The Center for Youth Ministry Training will host its second Theology Together immersion experience, "Collide," this summer in the greater Nashville area. Attendees, both youth and adults, will serve others and listen to speakers as a part of the experience, ...
by Andrew Zirschky In the first article in this series you met Laura, a college student who was doubting her faith and yet rarely spoke of those doubts and questions to anyone. Laura, like so many others, was doubting alone. ...
Editor's Note: This was originally posted on Katie's personal blog, Daily Impressions, and is reprinted here with permission. by Katie Kavanaugh I love my job. No really, I usually say that with no hint of sarcasm at least once a ...
In a recent church staff meeting, I found myself pleading for worship moments that model the faith for parents, youth, and children. We have a generation of parents who are highly invested in their children's lives, especially their academics and ...
by Mark Taylor Recently, I had the chance to see God's Not Dead. I have to admit I'm not a big fan of Christian-produced movies in general because the quality of writing, acting, and cinematography is unfortunately, and usually, mediocre ...
by Mark Taylor Before some people see the word "flexible" and immediately think "relative" or "ambiguous," let me quickly define what I mean by a rigid faith and a flexible faith. A rigid faith is a stubborn, eyes-closed, arrogant, unwilling ...
by Andrew Zirschky As a junior political science and philosophy major at a Christian college on the West Coast, Laura looked to be the paragon of devoted and vibrant faith: she prayed and read her Bible daily, spent her weekends ...
by Gary Wake If someone’s driving and they have no idea where they are, it’s helpful for them to stop and figure out where they went off track, so that they don’t move further from their intended destination. There are ...
Most religious teens in the United States appear to engage in few religious practices. But even basic practices like regular Bible reading and personal prayer seem clearly associated with stronger and deeper faith commitment among youth.[1] —Christian Smith with Melinda ...
