Research into Resources
What’s the deal with guys?
Recent research warns of the chronic underachieving, emotionally drifting, and irresponsible “Guyland” of male adolescence. But most of us in youth ministry don’t need research to tell us that there are new challenges inherent in…
This retreat guide offers some ideas to help us step back, catch our breath, and to pay attention to the longing in our hearts. Some of these can be done in the midst of our busy lives. And some need time dedicated to getting away. Both contexts are part of a healthy rhythm: meeting God in the midst of life and withdrawing to be alone with our God.
Kara Powell interviews Pastor Ben Stephens, minister to youth and young adults at West Angeles Church of God in Christ and Doctor of Ministry student at Fuller in the Youth, Family and Culture program. Ben shares about his ministry and research specifically with the opportunities and struggles facing African American young men.
Most spiritual retreats are focused on withdrawing from your environment and from noise and distraction. In contrast, this is a retreat focused on allowing the surroundings and context of the city to draw you into an awareness of God’s presence.
So I’ve been a multitasker for as long as I can remember. But then I saw a recent article by Stanford University News that challenges the effectiveness of multitasking.
Last night at my church, Lake Avenue Church, we did a commissioning for the middle school and high school small group leaders…
As I’m reading Souls in Transition: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults
I live and minister in a VERY affluent community. I recently took my middle school students on a 3 day mission trip to Wichita, KS about an hour away. We live in a small town (14,000) which does not have…
We launched the College Transition Project at FYI because we wanted to understand how we could better prepare youth group graduates for what awaits them in college.
I’ve been reading through Christian Smith’s new book, Souls in Transition: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults
