Youth

Are We in the Midst of a Gen Z Awakening?

It’s not polished or loud, but if you listen closely, from university chapels in the U.S. to underground house churches in the Middle East, you’ll hear it: a hunger for truth, a yearning for something real.

David Washington’s Top Books on Youth Ministry

Adolescence and teen years are a small window of time that will fundamentally shape who young people will become as adults. The church cannot afford to miss the opportunity to guide those under our care.

How Often Do You Feel Lonely?

Jesus’s life was more beautiful, more intentional, and much less lonely than our lives feel.

10 Promising Bible Verses for Families in Hard Times

Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. (Philippians 1:6)

The Wrong Songs

Some people describe thoughts as leaves on a river, clouds in the sky, or cars on the highway, but at our house we always call them soundtracks.

Where Did Youth Ministry Go Wrong?

If we give the impression that getting your family-discipleship strategy right is the way to produce perfect, Christian children, then we’re presenting a false gospel.

The Frontlines of Youth Ministry

We would like to introduce youth ministry and missiology to each other.

5 Things the Church Should and Shouldn’t Do for the Gen Z Mental Health Crisis

No one denies young people’s mental health struggles. Why have so many of us Christians failed to offer solutions?

5 Ways to Help Teens Develop Good Bible Study Habits

Reading God’s Word is not a chore, a punishment or a means to an end. It is a way of growing in our relationship with our heavenly Father, a way of knowing him.

What Should a Youth Pastor Spend Their Time Doing?

3 Things All Youth Pastors Should Do

Why Listening to Real Young People Matters

Why Listening to Real Young People Matters The beginning of love for others is learning to listen to them. God’s love for us is shown...