YWJ contributor Tony Myles sits down with pastor and author Steven Furtick to talk about Greater things for today's youth and snag some ideas you can use with your students

What ministry model do you use with your youth, and how's it working? Would you be willing to invest time in letting them be leaders in your church?

When budgets are cut, often necessary roles become viewed as luxuries. Perhaps we should take a long-term view rather than to panic in the face of adversity.

Some people thrive on a good argument; but rather than debating, we're called to share our faith. Rather than assert our position, it's better first to listen to the other person's.

Brace yourself. A friend of mine who is a pastor in a nearby town just told me about an 11-year-old boy in his neighborhood who just got a 12-year-old girl pregnant.

It can drive even the sharpest of us crazy. You've raised them, loved them, and known them for years; but that doesn't mean the teens or tweens in your life want to talk with you. At least, it seems to appear that way.

When we avoid disciplining tweens and teens, we blindly believe they’ll figure out life themselves. For example, if you assume “everyone’s doing it” and supply your adolescent with a box of condoms or birth control pills and a pat on the back, you haven’t truly given them the skill set to control his...

Maybe none of this stands out to you, but that day I was reminded of the many parents who aren't doing such things. Perhaps they've reasoned they don't have anything in common with their kids or there's "simply no time for any of this." Subliminally packaged into such conclusions is an expectation for...

I’m absolutely freaked out. Keep in mind, this age group is a large part of my background. I’ve worked with teens and tweens for years and have an advanced degree in adolescent development. I’m the guy who’s always striking up new friendships with kids.

If you find yourself looking at a screen more than you do a kid’s face, it’s time to turn the electricity off and power up in the Word of God.