I was a 12-year-old sixth grader in the late 1950s, and Mr. Primack was probably the best teacher I ever had. I think he was in his 30s, but I can’t be sure — when you’re 12, all teachers seem old...

After two years of planning, our first BattleCry event took place in San Francisco in March with more than 25,000 kids. Our goal was to encourage young people to engage the culture and start reaching this gener...

When we decided to do an issue on teaching, we knew we would need to do an interview with Parker J. Palmer. Here's why:Mr. Palmer is a highly respected writer, teacher, and activist who focuses on issues in edu...

I was a new youth ministry pastor when an adult friend confessed, “Our youth pastor taught us that drinking, drugs, and sex were bad,” she said. “I know he told some funny stories; but beyond ...

Broadman & HolmanPublishers, 2006, 212 pp.,$24.95, www.broadmanholman.comThis book takes a look at raising sons from the perspective of mothers. Vicki Courtney uses biblical examples of motherhood, real-lif...

“We aim high with what we teach,” the camp director told me with a straight face. Then he got nasty. “Don’t you believe in challenging them? What’s the matter with you?”I cou...

Can you hear me now?This slogan from the ubiquitous Verizon commercials reveals a deep cultural insight: Communication without understanding fails. Technology that doesn’t create cognitive connection is u...

InterVarsity, 2006,204 pages, $18.00,intervarsitypress.comChristians have been wrestling with postmodernism for decades. This book shows there’s still some wrestling to be done with this influential in...

In tenth grade, I fell in love with learning. Until then, I had been an average student. Actually, I spent more time out of class than in, when I did show up, I spent much of my time looking for ways to persuad...

For 15 years I’ve lived one block from the Harambee Center in Pasadena, Calif., where we do long-term youth ministry discipleship among urban children.Lots of people come and go in the hood: government pr...