Dalen KeysDeep River Books, 2011, 160 pp., $14.99The Sacred Mountain has been released and is growing rapidly. This was a great book that addresses some of the struggles young teens experience in shar...

Objective: To help students contrast the world's idea of love with real examples of love found in the Bible.Scripture Focus: Ruth 1:16-18; Ruth 2:8-12; 4:9-15Overview: Students today are bombarded with messages...

My high school years were spent at a very, very small Christian school in Southern California. To say I was sheltered would be an understatement. While I have many fond memories of those years and made a number...

On March 7 and 8, 2012, Christ Fellowship will host a conference for highly influential youth pastors from across the nation. These youth pastors are leaders at organizations and churches such as Christ Fellows...

I almost lost one of my best leaders. I never saw it coming; but once I realized what happened, I learned a valuable lesson in leadership.I had hired a part-time staff person who was responsible for overseeing ...

I vividly remember a day when sex-chatter made me squirm. A terribly insecure high school sophomore, I wanted nothing more than to fit in with the other guys on the football team.One Monday, I found myself seat...

Every U.S. presidential election, at some point, is deemed, "The most important election in our generation." Whether this is accurate, each presidential election is important. In fact, any election is important...

Somewhere along the way, our culture and youth ministries lost their passion and practice of traditions and rites of passage. In our rejection of a traditional approach and focus for worship, we may have lost ...

There are a number of stories about how the Oscar statue got his name. One story suggests a secretary thought the statue looked like her Uncle Oscar. Another story suggests actress Bette Davis, upon winning a s...

There are countess articles, books and sermons discussing relational youth ministry. Relational youth ministry has become more than a buzz word as church and para-church youth workers have emphasized and practi...