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It’s Not Personal

admin — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:10:21 +0000

“Teen Churchgoer Finds Faith Faltering.” Hmm…What would a mainstream advice columnist say to a 16-year-old teenager who was having doubts about her faith? I plunged in…

So, A Jr. Higher Walks Into a Bar…

admin — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:06:09 +0000

Bars are a common conversation topic among junior high youth workers. No, not because working with young teenagers drives us to drink. The bars we discuss are different: They’re the “bars” of spiritual growth and Christian experience we set in our ministries, hoping kids will see the challenges ahead and reach for them.

Shattered

admin — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:59:33 +0000

When tragedy struck our community the shock waves rippled through the kids in our ministry—we realized that everything we said and did could have a long-term and profound impact, for good or for ill. Here’s how we helped kids express and move through their grief.

Jan_Feb 2012 Web Extra

admin — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:23:31 +0000

Jake Kircher interview

Q&A with Rachel Cruze

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:16:09 +0000

Rachel Ramsey Cruze has a daunting calling—since she was 15 years old, she’s been challening large audiences to make hard financial choices as part of her dad’s ongoing mission to renovate a culture that’s money-sick. Her dad’s name is Dave Ramsey, bestselling author and radio host. And after she graduated from college she joined his team full time. Today she travels the country speaking about the dangers of credit cards and debt at high schools, colleges, and youth conferences. We talked to her from her office in Nashville.

2012 Salary Survey

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:07:07 +0000

By Rick Lawrence

Average salaries are down, budgets are under a vise-grip, and many have been forced out of youth ministry or had their hours cut. Is financial hope on the horizon?

Click the link below to download a pdf of the entire article. To comment about the article please write a letter to the editor Rick Lawrence. rlawrence@group.com

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May_Jun 2012 Web Extras

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Word Search download

The Secret Dreams of Teenagers

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:09:26 +0000

By Rick Lawrence

The eye-opening results from our annual survey of more than 20,000 Christian teenagers reveal what they’d love more of from your ministry, and what they could do without. Thier top choice will surprise you, but their bottom choice may shock you.