If you are looking for a way to use all that Halloween candy while teaching your teens a lesson on giving, this is the activity for you. The idea for this activity comes from Acts 20:35: "In everything I did, I...

Say that again?You're telling me there is an entire afternoon that is recognized by practically everyone in North America—an afternoon when it is acceptable, nay expected that you leave your house and wal...

We seek to be "communities where people whatever their race, religion, culture, abilities or disabilities, can find a place and reveal their gifts to the world."—Jean VanierBenjamin T. ConnerWm. B. Eerdma...

GroupDo is a new iPhone app with more than 250 icebreakers and team-building games with a unique search filter to help select a game that best suits your youth group. Select the type of game, how long you ...

The BackdropDavid was having a moment in Psalms 19. You can feel it in the opening of the psalm. He was overwhelmed with wow on how the beauty of nature points to the glory and the work of God. Those wow moment...

Daniel then said to the king, 'My God sent his angel and shut the lions' mouths so that they would not hurt me' (Dan. 6:21-22, NRSV).The story of Daniel and the Lions' Den is one of the most memorable children'...

Zondervan, 1,664 pp., $29.99 The Rock Solid Faith Study Bible for Teens from Zondervan is a great resource for student pastors, parents and teenagers. I like that it has a no-nonsense approach to ...

Gerald ChertavianViking, 2012, 358 pp., $26.95I am trying to read A Year Up, but I am not sure it is suitable for YWJ. Besides it being terribly tedious, I don't think youth workers will draw anything from it.&...

Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much (Luke 16:10, NIV).One summer during my college years, I worked f...

As for me and my household...we will serve the Lord (Joshua 24:15)There are many ways we demonstrate faithfulness to God, but not all of these actions are related to our ministries. Yes, it is important to...