By now, you’ve likely heard about the indictment of wealthy actresses and executives over the college acceptance scam being referred to as Operation Varsity Blues. Millions of dollars in bribes have been funneled through private college counseling services to…
“Worldview” is one of those buzzwords those of us in ministry love. The idea of worldview has been gaining traction in youth ministry circles over the past few years, with camps, Christian schools, and devotionals all trying to…
This Lent, with the cross and the empty tomb on the horizon as the assurances of God’s mercy, we may be confident in the divine invitation to take refuge in the God whom we’ve offended.
Each month we compile a Top 10 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…
“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…
