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Big Ears and Warm Hearts

What is God teaching you today? If you haven't thought lately about what God is teaching you at any time, let alone today, it might be time for some spiritual recalibration. Don't be embarrassed by admitting a ...

Fatherhood Is A Team Event

WHO'S YOUR DADDY? -- Moms, it seems, get all the love. When you watch a sporting event, it's rare to see an athlete turn around, wave to the camera and say, "hi, Dad." But fathers can be just as critical to the...
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Youth Bible Study

The Bible studies in this section are intended to provide simple helps to engage students in selected Bible passages. New Bible studies are added regularly, so come back often....

Resurrecting Christian Symbols

Our students have been trained to read symbols. Draw a Nike swoosh or McDonald's golden arches on a white board and everyone in the room will recognize them. Symbols are reminders that give us cues to stories, ...

The Fiction We Need

If I were a youth pastor—and any teenagers reading this are going to thank heaven I'm not—I'd assign some required reading to my youth group. Namely, I'd assign the comic novels of Rob Stennett, a y...

Youth Ministry Interview: Andrew Root

In this two-part interview, Andrew Root talks with YWJ editor Steve Rabey about the importance of relationships in youth ministry, the relevance of the Incarnation, and the prevalence of teen despair. Andrew wr...

Life Hurts God Heals

Right now, there are students in your youth ministry who are desperately hurting from the pain of a broken home, struggles with depression, abusive relationships and more.Get downloadable PDF of Introduction.Ge...

Youth Culture Lesson: Tuning in, Tuning Out?

Kids Viewing More Television than EverGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/Disclaimer What Happened:Children and teens, we know, spend a lot of time in front of screens: Computer...