here's how to play:Give two groups an equal-sized stack of books, and provide each group a pair of bookends. Each...
Origami Paper Plates
All you need for this game is a stack of paper plates (the cheaper the better). Give each teen 2 or 3 plates and challenge the students to create their own paper figures by folding the plates (if you have sciss...
Grace: The Importance of the Post Script
P.S."Through Christ, then, let us continually offer a sacrifice of praise to God" (Heb. 13:15).In those days when people still wrote letters, they often would attach a post script (P.S.) after their signat...
Tale of the Twinkie
"In everything, do to others as you would have them do to you" (Matt. 7:12).A few months ago, it was announced that Hostess would cease production of the Twinkie—a golden, cream-filled sponge cake that pe...
Teaching and Learning Generosity
"Give to anyone who begs from you, and do not refuse anyone who wants to borrow from you" (Matt. 5:42).Some years ago, Robert Fulgham penned a marvelous best-selling book Everything I Need to Know I Learne...
The Power of Remembrance
"Therefore, let us go on toward perfection..." (Heb. 6:1).It has been said, "You can't go home again." Others point out that we can't live in the past and move forward at the same time. Both statement...