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How to Handle Your Students’ Doubt and Questions

God welcomes the faith-insecurities of our teenagers.

How Should Christian Parents Respond When Their Kids Are Bullied?

God the Father knows what it’s like to have a child unjustly hurt by others.

3 Common Fears of Every Young Leader

Every young leader shares some common fears.

The New Realities Your Students Are Facing

The world your students live in is constantly changing.

Managing Family Time While Doing Ministry

It’s not easy to “bring up [our] children in the training and instruction of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4). It’s harder if we’re don’t give them our attention when we’re with them. It’s even harder to do via Skype.

This Is Your Brain on Marijuana: What to Tell Teens

Researchers are finding that marijuana effects on the brain are serious. A study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine found teenagers who regularly smoke cannabis suffer long lasting brain damage and are in much greater danger of developing schizophrenia.

5 Ways Jesus Witnessed to Others

We read about 40 examples in the Gospels of how Jesus witnessed to others. Each is unique. What can we learn from a 30,000-foot look at these?

Why We Take the Summer Off Youth Events

If you don’t take summer off for youth events, or you have different reasons for taking summer off, please share in the comments section as I would love to hear about what you do!

Youth Ministry May Be Hard, but It’s Not Difficult

Student ministry is hard—but it’s not difficult. It’s simple really. Pray that God would give you a heart for the basics today. Love teens into the Kingdom.

How to Do Youth Ministry With $50 a Month (In 3 Simple Steps)

We do Youth Ministry on a budget of $50 a month. There’s around 40 teenagers on our roll and we average 15-20 on a...

5 Steps to Starting a Student Leadership Team From Scratch

Starting a student leadership team can be scary, hard, intimidating and confusing. You may have no clue where to even start, but hopefully you know that having a student leadership team is necessary.

How to Address the Student #MarchForOurLives With Your Church

Students and adults participating in the #MarchForOurLives this weekend have outlined three main goals they are hoping to accomplish when it comes to gun...

Everyone’s Doing It: 6 Tips for Teaching on Sex

Giving a talk on sex is uncomfortable, embarrassing, and flat out weird and many times that is the exact reason it is avoided.

Is Your Youth Ministry Ready for the Unchurched?

Many student pastors that I talk to strongly believe that their student ministry is always ready to welcome “outsiders.”

7 Recommendations for Those Studying to Be a Pastor

Ron Edmondson shares tips to youth workers in training for the pastorate.

Inspiring Teens to Dive Into the Word

When it comes to encouraging young people to read God’s word, it’s a lot easier to lead from the front than to push from the back.

One Key Trait All Great Parents Have in Common

"Here are six areas of parenting where I’ve learned (and am learning) to exercise patience."

The Reality for Youth Groups That Changes Everything

A lesson from the Ethiopian eunuch shows how students can be empowered to serve in church.

3 Things That Will Make Your Kids Feel Better Than Taking Selfies

We don’t have to understand the technology better than they do. We just have to understand them.
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TN Pastor Sues Newsboys Owner Wes Campbell and Family for Defamation

Tennessee Pastor Randall Schrum filed a $5.4 million civil lawsuit on June 3 against Newsboys owner Wes Campbell, Campbell's parents (Colin and Nancy Campbell), and two of Campbell's siblings (Rocky Campbell and Evangeline Johnson).
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Joby Martin: What Happens When Pastors Finally Understand Grace

Joby Martin joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to discuss what happens when a church leader has truly been run over by the “grace train" and understands the profound love and grace of God.

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