There's a biblical rhythm that's even engrained in pop culture: You reap what you sow. It's a maxim that God wrote into the DNA of the universe, which might explain why Scripture expounds on this truth from man...

When Jesus said to go into all nations and make disciples, He meant it. Maybe He also meant that when we go into all nations proclaiming the gospel, we become disciples ourselves.My mentor and life-long mission...

Of all the attitudes we need to possess as youth workers, maybe the one we need most is hope.Hope means "to expect with confidence, to trust, to rely." This neither means to hope in people, because people will ...

I've been a full-time youth pastor for almost five years. At times, discouragement is a hard enemy to battle. I've seen my share of youth group students drop out as they get older. I also have been disappointed...

He first appeared in 1963 in Marvel Comics' Tales of Suspense. The 2008 movie starring Robert Downey grossed more than half a billion dollars worldwide. The new Iron Man movie opens this weekend. Do your kids h...

Singer Dorothy Savage Isn't Perfect. Thank God.Get downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat's Up?Nobody's perfect. It's a truth all of us know, but many of us still struggl...

SUPPLIES: Index cards and masking tape SET UP: Write the name of a famous person ono each index card -- real or fictional, living or from the past. Choose names the group will know (movie, cartoon and...

PLUS: PLUS: College hookups not as 'normal' as thought; saving lives on Google; yearbooks vanishing College Ministries Get Real -- Pizza parties and film fests are still cool ways to reach non-believers, ...

With Iron Man 2 opening in May, we present this 2008 blog entry from YouthMinistry.com:   "Iron Man was awesome! As I sat on the edge of my seat I thought how cool it would be to have my own suit like Ir...

In 1978, Quaker writer Richard Foster published his book Celebration of Discipline, which examined spiritual disciplines such as prayer, fasting, meditation, simplicity and solitude. Some evangelicals branded h...