“Who am I?” “Does my life matter?” “Am I accepted?” “Am I loved?” “Am I significant?” When you interact with students regularly, it becomes clear that these questions haunt them. We see students making poor decisions and acting…
When we think about Psalm 23 and the Lord as our shepherd, we often have a soft, snuggly feeling. Indeed, the images of lying down in green pastures and walking beside still waters connote a tranquility and comfort….
When I was fourteen, I had a motorcycle wreck on the highway after church one night. That’s right, at fourteen years old I was riding a motorcycle on the highway! What were my parents thinking by allowing me…
Dave Wright, Coordinator for Student Ministries in the Diocese of South Carolina (Anglican): Your students are far more likely to have a life-long faith if they are active in the life of the church during these formative years….
I was driving home from youth group under conviction. By most measures, it was a good night and the lesson was well-received by students. What I said was biblical and it was helpful, but the only time I…
For many of us in the Southern Baptist Convention, the series from The Houston Chronicle was heartbreaking. We read story after story of victims who were silenced, shunned, or mistreated by churches and pastors who covered up or…
Every blemish and freckle disappeared; eyes grew wider and brighter; noses narrowed and lifted; chins sharpened; teeth whitened. Appearances drastically altered – and all in less than five minutes. This past week, news circuited regarding a new photo…
I have been involved in a litany of debates and discussions with both parents and student pastors about how to best reach youth for Christ. To tell the truth, more often than not, the outcome of those interactions…
Here are the top ten articles from the past month that can be of benefit to youth workers and parents in their ministry to teenagers. Some of these give explicit instruction on gospel-centered ministry, while others are included…
