"I hate games—organizing, running and trying to get my kids to play them." How many times have you said or thought something similar? On the list of priorities, game playing often does not rank high. You ...

Similar to many youth ministries across the United States, ours traditionally ramps up activities during the summer months. Students are out of school and want things to do. Parents are still working and want t...

Boston Bombing Brought out the Best in SomeGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened:Boston was rocked April 15 when a bomb exploded near the finish line of the...

In 2011, CNN.com published an article discussing evangelical outrage to a recent Arkansas court decision allowing homosexual couples to adopt children. The author highlighted the fact that while evangelica...

Our God is a god of surprises. Are your eyes open to His surprises?This year, I began a plan to read through the Bible in 90 days. I am about a third of the way to the goal (and a few days behind). Among severa...

It's springtime in America! The birds are chirping, the flowers are budding, and the Chicago Cubs are just about mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. All this also means it's prom season, that most drea...

I vividly remember the scene in Steven Spielberg's 1982 classic horror film Poltergeist, when little Carol Anne Freeling, played by Heather O'Rourke, announces to the rest of the family the arrival of supernatu...

Because the theme of this issue of YouthWorker is Best Games, I thought I'd use this space to address the issue of fun. It's pretty much impossible to stay in young teen ministry for more than a few weeks witho...

Think what comes to mind when you see the word koinonia.You probably recognize it as the Greek word for fellowship and likely know it as more than potluck dinner fellowship. Fortunately, this word effectively h...

Nancy RueTommy Nelson, 127 pp./140 pp., $9.99/ $7.99Tommy Nelson has given Nancy Rue's 12-year-old The Lily Series a cosmetic makeover and a re-release on life. The three fiction and three non-fiction books in ...