Perhaps one of the greatest descriptions of the game of basketball came from writer Garrison Keillor who said, "Basketball is such a beautiful game. Played with the legs and the tips of the fingers. Demanding y...

On the Road to Nowhere?It was called Road Rules. The plan was to take a group of students on a week-long trip with no destination. I knew where we were going, but I decided no one else should know. I ended up w...

Zondervan, 2011, 1,312 pp., $19.99It is encouraging to see a resource such as the NIV Once-a-Day Bible. No longer will youth have to keep up with a checklist and thumb through to find Scripture to read the...

Theresa Plemmons ReiterThomas Nelson, 2012, 224 pp., $16.99I appreciate Reiter's experience and southern insightful approach to youth ministry in Nelson's Youth Minister's Manual. This youth ministry manual is ...

Theresa Plemmons ReiterThomas Nelson, 2012, 224 pp., $16.99Nelson's Children's Minister Manual is a concise and helpful tool for those who work with children in the church. While it is written primarily to...

We've seen it before. Religious leaders appear in the news, but news reports raise questions that challenge the faithful. That's what's happening now as Mitt Romney's campaign for president is causing young Mor...

This is an activity to do with your youth group based on the Parable of the Lost Sheep. For the "twist" element to the activity to be effective, you may not want to give away the verse and theme of the meeting ...

The latest NFL season is a distant memory, but youth ministry leaders are still assessing what Tim Tebow's sudden fame means for faith and football. Read YWJ Senior Editor Chap Clark's article, "An Open Letter...

For the time it takes you to read this release, three children will die from water-borne illnesses...three children for every minute of every day. That number is amplified by the dire statistic that 884 million...

This  youth ministry veteran offers a sample of his 8-week study on Romans for middle school and senior high guys. The lesson was inspired by the History Channel's "Hot Shot," which features 16 of the worl...