Do you ever feel like you’re little more than a glorified activities director? As a youth leader, it’s all too easy to fall into this trap, even though what you
Are youth pastors uncommitted to long-term service in youth ministry? Barna’s recent study, The State of Youth Ministry, discovered that the bulk of youth pastors (39%) currently serving the American
It’s youth night and you’re ready to give the message. As the students pile into the youth room and take their seats, you notice James sitting by himself. Thinking back
“If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction.” —Dietrich Bonhoeffer All of us in youth ministry have rough days when
“Am I safe?” “What if someone comes into my school with a gun?” “Why do people do things like that?” These are the kinds of questions that swirl in our
“This is my fight song, Take back my life song, Prove I’m alright song, My power’s turned on (Starting right now) I’ll be strong. I’ll play my fight song, And
By all accounts, Pixar has done it again… If you haven’t seen it yet, Inside Out is truly a brilliant film that (ironically) will take you through just about every
Refreshing, isn’t it? This summer’s “coming of age” movie, Paper Towns, isn’t a flat out, gross out, crass journey through the party scene, nor is it a slushy, mushy drama
By now you are (hopefully) fully settled into your summertime routine. Whether you are walking on sunshine or just California dreamin’, chances are you are experiencing what Zooey Deschanel is
Would you rather be a clone or a robot? I guess there are advantages—and many disadvantages—to both, but if being a robot means that I would have to work on
Another Fast and Furious movie! There aren’t many movie franchises that make it to #7, but this adrenaline and turbo charged ride is about to reach that milestone. It is clear
How do we love Ed Sheeran’s Thinking Out Loud? Let us count the ways… We love that the music video has 200 million views. We love that Ed is a
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