What Makes Faith Stick During College? Research Release
Findings from Sticky Faith research provide surprising insights into instilling lasting faith in young people.
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What You Need to Know About Faith in College 2-minute video for high school students
What does a high school senior need to know about faith in college?
Through our Sticky Faith project, we’ve learned that high school students do better — in their faith and overall adjustment — when they are better prepared for …
What You Need to Know About Life After Youth Group 2-minute video for high school students
What does a high school senior need to know about life after youth group?
Through our Sticky Faith project, we’ve learned that high school students do better — in their faith and overall adjustment — when they are better prepared …
What you need to know about GRACE 2-minute video for high school and college students
What do our students need to know about God’s grace?
Your God Is Too Small Charting Students’ Changing Views of God
I (Kara) love the title of the book Your God is Too Small by J.B. Phillips. It reminds me of the desire I have to experience more of God’s bigness, both for myself and as well as for teenagers. In …
Youth Group Kids Gone Wild What You Can Do Now to Prepare Kids for College
What’s the difference between understanding faith and internalizing it? Psychologist Krista Kubiak Crotty explores the implications of those differences for youth workers hoping to nurture students’ faith in ways that will last far beyond high school.
Riding the Highs and Lows of Teenage Faith Development Identity Formation and the Importance of Moratorium
Continuing our series on faith identity formation, this article explores the importance of the process of “Moratorium” in faith exploration and offers practical ideas for youth workers to ride with students toward their long-term commitment to Christ.
The Lockbox Theory’s Implications for Your Students
The latest research on what’s happening with college freshmen and their faith identity might surprise you. Meredith Miller reviews the research and excerpts from an interview with Tony Jones on the “lockbox theory.”
You Make the Call What College Freshmen Need to Hear from their Youth Pastors
You’ve been wondering whether to pick up the phone and check in with last year’s grads now that they’re a few months into college, but you aren’t sure you can make the time. Recent research through FYI’s College Transition Project might help you realize how important that call really is.
Why Ecclesiology? Imagining a New Theology of Youth Ministry for the Church
What do we really think about the church, and does it make a difference in the way we do youth ministry? Kara Powell and Brad Griffin argue here that our ecclesiology matters immensely for youth workers, and make practical suggestions for working out a new theology of youth ministry for your church.