If anything is praise-worthy …
From Youth Ministry Matters: "We go to see our kids play football or soccer. We listen to their band or choir concerts. We attend high school musicals. And we praise them for how well they performed, for how...
Youth Culture Lesson: Relaxation in a Can
New 'Anti-Energy' Drinks Finding MarketGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened:We're living in an over-stimulated society. We can't get away, it seems, from o...
YCU: Strangling Game Online
A dangerous game spreads across the Internet, good sleep equals good vibe, more. Strangling Game Spreads Through Internet -- A dangerous game called "Space Monkey" is spreading online, and that has lots of ...
‘To Save a Life’ Resources
One of the characters in the film To Save a Life starts exploring faith through an audio devotional downloaded to his iPod. Cool idea? You bet -- so much so that Britts and the creators of To Save a L...
McGwire ‘asking for a second chance’
Hey, sports folks derail all the time -- look at Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps' marijuana scandal or the recent travails of golf superstar Tiger Woods. (In fact, here's a whole Youth Culture Lesson.) ...
Youth Ministry Interview: Scott Mills
YouthWorker Journal editor Steve Rabey talks with Scott Mills about holistic youth ministry and related new products from Lifeway Christian Resources, including the Bible study curriculum KNOWN. ...
Green Fundraising
Youth groups need to raise money. Phoneraiser offers a "fast, easy, and environmentally friendly way" to get cash by collecting used cell phones, iPods, digital cameras, video game handhelds, and inkjet car...
World Vision in Haiti: ‘People screaming’
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on Tuesday has left the Caribbean nation in shambles. Experts estimate that the injured or dead could number in the hundreds -- or even the thousands. Aid workers ar...
Making Your Church and Group Secure
We hear about these tragedies with increasing frequency. Someone walks into a church and starts shooting. The results can be death, injury and mayhem. An organization called the Christian Security Network wants...
Help Me Help You
That's what uber-agent Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) told pro-football player Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jr.) in the film Jerry Maguire. Now we're saying it to you. We need your help to make an upcoming issue of Yo...