Youth Culture

Keep it Together!: Nurturing and Maintaining Connections with Youth

by Kristin Schmidt | Oct 19, 2020 | Doing Ministry, Fall 2020, Practical Youth Ministry, Youth & Culture, Youth Culture | 0

When working with young people, building trust and maintaining connections are always essential components of youth ministry. Teenagers need those solid relational dynamics now more than ever, as the challenges of Covid-19 have in many ways forced separation from peers. It is essential to demonstrate genuine concern and to create a sense of encouraging warmth for students struggling in the turbulent uncertainty of daily life.

Connected but Alone: Navigating the Curse of Social Media

by Cassie Moore | Oct 5, 2020 | Doing Ministry, Fall 2020, Practical Youth Ministry, Youth & Culture, Youth Culture | 0

Social media is both a blessing and a curse. It connects us and opens doors, but can create problems, quietly destroy people, and isolate us. As we seek to help young people navigate through the quagmire of social media, we must be mindful that perspective is key. We can use social media as a tool to connect us to each other and to the Gospel.

Help for Talking with Youth about Racism

by Julianna Shults | Jun 26, 2020 | Fall 2020, Free Resources, Hot Topics, Talk Sheets, Youth & Culture, Youth Culture | 0

One of the end goals of youth ministry that we list is that young people and the church embrace and value the diversity of ethnicity, language, and culture in God’s creation. It’s important to address issues of race and racism with your youth.

Connection vs. Stereotypes

by Dani Tietjen | Mar 9, 2017 | Hot Topics, Youth & Culture, Youth Culture | 0

We were created for connection, yet we have a bad habit of boxing people into stereotypes that separate us from one another.

Inside the Teen World: What Worries Us About Our Generation

by Cassie Moore | Oct 19, 2016 | Blogs, Inside the Teen World, Youth & Culture, Youth Culture | 0

A group of teens share what worries them about their generation.

Inside the Teen World: Teaching Students to Be Still

by Cassie Moore | Mar 23, 2016 | Blogs, Inside the Teen World, Youth & Culture, Youth Culture | 0

How can we teach the habit of being still before the Lord to our students?

Inside the Teen Mind: The Hardest Thing About Being a Teen

by Cassie Moore | Dec 8, 2015 | Blogs, Inside the Teen World, Youth & Culture, Youth Culture | 0

Cassie asked a group, “What is the hardest thing about being a teen today?” Here are their answers.

Technology: Tool, Treasure, Tyrant or Trouble?

by Kristin Schmidt | Aug 28, 2015 | Youth & Culture, Youth Culture | 2

Best Practices for Youth Group Use without Abuse We have all likely seen it: adolescents going...

Youth and Popular Culture: It’s All About Influence and Interaction

by Amy Becker | Aug 20, 2015 | Youth & Culture, Youth Culture | 0

Popular culture changes for each generation, but its implications on faith and society particularly affect the young. They need guidance from the inside to help them navigate it all. Youth leaders can be those guides.