Have you ever noticed how we're constantly looking toward the next stage of life? It seems to start about fifth or sixth grade, because it's then when we start to notice middle school. Of course, as soon as we ...

Even if your bags are barely unpacked from this summer's trip, it's time to start planning your next mission trip. Before you zoom in on the specifics of your next mission trip, zoom out. Spend time with you...

Perhaps the most formative prayer of the church is the Lord’s Prayer.  In Catholic tradition this prayer is know at the “Our Father”.  Many congregations pray this prayer every week.  Some Christians p...

I think everyone knows the simple story of the “ugly ducking”. It is the story of a little lost egg that hatches into a family of ducks, only to realize that it does not look like any of them.  The story f...

Online adventure game The Aetherlight takes kids on a quest to learn scriptural truths in a steampunk world Today’s kids have grown in a world of digital media, video games, and smartphones. A new online r...

  Pilgrimages are essential to our spiritual health and to the health of our students. Here are five simple pilgrimage ideas you can use. With two or three students, visit the four corners of your ...

Tools: None (As the leader, you may want to prepare some questions in advance.) Season/Theme: Summer/Swimming Pool Games The Game: Have the group members stand on the edge with their heels just barely on th...

Every now and then we're fortunate to gather wise youth ministry minds together and ask them to reflect on a REALLY BIG QUESTION. Recently, we tossed a couple big questions about student leadership at for youth...

A band named the Byrds in 1965 had a huge hit called "Turn! Turn! Turn!" The lyrics began: "To everything, turn, turn, there is a season, turn, turn, turn" was based on the passage from Ecclesiastes 3:1-2, "To...

It was all over in a matter of hours... Gone were the conversations revolving around poverty, hunger and injustice during our mission trip. They were replaced by the purchasing of our wants that had become n...