Youth Ministry

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  Dear Gen Z: Give Your Suicidal Feelings to God, He Will Supply Hope The emotion you’re feeling is temporary, and there is always hope. God has a purpose and a plan for your life! Charis Brown Oct 31, 2019
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  Young Photographer Shines Light on Homelessness to Save Lives Leah den Bok's goals with her books are to humanize people experiencing homelessness, and to shine a spotlight on the problem of homelessness. Not wishing to profit off of the misery of others, Leah donates... Leah den Bok (with Tim den Bok) Sep 26, 2019
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  5 Signs of Potential Suicide Christians Need to Recognize Whether contemplating or attempting suicide have affected you personally, or your family or friends, this article offers help by way of raising awareness of the reality and signs of suicide so we can hope to... Hope Bolinger Sep 11, 2019
• Beyond Games: What Makes Youth Stay in Community at Church? Instead of reacting to statistics with negativity and cynicism, let’s focus on proactive strategies that can be implemented by church leaders and Christian parents alike to help ensure that our kids will... Mel Walker Sep 10, 2019
• Why the Fire Leaves Your Youth Group and How to Get it Back Every Wednesday night, students from all the area high schools filled the room. Many were new to the church but came to be a part of what had quickly become THE place to be. It was a youth pastor’s... Kristen Hatton Sep 02, 2019
• True Life Lesson from Tenth Avenue North: God Doesn’t Need You. He Just Wants You. Maybe you’ve been stuck in a career or some other pursuit you felt you couldn’t turn down. Maybe you’ve wrapped your hands so tightly around your life that you can’t even receive from God. It’s okay. You can... Mike Donehey Aug 30, 2019
• 5 Things Not to Say to Teens Christ showed love at the most inconvenient times. Will you follow His lead and show teens compassion as you shepherd them lovingly? Or will you do nothing more than count down the days until they’re out of... Aaron Berry Aug 29, 2019
• 3 Truths about the Blessing of Tithing, Even as Teens Tithing is a controversial topic, and depending on how adults view the topic, teenagers can pick up various opinions and falsehoods. So, what truths should we teach about tithing, even at a young age? Sarah Garrett Aug 28, 2019
• Here's Why Serving Ensures Rewards More Meaningful than Awards Do you live to lead and win awards? Or do you serve for the reward of being on the team helping others? If you prefer the latter, rest assured. Luke 14:14 promises “you will be blessed. Although they cannot... Joe McKeever Aug 21, 2019
• Overcoming Drug Overdose Stigma: A Mother’s Plea to Pastors and Parents Americans are said to consume about 80% of the world’s supply of opium-derived painkillers. More than two million of us are addicted to oxycodone and hydrocodone, and another 460,000 to heroin and... Lia Martin Aug 09, 2019
• How to Teach Your Teens to Put on the Full Armor of God The full armor of God is made up of spiritual “reinforcements” we can use to stand our ground and resist temptations to sin. We can encourage our teens to “suit up” for battle against peer pressure by... Dolores Smyth Aug 01, 2019
• Social Media Isn’t Your Teen’s Greatest Problem, This Is I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw the direct message my teen girl received: “You are way too ugly to be posting selfies.” A guy she didn’t even know sent it to her on Instagram.... Betsy de Cruz Jul 31, 2019