http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/ YouthWorker.com - Personal Growth en-us Copyright 2008 - YouthWorker.com Salem Publishing - RSS Generator rss@YouthWorker.com rss@YouthWorker.com Tue, 13 May 2008 06:20:06 GMT Tue, 13 May 2008 06:20:06 GMT http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/ http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/ http://media.salemwebnetwork.com/ywj/system/gr/ywj_logo_rss.jpg 250 51 http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11575240/ Several years ago, a relative of mine got into trouble—the kind of trouble that causes you to stun your family and lose your friends, move to another state, and try to start your life over. The news of... Thu, 08 May 2008 05:43:00 GMT http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11575240/ Patton Dodd Several years ago, a relative of mine got into trouble—the kind of trouble that causes you to stun your family and lose your friends, move to another state, and try to start your life over. The news of... http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11575239/ After 26 years of youth ministry, I thought I have heard every question possible. Thu, 08 May 2008 05:28:00 GMT http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11575239/ David Burke After 26 years of youth ministry, I thought I have heard every question possible. http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11575211/ The 30th Annual Creation Festival is fast approaching. The largest outdoor Christian music and teaching festival of its kind will be hosted in two locations. Creation Northeast will be held in Mount Union,... Thu, 08 May 2008 05:14:00 GMT http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11575211/ The 30th Annual Creation Festival is fast approaching. The largest outdoor Christian music and teaching festival of its kind will be hosted in two locations. Creation Northeast will be held in Mount Union,... http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11575122/ The majority of children raised by Christian parents will not live for Jesus as adults. In fact, research has shown that as many as 70-75 percent of children raised by Christian parents will NOT live for... Wed, 07 May 2008 04:33:00 GMT http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11575122/ Al Menconi The majority of children raised by Christian parents will not live for Jesus as adults. In fact, research has shown that as many as 70-75 percent of children raised by Christian parents will NOT live for... http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11571811/ Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Religion Publishers has launched two new Web tools for Catholic education. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:08:00 GMT http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11571811/ Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Religion Publishers has launched two new Web tools for Catholic education. http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11571360/ Children all over the world can write and draw to win one of a dozen dude ranch vacations offered as prizes in the Children's International Arts Festival. Kids ages 5-12 can enter by answering and illustrating... Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:48:00 GMT http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11571360/ Children all over the world can write and draw to win one of a dozen dude ranch vacations offered as prizes in the Children's International Arts Festival. Kids ages 5-12 can enter by answering and illustrating... http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11570721/ Dear Mark,Thank you for your careful reading of “Lessons from the Town of Bedrock,” YouthWorker Journal, January/February 2008. I appreciate your heart for students and your commitment to truth—a desperately... Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:21:00 GMT http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11570721/ Barry Shafer Dear Mark,Thank you for your careful reading of “Lessons from the Town of Bedrock,” YouthWorker Journal, January/February 2008. I appreciate your heart for students and your commitment to truth—a desperately... http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11569850/ Students to Gather in Paradise: A youth ministry organization hopes to draw thousands of high school and college students May 25, 2008, to Paradise, Kan., for a unique spiritual experience. Organizers... Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:16:00 GMT http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11569850/ Students to Gather in Paradise: A youth ministry organization hopes to draw thousands of high school and college students May 25, 2008, to Paradise, Kan., for a unique spiritual experience. Organizers... http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11569797/ “Since I took up the habit of lamenting, my life has not improved. But life improvement isn’t the goal.” Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:11:00 GMT http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11569797/ Patton Dodd “Since I took up the habit of lamenting, my life has not improved. But life improvement isn’t the goal.” http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11569791/ “I don’t need someone saying there is a crisis to motivate me to love the next generation in the church.” Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:18:00 GMT http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11569791/ Ron Marrs “I don’t need someone saying there is a crisis to motivate me to love the next generation in the church.” http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11569790/ “How do I diagnose what is really going on with my spiritual heart?” Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:49:00 GMT http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11569790/ David Olshine “How do I diagnose what is really going on with my spiritual heart?” http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11568422/ Dear YouthWorker Journal:I am writing today to take exception to something printed in your January/February 2008 issue. Specifically, what was written in Mr. Barry Shafer’s article, “Lessons from the... Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:23:00 GMT http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11568422/ Mark Wuggazer Dear YouthWorker Journal:I am writing today to take exception to something printed in your January/February 2008 issue. Specifically, what was written in Mr. Barry Shafer’s article, “Lessons from the... http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11566200/ When confronted with those who sought to (out of respect) test his orthodoxy as a first-century Jew, Jesus faced a jugular question: “What is the greatest commandment?” His answer... Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:53:00 GMT http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11566200/ Jeff Strong When confronted with those who sought to (out of respect) test his orthodoxy as a first-century Jew, Jesus faced a jugular question: “What is the greatest commandment?” His answer... http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11564514/ Have you ever wondered why Christians aren’t smarter? I mean, we have the only true religion, we have a Book which is responsible for all of Western Civilization, and we serve a God who can safely call... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:22:00 GMT http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11564514/ Andrew Tallman Have you ever wondered why Christians aren’t smarter? I mean, we have the only true religion, we have a Book which is responsible for all of Western Civilization, and we serve a God who can safely call... http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11564498/ A series of musical performances, panel discussions, the release of a double CD of religious music and a conference to sum it all up will mark a semester-long investigation of "God in Music City" at Vanderbilt... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:04:00 GMT http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11564498/ A series of musical performances, panel discussions, the release of a double CD of religious music and a conference to sum it all up will mark a semester-long investigation of "God in Music City" at Vanderbilt... http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11563398/ Many of the financial pitfalls people fall into as adults could have been prevented with some solid financial education as children. Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:13:00 GMT http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11563398/ Paul Asay Many of the financial pitfalls people fall into as adults could have been prevented with some solid financial education as children. http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11563381/ Sing along if you know it: “Flintstones, meet the Flintstones …” My guess is you could remember the lyrics up to “… page right out of history.” If you made it past “courtesy of Fred’s two feet,” you’re... Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:52:00 GMT http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11563381/ Barry Shafer Sing along if you know it: “Flintstones, meet the Flintstones …” My guess is you could remember the lyrics up to “… page right out of history.” If you made it past “courtesy of Fred’s two feet,” you’re... http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11563379/ Way back in the early 1980s (it seems like another world now), I was playing on the tennis team at a small college in West Virginia, attending the Inter-Varsity college fellowship, studying history, and... Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:07:00 GMT http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11563379/ David Burke Way back in the early 1980s (it seems like another world now), I was playing on the tennis team at a small college in West Virginia, attending the Inter-Varsity college fellowship, studying history, and... http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11563375/ "I know why you’re here,” said Vinyamin on our last day in Vohkma. This little village of fewer than 5,000 people is more than 500 miles northeast of Moscow. It offers fresh air, brutal winter, and... Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:56:00 GMT http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11563375/ Daniel Clark "I know why you’re here,” said Vinyamin on our last day in Vohkma. This little village of fewer than 5,000 people is more than 500 miles northeast of Moscow. It offers fresh air, brutal winter, and... http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11564045/ I stood alone in the hallway of the church educational building, my scalp prickling with fear. I asked myself and God out loud without regard to my language, “How the hell did I get here?”I needed... Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:08:00 GMT http://www.youthworker.com/resources/personal_growth/11564045/ Mary Huebner I stood alone in the hallway of the church educational building, my scalp prickling with fear. I asked myself and God out loud without regard to my language, “How the hell did I get here?”I needed...