News | Topic: Youth Ministry
Jul 16, 2021
Pastor Apologizes For Making Girls Wear One-Piece Swimsuits In A Viral Post
“I am sorry that we have deemed young women’s bodies as something that ‘needs to be covered’ and let young men’s bodies be OK to be seen,” Bryce Brewer wrote in his viral Facebook post. Read the article here.
Jan 29, 2018
Get Ready, Youth Group Leaders: Teens Twice As Likely To Identify As Atheist Or LGBT
Barna findings on Generation Z pose new challenges for the church. Read the article here.
Oct 18, 2016
Addressing Pornography In Youth Ministry
Walt Mueller writes a guest blog post about pornography for Youth Specialtieis. This post is a great start to the conversations he’ll be navigating in his seminar at the upcoming National Youth Workers Convention: PERVASIVE PORNOGRAPHY AND YOUTH MINISTRY.
Read the blog post here.
Feb 10, 2016
The Porn Phenomenon
The researchers at Barna just launched a massive research project examining teenagers, young adults, and Americans in general as well as pastors and youth pastors – more than 3,000 interviews in total across a range of questions. View some of the top-level findings by clicking here.
Jan 19, 2016
Teens & Youth Pastors Struggle With Porn, New Study Shows
Teen boys and girls view pornography weekly according to a study commissioned by the Josh McDowell Ministry that shows pornography also has a grip on an alarming number of pastors and youth pastors.
Read the article here.