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  • Helping Teens Lament

    By Dietrich KirkWhat should our relationship with God look like? God is full of grace, forgiveness, and love. God is often referred to as a Good Father. Jesus desires to have a deep relationship with us and calls us friend. Relationships ...

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    The Power of Lament in Adolescent Spirituality

    by Dr. Andrew Zirschky Lament is a powerful form of prayer that allows us to express our deepest sorrows and doubts to God. It is a way of acknowledging the suffering we experience in life and bringing it before God ...

    2 weeks ago
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    More Than “I Forgive You”: Facilitating Developmental Forgiveness in Youth Ministry

    by Stephen Ingram I have three kids, ages 17, 15, and 10. When they argue with each other or feel wronged by one of the others, bridging the gap between apology and actual forgiveness can be really difficult. According to ...

    3 weeks ago
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    Three Spiritual Truths from Wonder Woman

    by Jason Sansbury When the box office season began for the summer of 2017, not many people anticipated the amount of success that Warner Brothers would have with its film Wonder Woman. Based on the DC Comics superhero of the same ...

    6 years ago
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    Breaking Down Barriers: Understanding the Needs of Single Parents

    by Lisa Long Spring is one of my favorite times of year. Winter is finally over. Flowers burst from the ground. The air fills with glorious perfume. It's as if the whole earth celebrates redemption's birthday. Easter Sunday is the ...

    8 years ago
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    Ministering to Changing Families

    Editor's Note: This article is written jointly by Sara, a youth minister who was, until recently, a single mom to two young boys, and Jason, a veteran youth minister who has 20 years of experience ministering to all kinds of ...

    8 years ago
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    What Would Parents Like to Ask Their Kids' Youth Minister?

    Recently, I had the distinct privilege of teaching our church's Parents of Teens Sunday school class. I taught a three week series which gave me a good amount of interaction time with the parents. During the first week, I spent the class ...

    10 years ago
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    Summer Youth Ministry Activities

    By Center for Youth Ministry Training 5/28/19 Go To Them Navigating summer youth ministry activities can feel impossible. I see youth group after youth group seek to have weekly fun fellowship events, and I talk to youth minister after youth ...

    10 years ago
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    Spinning a Web of Relationships

    Back when Spiderman was a cartoon on TV, I can't remember a single episode where he didn't catch the criminal in a web. Youth ministers can learn a lot from Spiderman and spiders about how to get youth to stick ...

    10 years ago
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    Teens and Social Technology: Searching for Intimacy – Part 3

    by Andrew Zirschky Editor's Note: Read Teens and Social Technology: Searching for Intimacy - Part 1 and  Part 2 here. In a faceless face-to-face world, young people are turning to technology to search for relationships that are meaningful and intimate. ...

    10 years ago
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    How2: Three Keys to Reaching More Youth

    I've heard similar stories from many young youth ministers: "The youth just won't come. Their parents won't bring them back for youth group. They are so busy with soccer, band, and the play." Young youth ministers can feel real or ...

    10 years ago
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    Teens and Social Technology: Searching for Intimacy – Part 2

    by Andrew Zirschky Editor's Note: Read Teens and Social Technology: Searching for Intimacy - Part 1 and  Part 3 here. Teenagers don’t want technology, they want what technology promises:  Meaningful access to real people and relationships. This was our conclusion ...

    10 years ago
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    Teens and Social Technology: Searching for Intimacy – Part 1

    by Andrew Zirschky Editor’s Note: Read Teens and Social Technology: Searching for Intimacy – Part 2 and  Part 3 here. It should be no surprise that many youth workers believe that social media hold the key to better connections and ...

    10 years ago
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    Turn It Off and Have a Real Conversation

    by Amy Jacober A Public Service Announcement to youth pastors Connections are my great reminder that God designed us to be a communal people. Technology has allowed us to be connected more than ever. Twitter, Facebook, e-mail, texting, Instagram and ...

    11 years ago
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    5 Keys to Visiting School Lunch Rooms

    I am a firm believer that an essential part of youth ministry is getting on students' turf. I find that school is an important place for us to strengthen our relationship with students while developing relationships with other students who ...

    12 years ago
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