Resources for Working with Girls
Thankfully, there are tons of resources out there for working with girls. Unfortunately, not all resources are created equal. Here's our look at some of the best.Brio MagazineBrio is a splashy monthly magazine ...
Girls and Guys: Facing the Facts of Sexual Struggles
For a decade my job description has been "counselor," but in reality I am the keeper of people's secrets and their stories.When youth workers and other people talk to me, it is like confession, which we've all ...
Girls and Guys: When You Can’t Afford a Second Youth Leader
Bump, set, spike. The game was over. As I thanked her for the invitation, she asked me a question. Her parents couldn’t make it, and she was wondering if I could take her home. I panicked! The warning sig...
Girls and Guys: Why We Employ a Youth Worker Who Can’t Grow a Goatee
After extensive research, I have discovered that about half of all humans are dudes and the other half are ladies. In a lot of communities that ratio has not held true among Christian youth workers. In our nort...
See Jane Deal with Her Body: How You Can Address the Sexualization of Today’s Girls
See Jane.See Jane become a teenager.See Jane deal with her body.See Jane struggle.Adolescence has always been a time of physical (and all kinds of other) changes. The ways teenage girls experience those changes...
Ministry with a Lasting Impact: Unleashing God’s Word in Youth Ministry
What are you doing in your student ministry that will outlast you?
I remember the first time that question occurred to me. I can’t recall where it came from or who asked it. Maybe it was a book, or perhaps...
Sticking Around: Lasting in Youth Work (part 3)
U2 is arguably the greatest rock band in the world. In my opinion, no band in history has been able to stay at the cutting edge of rock music as long as they have. The key to their success? There are a number o...
Confronting the Avoidance Syndrome
Every spring, I remind my students at Red Lion Christian Academy in Bear, Del., that I experience severe allergies that yield ample sneezing, bloodshot eyes and an extravagant use of tissue.That being said, one...
God’s Song for Ukraine
Saron’s name is in the Bible and means “His Song,” or “God’s Song.” Born to committed Christian parents in Jarrettsville, Md., Saron Mack began listening to God’s song ...
In the Beginning Was the Word
As I have been working on my doctoral dissertation on the role of the Bible in American culture, I have thought about the impact the Bible has had in my life.I liked hearing about it, but didn’t much like...