Each month we compile a Top Ten list for youth workers. This list represents ten articles from various sources that we believe will encourage you in your ministry to students and their families. Some give explicit instruction on…
In Christian teaching we often mix up the idea of imperatives and indicatives—commands and truths. Some of us think that imperatives threaten our freedom. Others love these commands, but for the wrong reasons, thinking that if we keep…
In this conversation, new friends Dawson (a mother of three young sons in Birmingham, Alabama) and Chelsea (a youth pastor in Hamilton, Massachusetts) discuss how parents and youth pastors can work together toward gospel-centered youth ministry. Chelsea: What is…
Do you remember what it was like to be in the 9th grade? Can you easily recall the feelings of fear, insecurity, and dread by simply envisioning the hallways of your high school? If you are like me, being…
“Mr. Hill, can we meet to talk about your son’s behavior in my class?” If I had a nickel for each time I received that request from a teacher! “Ethan is a really sweet kid, it is just…
What were you like in high school? Were you the popular jock who never had trouble finding a date? Maybe you were the quiet academic who just wanted to get the best grades so you could go to…
The other day, one of my students acknowledged that he doesn’t use the ‘Messages’ app on his phone for texts anymore, he only connects and chats to friends through the social media messenger services. He primarily spends his…
Make decisions about every commitment in your child’s life out of the completeness you have as a parent through the work and grace of Jesus.
Daniel is a book for our teenagers’ cultural moment. Most teens will tell you they feel lonely and displaced. They’re displaced from one another by the failing promises of social media; displaced from their emotions as depression and…
