Worship Gathering in Kansas Dozens of national youth ministries, churches, prayer ministries, and denominations are working together to prepare a field south of Kansas City for a worship gathering for thousand...

Neuroscience studies are pointing to a gene that makes it physiologically more difficult for some people to learn from their mistakes.   German researchers, in an issue of the journal Science, say their ...

    Dave Ramsey’s Generation ChangeThis 4-session DVD study package is aimed squarely at teens. Ramsey is famous for going ballistic about people who max out their credit cards. Unfortunately,...

Craig and Brad grew up in ministry families, which meant their families struggled with finances. Today, they help wealthy investors manage millions of dollars. Here, they offer advice for a different clientele�...

Every other month, as I write this column, I think about who might read it. Do urban youth ministry workers see it? Do youth ministers in the suburbs or in rural areas skip by the column, seeking articles they ...

Snap Stats     58 percent of Americans think teachers in public schools should be able to lead prayers.43 percent believe public schools should be allowed to put on Nativity reenactments with Chr...

    Just outside the Indiana farmhouse where I lived as a young man stood several large mulberry trees that seemed like members of our family.     Then one day, these beloved trees endu...

I stood alone in the hallway of the church educational building, my scalp prickling with fear. I asked myself and God out loud without regard to my language, “How the hell did I get here?”I needed t...

“If she abandons them early enough.”Ethan Hawke, on whether a mother can will her children to be artists when they grow up.NYT Magazine"More and more Christian leaders are beginning to realize that ...

Nutty About Neurons: Youth Ministry Workers Are Champions of Neural Pathways!My brain has been excited lately, and the reason is neurons—those connections in the brain that serve as its wiring system. Re...