Illustration by Jessamyn Rubio
Church youth become philanthropists
Teenagers at an Episcopal church in a wealthy Connecticut town learn about giving by making grants to local organizations.
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Andrew Root: Just wait
Youth ministry isn’t about helping young people create a successful future but about standing with them, waiting for the fullness of God’s action. A youth ministry scholar and author of "The Relational Pastor" reflects on Advent, eschatology and young people.
Timothy Larsen: Religion is wasted on the young
A simple question from his son prompts a Wheaton College professor to contemplate the significance of childlike faith.
How to expand successfully
A Texas youth program has learned how to replicate itself by engaging in important practices.
Photos courtesy of Project Transformation Dallas
Transforming and expanding
Project Transformation is a literacy and youth development program that has successfully expanded to three states. The key is maintaining the program’s core strengths while allowing flexibility, leaders say.
Sarah Howell: Peek-a-boo and other lessons in leadership
Where did the playfulness in leadership go?
Lydia H. Hoyle: Attracting a new generation of leaders in ministry
Churches and denominations need to create and maintain a “culture of calling” rather than occasionally emphasizing it, writes a church history scholar at Campbell University Divinity School.
Dori Baker: Microcommunities of prayer and action
Rapid change in the church offers an opportunity to try out prototypes of ministry with young people, says a scholar-in-residence at The Fund for Theological Education.
Welcoming Penny
The only way for Amy Julia Becker to explain her love for her daughter was through the lens of faith. So she took a deep breath and began.
Amy Julia Becker: It's no mistake, Penny is perfect
The author of ‘A Good and Perfect Gift’ talks about rethinking perfection and other lessons she’s learning from Penny, her daughter with Down syndrome.