Helping kids prepare for college is more than about their GPA or a scholarship ...

He wants to explore his own questions, but he feels he has nowhere to go. Can I blame him? Can I really expect him to make the jump from teen classes to adult classes? Can young adults really play "smell-my-feet" one week then discuss the role free will plays in predestination the next—all because they...

Gwen had graduated two days before, but without even thinking she showed up at church and went through her normal routine: standing outside the high school Sunday School room, talking and laughing with a few of her friends from the youth group. When the leader called the meeting to order, she walked...

Summer’s the time when high-school grads go to parties and turn their sights toward college. Then, in what seems like a few moments, this group of wide-eyed students arrives on campus to navigate a whole new world of dorm life, laundry, parties and perhaps studying.

Excerpted from "Following Jesus into College and Beyond."

Graduation dates are approaching, and for those in youth ministry, ConGRADulations! Class of 2008 is topping gift lists. This CD/DVD/book highlights top Christian music artists and includes a video of Bethany Hamilton, a homeschool grad who survived a shark attack in 2003. Hamilton, 18, is a competitive...

Most articles, books, seminars, conven­tions and Web sites about youth ministry challenge us to do something. Do better programs, do deeper teaching, do more leadership development. Well, I’d like to suggest there’s something we need to stop doing...

Preparing middle schoolers for college: “I’m close to giving up on my faith.” Those were hard words—especially from Don. He grew up in our youth ministry, and we had become good friends.

Does what we’re doing really matter once youth ministry students walk out of our doors and head for college?

What campus ministries wish youth workers understood about Christians at college