Youth Ministry

“’The only difference between Christians and non-Christians is that Christians are forgiven.’ Well, that’s simply not biblical.” - Interview with Thomas Bergler. It’s Time for the Church to Grow Up

Six Principles For Youth Ministry

“Christianity is either degenerating into a pathetic version of itself or, more significantly, Christianity is actively being colonized and displaced by quite a different religious faith.”

Anonymous Youth Pastor’s Letter to a Parent

“Based on my conversations with kids and observations in the culture, I consider these five theological tools essential…” Cameron Cole, TGC

True Love Waits returns to where it began 20 years ago

“Church safety is something for which the wise prepare. To wait until a crisis happens to create safety plans is too late. To believe that ‘this will never happen to us’ is risky.”

“[I]n reality, trinkets, stickers and prizes have a negative effect on the final outcomes we really want in Christian education. Rewards may turn your kids off.”

On the invention of the “teenager” and today’s permanently (?) teenaged church…When Are We Going to Grow Up? The Juvenilization of American Christianity

“…the rash of dire statistics about the ineffectiveness of youth ministry has prompted rethinking in these ranks.”

Youth Ministry

It's Time for the Church to Grow Up

Six Principles For Youth Ministry

A Shocking Conclusion about American Christianity

YP: "It seems to me that you see youth ministry as a supplement to your kids’ lives – not something vital"

5 tools needed to reach today's teens

"Not that I do this so that my life will be better, but I choose purity for Christ's glory"

In God We Trust: All Others Must Be Screened

What's Wrong With Rewards?

"Not surprisingly, in the process of adapting to the new immature adulthood, churches started looking a lot like youth groups"

"Youth needs the church, and the church needs youth"

Since 2005