News | Topic: Youth Ministry

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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