Youth Ministry

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  8 Verses to Help Keep Your Teen out of the Comparison Trap There are a lot of voices in your teenager’s life, messages hitting her from every direction about what to do, what to wear, who’s cool and who’s not, and how to be happy. Social media can make some of those... Amy Green Jan 18, 2024
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  8 Things Kids Are Most Anxious about These Days It’s never been easy being a kid—but today’s culture brings some different challenges than in generations past. As parents, we long to protect our children from hard times, but those hardships are what... Betsy St. Amant Haddox Jan 11, 2024
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  3 Reasons to Openly Communicate with Your Kids about Sex When we do it right, “The Talk” (or rather, “The Many Talks”) about sex can foster a unique bond of trust, mutual respect and connection between a parent and a child. Dave Willis Jan 04, 2024
• What Is the Purpose of Youth Ministry? It's easy to undervalue the true purpose of youth ministry in churches. Learn more in this biblical approach to the topic. Point University Online Dec 28, 2023
• 10 Last-Minute Christmas Gift Ideas for Your Teen Instead of giving them an actual wrapped gift, consider a gift to something you can do as a family. What about a certificate to watch the newest movie at the movie theater? What about a water park or a... Michelle S. Lazurek Dec 21, 2023
• How to Deal with Teenage Depression in a Biblical Way Teenage depression is no joke. It’s brutal. It’s tough and as parents, we feel like we’re treading water in the ocean with no land in sight. As a parent, I was blessed with my teen’s decision to get help,... Heather Riggleman Dec 14, 2023
• 3 Ways Churches Give Young People the Opposite of What They Need Maybe lighter theology and heavier bass could help suppress the exodus of youth from Western churches. Or maybe the youth are missing roots. Patricia Engler Dec 07, 2023
• Is Over-Parenting Turning Your Kids Away from Faith? While under-parenting can throw our kids to the wolves, is it possible that over-parenting can turn our kids away from faith? Rhonda Stoppe Nov 16, 2023
• 6 Ways to Help Children with Big Feelings We are often surrounded by little ones we love — kids or grandkids, nieces or nephews, or children of our hurting friends who are also dealing with pain, hard things, and big feelings. And there are several,... Aubrey Sampson Oct 05, 2023
• 3 Scriptures to Help You Pray for Your Bully If you find yourself struggling to muster up the strength and humility to pray for someone who has been an aggressive figure in your life, you can turn to Scripture for help. Here are 3 Bible verses that can... Dolores Smyth Sep 28, 2023
• 2 Things to Remember When Teaching Children to Navigate Playground Drama As parents, we desire to protect our children as long as possible, but we won't be there for every conversation, the countless decisions they must make, or the difficult situations they will face. So,...
• 6 Things to Do When Worried about Your Young Adult Praying for our older kids gives us something to do with our worries about them. It turns our inward thoughts upward and hands them off to our children's Creator, whose plans for them are good, whose... Elizabeth Spencer Sep 14, 2023