Youth Culture Update: Taking Aim at Toy Guns

With the tragedy at Sandy Hook (the Connecticut elementary school where a gunman shot and killed 20 children) still fresh on the minds of many, a number of parents are struggling with whether to allow their own...

Youth Culture Update: You Are What You Like

Facebook's "like" button is one of the social network's most popular features—easily allowing users to applaud everything from favorite bands to political candidates to a friend's weekend plans. However, ...

Diminishing Returns

Sooner or later, every youth leader hits a wall and wonders: Is ministry worth the effort? Sometimes these feelings are born of frustration or lack of zeal. Sometimes they are seasonal. Other times, these feeli...

Youth Culture Lesson: Sorry ’Bout That

Golfer Learns It's Never Good to QuitGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened:Rory McIlroy has become one of the best golfers in the world. At the age of 23, t...

Youth Culture Update: Divorcing from Faith

Divorce can impact devotion, according to a study published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. Researchers found that kids who grew up in religious households were far more likely to leave the...