Camps. Mission experiences. Church conventions. Summer provides awesome opportunities for ministry and spiritual highpoints. During these experiences, our hearts are soft to the things of God, He has our undist...

This is a fun, interactive game that requires no props, supplies or set-up. It works very well for larger groups and is equally adaptable to indoor or outdoor.Divide the youth group into two teams, each team ha...

One finding that's stuck with me from Sticky Faith is, "More than any program or event, what made kids more likely to feel like a significant part of their local church was when adults made the effort to g...

"The Lord is my Shepherd" (Ps. 23:1).Not long ago, a farmer in our congregation offered me a sack full of his commodities. This included tomatoes, apples, farm-fresh eggs and a frozen package of lamb ...

Are Students More Concerned about Helping Themselves than Others?Get downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat HappenedWho do you care about more, yourself or others? Accord...

For Lent a few years ago, I gave up the other. It was a ridiculously messy process in which I tried, for 40 days, to see myself as part of a larger whole and to strike second and third person pronouns from my v...

There are millions of refugees in the world with nowhere to go. OneLife Matters, under the umbrella of the International Mission Board, recognizes the significance of this travesty, but also sees the enormous p...

We make choices every day that have small and large impacts on the world around us. Most of us, if we're honest, live lives that lack critical thinking or space for helpful reflection. We live lives that are tr...

Winter was brutal in Nashville this year. The cold was colder and longer than usual and had our whole town crying, "Uncle!" by mid-March. Spring never has been such a reprieve; and while there were multiple day...

Teenage identity is wonderful, isn't it? Depending on the context, a teenager who attends our programming is a student, a child, a sibling, a friend, a girlfriend/boyfriend, and so much more. You know all about...