Most typical youth ministries today produce nice, obedient kids who behave themselves--and then leave the church and the faith. Even those who remain struggle to extend their own faith beyond youth group. They seem like "good kids," but their lives and decisions outside youth group aren't oriented towards Jesus. Clearly that is not our goal. So what are … Read more…
Many of the statistics you read about teenagers and faith can be alarming. Recent studies show that 40-50 percent of kids who are connected to a youth group throughout their senior year will fail to stick with their faith in college. As youth workers are pouring their time and energy into the students in their ministries, they are often left wondering if the… Read more…
Unleashing the Passion of Young People in Your Church Is Possible! Churches are losing both members and vitality as increasing numbers of young people disengage. Based on groundbreaking research with over 250 of the nation's leading congregations, Growing Youngprovides a strategy any church can use to involve and retain teenagers and young adu… Read more…
Unleashing the Passion of Young People in Your Church Is Possible! Churches are losing both members and vitality as increasing numbers of young people disengage. Based on groundbreaking research with over 250 of the nation's leading congregations, Growing Young provides a strategy any church can use to involve and retain teenagers and young adults. It pr… Read more…
Anyone who serves teenagers today knows that more and more young people are eager to make a difference in the world. When students participate in short-term missions, service, and justice causes, parents and youth leaders hope these experiences will lead to real transformation. But research shows that our efforts don’t always stick.If we truly want sho… Read more…
If you are eager for an authentic action plan you can use every day to point your kids toward lasting, lifelong faith, this is it.Building on the bestselling go-to guidebook Sticky Faith, The Sticky Faith Guide for Your Family shows parents how to actively encourage their children's spiritual growth so that it will stick with them into adulthood an… Read more…
If you are eager for an authentic action plan you can use every day to point your kids toward lasting, lifelong faith, this is it.Building on the bestselling go-to guidebook Sticky Faith, The Sticky Faith Guide for Your Family shows parents how to actively encourage their children's spiritual growth so that it will stick with them into adulthood an… Read more…
El sexo es todo. El sexo es nada. Así que, ¿cuál es la verdadera descripción? Por la manera en que mucha gente habla, pensarías que el sexo es como la comida, o comemos tres veces al día o nos morimos del hambre. Por otro lado, sabes que el sexo definitivamente no es poca cosa. Es demasiado potente, demasiado instintivo para sencillamente negarlo. Tard… Read more…
¿Qué padre cristiano no querría encontrar un recurso para infundirles a sus hijos una fe dinámica, profunda y permanente? Casi la mitad de los jóvenes que se gradúan de secundaria tienen fuertes luchas con su fe. El Instituto Fuller para la Juventud, teniendo en cuenta esta situación, desarrolló el «Proyecto de transición a la Universidad», en un … Read more…
¿Buscas respuestas a tu vida y tu ministerio desde tu perspectiva femenina? Dirigido a profesionales y voluntarias, «¡Ayúdenme! ¡Soy una mujer en el ministerio juvenil!» estudia los problemas con los que luchas a diario en el ministerio: El desafío de ser soltera, el matrimonio, la madre como mentora y consejera, lograr que te escuchen, recibir un tra… Read more…
SALVANDO A UNA GENERACIÓN DE UN MUNDO SUPERFICIAL te mostrará una nueva manera de reflexionar en las preguntas que encaras en tu ministerio juvenil cada día y de esa forma podrás encontrar las respuestas que te llevarán a un nivel más profundo. Los reconocidos autores Chap Clark y Kara Powell han desarrollado una importante investigaci&oacu… Read more…
Both national leaders with broad spheres of influence as well as local, grassroots practitioners are waking up to the reality that 50% of their graduating seniors struggle deeply with their faith in college. Offering a few special “Senior Seminars” or giving seniors a “graduation Bible” and hoping for the best are both too little and too late. FYI’… Read more…