Youth Ministry

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  5 Ways to Put a Stop to the Fall of Today's Youth Group What our kids need most right now isn’t another Wednesday night filled with games and a quick lesson about why God says this or that is bad. Our kids need their parents willing to talk about their personal... Heather Riggleman Nov 20, 2024
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  5 Important Prayers for the Next Generation of Believers I know you’ve said it before – or at least thought it: “I wouldn’t want to be raising children right now with the direction this world is going.” “I worry what my grandchildren will grow up believing.” “If... Cindi McMenamin Nov 14, 2024
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  5 Ways Youth Ministries Can Better Address the Purity Issue Let me share some things maybe purity culture didn’t that could be helpful. Here are five ways you can better address purity culture with your youth, in addition to the Biblical teaching. Brittany Rust Nov 07, 2024
• 4 Books of the Bible That Every Teen Should Study There are no two ways about it—the teenage years are rough. Teenagers are beset with insecurities, peer pressure, and heartbreak over bad friendships and romantic relationships alike. With stress on the... Dolores Smyth Oct 31, 2024
• 6 Hardships of Youth Ministry and How to Overcome Them How can youth ministers do an effective job of making disciples? Here are six hardships of youth ministry and how to overcome them. Michelle S. Lazurek Oct 24, 2024
• What Is Causing Revival to Soar in Young Adults? There is a movement of college students wanting to live out their faith. Jonathan Pokluda Oct 17, 2024
• 10 Ways to Mentor Younger Believers The need continues for older spiritual mentors to come alongside younger believers in their unique journeys. It is a joy and privilege. Sylvia Schroeder Oct 10, 2024
• 4 Reasons Your Teen Needs More Than Just Youth Group Like many all-American Christian families, my kids have gone to church since birth and youth group since they were thirteen. They know their Bible stories, rarely flinch when we say grace... Jessica Kastner Oct 03, 2024
• 5 Reasons Singleness Is Not a Problem to Be Fixed There have been many times when I have seen Christians trying to “fix” someone who is single. I have seen this in my own life as well as in other Christian’s lives. Sadly, Christian culture has developed the... Vivian Bricker Oct 03, 2024
• 13 Truths Every Teenage Boy Needs to Hear I've often thought, "If only I could go back to my teenage years with the knowledge I have now." There are so many choices I would have made differently. As we all know, life doesn't work that way.... Clarence L. Haynes Jr. Sep 26, 2024
• 5 Pieces of Advice I Wish I'd Listened to When I Was in High School When I look back on high school, I'm hit with waves of emotion, some so big I can't see the horizon and others so small, the water might as well have been still. I experienced my first big love in high... Kayla Koslosky Sep 24, 2024
• 7 Things to Do If Your Teen Hates Church Thirty years ago this fall, I fell onto my knees in my dorm room and gave my life to Christ. He used his church to turn a stubborn, confused teenager from darkness to light. As a young believer, the church... Joanna Teigen Sep 19, 2024