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1. The 6-Word Prophecy That Sobered Up a 14-Year-Old Homeless Girl and Transformed Her Into a Minister

... n who once traded her body for food and love is now on the warpath for the gospel and disrupting the enemy's agenda. "Specifically for youth, we have a window of opportunity before they become chronic ...

Created on 17 August 2018

2. Viral Video Points Out the 10 Types of Youth Pastors ...

A funny viral video by the Christian comedy group Blimey Cow recaps the 10 types of youth pastors most frequently encountered at church. From "That Controversial One" to "That One Who Has a Kid in You ...

Created on 12 April 2018

3. 53 Good Deeds You Can Encourage Your Teen to Do This Summer

Your child probably didn't wake up this morning thinking, "I can change the world," but the fact is, they can. Jesus' simple direction for us to "love one another," (John 13) is key. In Your Next 24 Hours, ...

Created on 20 June 2017

4. God's 2-Word Command for When You Feel Your Call Is Too Big

10 kids, there were 10 kids. My wife and I had just moved across the country to take a youth position at a church with 10 teenagers. In the youth room, they were still using a projector to display the ...

Created on 14 June 2017

5. What You Can Do to Help Your Porn-Addicted Teen

... onference, is a great place for individual teens and entire youth groups to grow their identity in God and find their calling in life. (Fascinate is included with ATC High School 1). Learn more about Fas ...

Created on 12 June 2017

6. Helping Your Teen Navigate Social Media's Murky Waters

Can you imagine a world without social media? No Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. It's hard, right? The reality is that while social media has profoundly shaped us as adults, it is completely reinventing ...

Created on 09 June 2017

7. What the World Is Trying to Steal From Your Teen

... o be troubling years. Fascinate, our high school conference, is a great place for individual teens and entire youth groups to grow their identity in God and find their calling in life. Learn more about Fascina ...

Created on 08 May 2017

8. How Holy Spirit Supernaturally Birthed This International Youth Ministry ...

... miraculous story is of how God birthed an international youth ministry through her. As a worshipper and talented singer, Wheaton never thought she would be involved in youth ministry. But that's where th ...

Created on 01 May 2017

9. Major Reasons Many Christian Teens Stumble Into Binge-Drinking

"Are you guys hammered?" That was the comment my 14-year-old received on a social media site after he posted a short video of himself and three friends laughing and sumo-wrestling. Just a few months ago ...

Created on 13 April 2017

10. Why Your Teen Secretly Craves This Oft-Ignored Study

Should teenagers study theology or is it something only for the scholars? To answer that question, we have to understand the purpose of theology. Ephesus was one of the greatest churches in the ancient ...

Created on 10 April 2017

11. Why Does YWAM Founder Loren Cunningham Believe a Great Revival Is on Its Way?

Loren Cunningham, founder of Youth With A Mission (YWAM), is one of the great Christian leaders of our generation. I recorded a podcast with him yesterday and asked what he believes is happening spiritually ...

Created on 06 April 2017

12. Effective Strategies for Strengthening Your Teen's Shaky Faith

... a Powell of the Fuller Youth Institute says that every teenager needs five mentors in their lives other than their parents. Yes, you heard me correctly. These are folks who go to their sporting events ...

Created on 17 February 2017

13. Why This Church Shut Down Its Kids Ministry

The two girls, their brother and their parents were about 10 rows in front of me. During the first worship song, the dad realized his young son was seated, distracted and not singing. What happened next ...

Created on 25 October 2016

14. How a Cancer Diagnosis Changed Casting Crowns' Lead Singer's Faith

A cancer diagnosis changed Mark Hall's faith and his family. A year later, we sat down with Casting Crowns' lead singer for a candid conversation on faith, fatherhood and what youth pastors need the mos ...

Created on 27 September 2016

15. 4 Steps to Protect Your Child's Faith in a Culture That Promotes the Gay Lifestyle

... y to take that position, but those numbers aren't strong enough to overcome the youth effect. Somewhere between 50 and 80 percent of young people raised in good churches—which also means good churched fa ...

Created on 20 July 2016

16. 5 Things to Tell Your Daughter About Boys

I love reading aloud to my older girls, and this year, I came upon a book that we all loved! 10 Ultimate Truths Girls Should Know by Kari Kampakis was one of our favorite reads of the year. I loved it ...

Created on 10 June 2016

17. How to Protect Your Teen From Sexting, Cyber-Bullies

... rsonal coaching and resource development. Barrett served for 15 years in youth ministry before serving for eight years as the Family Minister at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Atlanta, one of the lar ...

Created on 30 March 2016

18. What Can Save This Generation From Disaster?

I had been looking forward to meeting with this group for sometime. They had invited me to come study with them. It was a Pastor-on-the-hot-seat type of study. They would ask questions and I would take ...

Created on 22 January 2016

19. How to Teach Your Child to Pray

When it comes to teaching our kids or grandkids how to pray, we might not always know where to start, or even feel comfortable doing this ourselves. What do we say? Do we close our eyes and fold our hands? ...

Created on 22 October 2015

20. What Do You Pack for the World Race?

If you're interested or signed up for the World Race and have little idea for what to pack, Julia Robertson has some great ideas! Tune in!

Created on 15 October 2015