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3 changes you need to know about young people as you minister during (and after) the pandemic

3 changes you need to know about young people as you minister during (and after) the pandemic

Young people seek answers to questions about who they are, where they belong, and what difference they make. The pandemic may be creating a more global shift in how young people think about their identity, belonging, and purpose than we realize.

Leading change when everything has changed

Leading change when everything has changed

What’s the shift? It’s seeing this as a season of openness and possibility rather than gridlock and inability. It’s believing that you’re uniquely positioned to lead change in your ministry, precisely because the world has just changed.

Anxiety

Doing youth ministry during a pandemic

Doing youth ministry during a pandemic

We’re betting that “social distancing” will be the term of 2020. And as we’ve been working on this blog post in each of our own private spaces, separated from one another, we’ve been thinking about what youth ministry looks like during a pandemic. 

This whole experience highlights how connected we all are. 

Busting myths about teen girl anxiety
Busting myths about teen girl anxiety
Nov 05, 2019
Helping Adolescents Work Through the Rising Tide of Anxiety
Helping Adolescents Work Through the Rising Tide of Anxiety
Feb 12, 2020
7 strategies to respond to teenage girls’ stress and anxiety
7 strategies to respond to teenage girls’ stress and anxiety
Nov 13, 2019
How to explore questions about science and faith in your ministry

How to explore questions about science and faith in your ministry

Taking that first foray into the realm of science and faith can be difficult. But it is increasingly necessary if we are to facilitate lifelong faith in our youth.

Serving today’s anxious generation; 5 ministry perspectives

Serving today’s anxious generation; 5 ministry perspectives

What does it look like to minister to and serve today’s anxious generation? Before we created Faith in an Anxious World, we knew wanted to make a practical resource for ministry leaders like you. So we consulted with several hands-on youth practitioners.

Today we’d like to introduce you to five of our curriculum contributors, who each took a moment to share insight, experience, and an inside look at some of the realities facing the young people in their vibrant ministries.

Growing With parenting podcast: Parent for the long haul

Growing With parenting podcast: Parent for the long haul

In this episode, Kara catches up with Sharon and Terry as they share their hard-earned wisdom on when to call (and when not to), getting adult kids to come home for the holidays, and parenting for the long haul.

3 changes you need to know about young people as you minister during (and after) the pandemic

3 changes you need to know about young people as you minister during (and after) the pandemic

Young people seek answers to questions about who they are, where they belong, and what difference they make. The pandemic may be creating a more global shift in how young people think about their identity, belonging, and purpose than we realize.