Children of Divorce Andy Root Interview
Kara Powell interviews Fuller and Princeton alum Andy Root about the youth ministry implications of his new book, Children of Divorce.
Archive October 14, 2010
Online Primer for Parents
If you’re a youth worker or parent who stays on top of teen online trends, you won’t find any surprises in this week’s report from McAfee (the virus-protection software folks) about adolescent behavior called “The Secret Online Lives of Teens.”
Parental Rules Still Matter
In case you were wondering, science still agrees that drinking alcohol is bad for teenagers.
Serve the Parents Meet the Parents Part II
Building on research showing the importance of partnering with parents in ministry, some of which was discussed in Part 1 of this series, we now turn to a practical way to apply that research in your ministry with parents.
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Great connection with parents
This week I’m teaching a 3 day intensive in Denver on Assessment. As part of the class, we are actually assessing a ministry in Denver, visiting their youth group and meeting with their youth pastor and some volunteer leaders, parents, …
Meet the Parents Plus an Interview with Walt Mueller
I could spend weeks talking about my own challenges in working with parents during my 25+ years in youth ministry. For example, one time a parent called on a Saturday night at dinner time to let me know of her …
Ron Hammer Seminar Helping Parents Connect with Teens
This seminar provides parents with new ideas to explore relating to their teenage sons and daughters, and ends with practical tips about empowering kids through the way we listen to them.
Parenting the Teen Brain
Here’s one to pass on to parents of teenagers.
Pulling the Plug on Perfect Parenting
Recently Christianity Today posted the online version of this month’s cover story, “The Myth of the Perfect Parent: Why the best parenting techniques don’t produce Christian children” by Leslie Leyland Fields
All Stressed Out
Stress is a top health concern for U.S. teens between 9th and 12th grade.