Unstructured Space
Last week we had 20 super sharp youth workers at Fuller in Pasadena for a Sticky Faith Summit. The summit revolved around the Hurt research of my friend and colleague, Dr. Chap Clark, as well as our…
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Faith that Sticks
Today we’re in the middle of an intense summit with some incredible youth workers and parachurch ministry leaders.
Touching Base
It’s the end of October. If you’re a youth worker, by now you’re fully enmeshed in fall programming and ministry relationships with new and returning students.
Is Age Segregation Over?
Earlier this year Leadership Journal interviewed Kara on intergenerational ministry and insights from our College Transition Project.
The Role of Parents in Kids’ Faith
As I’m reading Souls in Transition: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults
Does Going to College Kill Your Faith?
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.
Developing Competence
This week I’m starting a new adventure. I stepped out of leading one of our congregation’s worship teams in order to develop a student worship team for our middle school ministry. I have the privilege of leading this group as…
Vocation and Lockboxing
Just listened to this podcast through Princeton’s Institute for Youth Ministry with sociologist Tim Clydesdale, author of The First Year Out: Understanding American Teens after High School
Notes from College
The NY Times ran a feature this weekend of reflections from college students and grads. They received over 800 submissions and printed several essays and photos online here. But I was fascinated by this reflection submitted by…
We get to choose
If you’re a youth worker (especially a suburban youth worker) in the U.S., you’re likely familiar with Youth Specialties (YS). And if you’ve ever been to a Youth Specialties National Youth Workers Convention, you’re familiar with Tic…