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God and the Water Slide
Christian camping is bigger than ever, but some rituals never change.
By Randall Balmer
posted 08/29/2003
Churches Must Recognize Threat of Youth Sexually Abusing Youth
Legal experts say rape, like in a recent ELCA case, is rare in youth ministry. But sex abuse by children against other children is a very real risk in churches.
By Todd Hertz
posted 08/20/2003
Youth in a Haze
Hazing is common in church youth groups
By Ted Olsen
posted 07/24/2003
Speaking Out: 'Get Mine, Get Yours'
Sexual swagger and slang do not mask a generation's loneliness.
By Janice Shaw Crouse
posted 05/07/2003
Sharing the Gospel with the Popular Girls
Newsweek finds a category of confident teen girls "bolstered by strong faith." But are they the only ones helped by youth ministry?
By Todd Hertz
posted 06/05/2002
Church, State, and Columbine
Since the infamous massacre, America has been rethinking the role of religion in the public square.
By Wendy Murray Zoba
posted 4/20/01
Decoding Generations
Two books are optimistic about the coming generations but for different, and sometimes contradictory, reasons.
By Wendy Murray Zoba
posted 4/4/01
Hostel Fire Kills 26 Christian Students in Nigeria
Country reels from story of schoolgirls trapped behind locked doors and barred windows.
By Obed Minchakpu in Jos, Nigeria
posted 3/16/01
The Homeless VIPs
'Third-Culture Kids' may be one of the most neglected, and most influential, unreached people groups.
By Andrew Fletcher
posted 3/7/01
'Youth has Special Powers'
If their rising interest in mission trips is any indication, the Millennials may be a generation uniquely wired to stand—and sweat—for God.
By Wendy Murray Zoba
posted 2/8/01
Kingdom Prodigy
How an 8-year-old girl from Georgia began a community program that has fed thousands.
By Joe Westbury
posted 12/7/00
InterVarsity Group on Probation
Tufts University says group violated school's nondiscrimination policy by excluding lesbian student from leadership.
By Randy Bishop
posted 11/27/00
Grunge, Boomers in Concert
Teens and parents fast and pray together for "massive youth revolution."
By Sheryl Blunt in Washington, D.C.
posted 9/7/00
World Youth Day Hailed as "Popestock"
Two million young people turn up for Mass in Rome with Pope John Paul.
By Luigi Sandri in Rome
posted 8/22/00
Losing Our Promiscuity
The church has an unprecedented chance to reach a generation burned by commitment-free sex.
By Paula Rinehart
posted 7/7/00
Potlatch Gospel
Alaskan churches debate whether they should reach at-risk youth by using their culture's pre-Christian traditions.
By Kyle Huckins in Anchorage
posted 6/15/00
Toon Time
An Arkansas church does Disney one better to attract kids.
By John W. Kennedy in Springdale, Arkansas
posted 6/8/00
Let's Pray, Then Play
Piety in public may help students understand America's religious diversity.
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 6/6/00
Columbine's Tortuous Road to Healing
One year later, survivors' recovery is filled with painful twists and turns.
By Wendy Murray Zoba
posted 4/14/00
Videos of Hate
Columbine killers harbored anti-Christian prejudice.
By Steve Rabey
posted 1/26/00
Elegy for a Jesus Freak
"These are the ultimate Jesus Freaks—the people who are willing to die for their faith." —Toby McKeehen of dc Talk
By Wendy Murray Zoba
posted 12/9/99
Retailers Marketing Martyrdom to Teens
Littleton massacre now merchandising opportunity.
By Jody Veenker
posted 11/12/99
Hymns on MTV
Christian music has traveled a long way from the Bay Psalm Book to the charts of Billboard magazine. Now Jars of Clay is shaking up Contemporary Christian Music.
By Randall Balmer
posted 11/1/99
Cassie Said Yes, They Said No
The mainstream press unquestioningly accepted Salon.com's flimsy "debunking" of the Columbine confession.
By Wendy Murray Zoba
posted 11/1/99
Church Shooting Creates New Martyrs
By Christine J. Gardener
posted 10/25/99
"Do You Believe in God?"
Columbine and the stirring of America's soul.
By Wendy Murray Zoba
posted 10/4/99
The Long Road After Littleton
There are no quick fixes for our culture of violence, but that's no excuse for doing nothing.
a Christianity Today editorial
posted 6/14/99
Where No Ministry Has Gone Before
To be more effective ministers, Five Iron Frenzy resists the packaging of Christian rock bands.
By Ken Steinken
posted 5/24/99
Youth Like Pope; Question Teachings
By Cecile S. Holmes in Saint Louis
posted 3/3/99
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