Youth Ministry Archives

5 Reasons You Should Do a Social Media Fast

Social media can be harmful because it distorts our presentation and experiences of reality, priority, relationship, and rhythm. When our use of...

5 Reasons You Should Do a Social Media Fast

5 Prayers to Seek God’s Guidance on Summer Mission Trips

Planning a mission trip? Don’t go without these five powerful prayers. They’ll help you check your motives, face spiritual battles, and figure out...

5 Prayers to Seek God’s Guidance on Summer Mission Trips

How Screwtape Still Speaks to a Distracted, Digital Generation

What if the enemy’s plan isn’t temptation, but technology? C.S. Lewis saw this coming, and his warning hits harder now than ever.

How Screwtape Still Speaks to a Distracted, Digital Generation

7 Life Lessons Youth Ministries Need to Teach

Whether your youth ministry is large or small, is rich in curriculum or outreach programs or not, or has the flashy stage and band or not, the real...

7 Life Lessons Youth Ministries Need to Teach

8 Ways Satan Is Attacking Our Youth and How to Protect Them

Our children are under spiritual attack, but the enemy’s tactics are subtle. Learn vulnerable areas where young hearts and minds are being shaped,...

8 Ways Satan Is Attacking Our Youth and How to Protect Them

How Can We Teach Teens to Be ‘In the World but Not of It?'

By explaining worldly patterns to teens, and showing them how Christ calls us to live differently in these situations, we can help them understand...

How Can We Teach Teens to Be ‘In the World but Not of It?'

What is VBS? Understanding Vacation Bible School

Discover the history, structure, and benefits of Vacation Bible School (VBS) programs for Christian churches.

What is VBS? Understanding Vacation Bible School

10 Things to Do When Launching Your Graduate into a Secular World

When your child steps into a world that doesn't know Christ, you step into a new role that matters more than ever. These 10 Spirit-led actions will...

10 Things to Do When Launching Your Graduate into a Secular World

Study Links Smartphone Use to Mental Health Crisis among Teens

A major new study reveals a startling truth: teens glued to their screens are facing soaring anxiety rates, but there’s hope in Christ-centered...

Study Links Smartphone Use to Mental Health Crisis among Teens

6 Fun Ways to Get Youth Actively Involved in the Church Body

The decline of church attendance today happens, in part, because we have chosen to believe the myth that the youth are our future. They are not....

6 Fun Ways to Get Youth Actively Involved in the Church Body

6 Powerful Prayers for Sports Parents and Student Athletes

Praying for your kids, yourself, (as well as opposing teams and their parents, coaches, and referees) is a great way to demonstrate faith that God...

6 Powerful Prayers for Sports Parents and Student Athletes

3 Things the Next Generation of Church Leaders Must Know

The church is increasingly losing regular access to people who no longer attend. Here are four things the next generation of church leaders must...

3 Things the Next Generation of Church Leaders Must Know

5 Ways to Equip Teens with Spiritual Independence after Graduation

Parents can prepare their teens for spiritual independence after graduation by fostering critical thinking, modeling consistent faith habits,...

5 Ways to Equip Teens with Spiritual Independence after Graduation

14 Wise Words of Advice for Upcoming High School Graduates

It’s nearly graduation season for high schoolers, and what better time than now to think about what advice to give these young men and women on the...

14 Wise Words of Advice for Upcoming High School Graduates

6 Ways to Get Kids to Put Their Phones Down for Church

To help kids put their phones down during church, parents can set clear boundaries, offer engaging alternatives, involve the whole family in...

6 Ways to Get Kids to Put Their Phones Down for Church