Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass,” for all its efforts to rebuff the singularly-defined beauty ideal, doesn’t solve any problems. Trainor, tired of an unrealistic standard, claims that “every inch of you is perfect,” and, besides, “boys like…
I’ve always hated those commercials that show dads as the buffoons of the family. You know what I’m talking about. Dad can’t cook. He can’t change a diaper. He’s a dunce, and he can’t do anything right. Usually,…
In this series, “What Acts Teaches Us About Youth Ministry,” we are considering the way the apostles did ministry as described in the Book of Acts. Of course, the apostles were not doing youth ministry per say, but we can…
In this series, “What Acts Teaches Us About Youth Ministry,” we are considering the way the apostles did ministry as described in the Book of Acts. Of course, the apostles were not doing youth ministry per say, but we can…
A youth ministry without the power of the Holy Spirit presents a neutered God. Nothing in the book of Acts leads me to believe that the Holy Spirit has stopped working among us. So, it may be a…
This article from the Center for Youth Ministry Training features a qualitative study on the experience of teenage doubt. The article offers valuable insight into the value of pastoral care and listening in ministering to kids who are doubting.
Ed Stetzer of Lifeway Research offered this valuable article about the numbers and factors behind youth who “drop out” of the church (a term with which he takes issue.) Not only does this article provide information on the…
The second Youth Ministry at Half Time article can be read here. If you’re involved in student ministry in any way, this is the time of year where you begin a new semester before the crazy summer schedule…
Though the purity movement has been popular in many churches, it can have destructive consequences when not held in check by the Gospel of grace. In this workshop we explore the psychology behind the purity movement and how…
