Instant Small Group
Fight fair.Serve one another in love.Galatians 5:13Theme: Resolving ConflictScripture: Acts 15:1-35; Galatians 5:13-15OPEN UP (10-15 minutes)1. Imagine the United Nations has declared that all future confl...
Beyond Culture War
After a childhood of picketing abortion clinics and an adolescence spent campaigning for George W. Bush, Alisa Harris became increasingly uncomfortable with the politicization of her faith. So began her persona...
Generation Ex-Christian: Why Young Adults are Leaving the Faith and How to Bring Them Back
Generation Ex-Christian: Why Young Adults are Leaving the Faith…and How to Bring Them BackDrew DyckMoody Publishers, 2010, 196 pp. $13.99, MoodyPublishers.comYoung Christians are a dwindling breed. Youth ...
God’s Answers 4 UR Life
God's Answers 4 UR LifeSteve RussoBarbourBooks, 2011, 288 pp., $7.99God's Answer 4 UR Life is a handy little resource book that connects a variety of topics with applicable Scripture. I like that Scripture...
Suicide: A Musical Analysis
Suicide: The word itself brings to mind a rush of images, large cults on green lawns with cups strewn about, famous musicians lying alone with only their thoughts, and great architectural and natural forma...
Youth Group Devotional: School Year Strength
The BackdropI'm tired. That's one of the most common answers given by teens during the school year when asked, "How are you doing?" The school year brings an ambitious combo of early mornings, late nights, long...
‘Silent Football’
Overview: Passing around an imaginary footballLogistics:Ideal for ages 12 to 22.Best played with 8 to 15 students.No equipment needed.Time: Takes 5 to 20 minutes.How to Play:Select one of the students to be the...
Jeff Swanson’s ‘The Plan’
It seems as if everything is going mobile these days: Facebook, Twitter, the Bible. Jeff Swanson has developed a new organization of the Bible for eBook, which is suitable for reading on the Kindle and Kin...
National Youth Workers Conference to be Held Sept. 12-14 in Nashville
LifeWay Christian Resources will hold its annual National Youth Workers Conference Sept. 12-14 in Nashville, Tennessee. This year's theme is "Creating a Culture of Influence." The three-day event is design...
All In: Finding True Life on the Path to Total Surrender
How Can Jaded Millennials Renew their Experience with God?In the churning waters of emerging adulthood amplified by a tumultuous economy, those known as millennials born between 1980 and 2000 are establishing t...