Good Community

Connecting with adults who aren't youth workers is so important, but it's often really difficult to do that. We asked three youth workers what they do to create community for themselves.

The Atherlight Chronicles

STEAMPUNK GOSPEL: REACHING TWEEN GAMERS WITH SCRIPTURAL TRUTH Online adventure game The Aetherlight retells the epic story of Scripture in an exciting steampunk world filled with quests, puzzles, crafting a...

Stop the Sports Parenting Madness

Earlier this year, Ohio’s Gilmour Academy girls’ basketball team had a playoff game, which they won—big. They beat Northeast Ohio Prep by 107 points. Yep—107—that’s not a typo. The final score: 108 ...

Killing the Cry Night

I want teens to feel free to shed tears in my youth ministry. I want them to know that emotions aren't wrong and that tears aren't shameful. What I don't want to do anymore is try and program teens' tears, because that's not God moving. That's behavioral modification and manipulation.