Teaching Teens About Sex
Finding a balance when teaching at church about sexuality is difficult. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had a youth pastor say to me, “I was going to
November 15, 2018
Trust the Process: God’s Role and Our Role in Student Ministry
Student ministry is challenging work. I don’t know about you, but I am often asked by people who learn that I serve with students: “Why would you ever want to
October 15, 2018
SPEAK youth conference draws 900, keeps gospel at the center
Scooter Kellum says there are a lot of things that could define a youth conference. And he doesn’t mind if the state’s SPEAK conference offers some of them — like
July 31, 2018
Teen finds creative ministry through spoken-word poetry
Five years ago, Shantrice Coleman got talked into going to a youth camp against her better judgment. “I really wasn’t for it,” she said. “I had been in a church
July 31, 2018
Alabama Baptists Can Help Students by Lifting Them in Prayer
Chris Mills said he can think of several people he knows who came to faith in Christ in middle school, in high school and in college. And he said he
August 9, 2017
Parents Can Help Teenagers Struggling with ‘Ever Present Need to be Connected’
The last week of July, Scooter Kellum and other youth leaders from Taylor Road Baptist Church, Montgomery, drove a group of teenagers away from the Ocoee River and back into
August 8, 2017
SPEAK conference draws 900-plus, challenges students to be ‘Voice of Influence’
Using the hashtag #speak17, students took their praise of Alabama’s annual SPEAK conference to the place they know best — social media. By the end of the conference, held July
August 1, 2017
Youth Evangelism Conference Reworking Focus, Has New Name
In 2016, as 16-year-old Shantrice Coleman walked up to the microphone during the third session of the Youth Evangelism Conference, she got an unprompted standing ovation. The theme of the
April 6, 2017
Why Board Games Are Back and What It Means for the Church
In The Revenge of Analog, David Sax chronicles how a hunger for tangible things is causing a resurgence in many industries, such as print, vinyl, and board games. In the
February 24, 2017
5 Reasons I Can’t Stay Away from Student Ministry
This summer has shown me that I can’t stay away from student ministry. I was honored to be the camp pastor at one of our FUGE camps and enjoyed spending
July 26, 2016
