Church youth become philanthropists
Teenagers at an Episcopal church in a wealthy Connecticut town learn about giving by making grants to local organizations.
Teenagers at an Episcopal church in a wealthy Connecticut town learn about giving by making grants to local organizations.
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.
A simple question from his son prompts a Wheaton College professor to contemplate the significance of childlike faith.
A Texas youth program has learned how to replicate itself by engaging in important practices.
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.
Where did the playfulness in leadership go?
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.
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.
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.
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.