That dreaded moment has come. Someone in your youth group asked you the question. Yes, the question about sex. Quick! What do you do?! Jeremy Steele can help you figure out the best way to respond before this moment happens to you.
Would you ever consider hosting a senior prom dance with your youth ministry? Read more from Jeremy Steele as he shares a surprising way to reach a special group of people.
We enter into college with eager anticipation, but often, we end up drifting a bit off-course. Molly Just offers 5 simple ways we can get ourselves back on track for success as a young adult.
Sociologist, historians, and theologians suggest that we are living in the midst of a paradigm shift. Young adults inhabit a different world than that of their parents.
The youth ministry of our churches is vitally important. It brings vibrant life into the congregation and nurtures our growing leaders. But, how can we, as church members, support that ministry? Izzie Zimmerman provides 5 simple ways that church members who are not otherwise involved in the youth program can get involved and show youth pastors how much they care.
Recently, there has been a surge of attention on healthy models of marriage ministries within churches. Singles ministry, however, seems to be left out in this renewed understanding of better ministry models. Keith Turner weighs in on some ideas for a better ministry model for singles.
Fall is a difficult time of transition for students entering college, especially if it is their first semester. To get them going in the right direction, Molly Just shares 7 helpful tips for parents and teens heading off to college.
There are many concerns about the ethics of short-term mission trips being brought to the missional table. Certainly, these concerns warrant investigation. Yet, in this time when trends in missional work are shifting away from short-term trips, Richard Coleman shares the potential benefits short-term missions could potentially have on youth.
Sometimes it is easy to take important people for granted. We don’t mean to, but still it happens. For parents of youth, their youth pastor may be one of the most important people in your child’s life. Izzie Zimmerman provides 5 easy ways to be intentional about showing how much your kids’ youth pastor means to you.
We have the wonderful opportunity to disciple our children when they are out in the community, “walking along the road.” Read more from Christina Embree as she continues with the third installment of her 4-part series on discipling children.
Remember, practical discipleship at home isn’t about creating MORE things “to do” – it’s about intentionally inviting Jesus into the things you are already doing. It’s about making that space in the everyday for Christ to do His transforming work and for faith to be formed in each heart. Christina Embree gives solid examples of how to do just this.
Most of us appreciate the people who pour into our lives, and our youth pastor is no exception. It is often difficult to know how to be intentional about letting them know what they mean to us. Izzie Zimmerman has provided 5 simple ways youth can be intentional in showing appreciation to their youth pastors.
