As churches navigate COVID realities and fears, what’s happened to the kids who, before, experienced God’s love through various church ministries? In the general population, …

One age group is hit particularly hard with the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s teenagers. The virus spread just as their long-anticipated milestones were set to unfold–sports …

Young people are staying away from the church in growing numbers. But why? When you pose that question to those inside the church, it seems …

Why don’t our efforts at disciple-making result in more obvious disciples–people who live out their attachment to Jesus every day? Part of the problem comes …

That was the day. From that day forward, youth ministry was crippled. Since then we’ve seen America’s young people, the Millennials, turn away from the …

Here’s a guaranteed way to dramatically power-up your teaching and preaching. It works. But many teachers and preachers will reject it–before ever trying it. I’ve …

Today’s Christian teenagers embody a number of encouraging values. But those same values tend to chafe today’s church. Since launching Group Magazine almost 40 years …

It’s sometimes amusing–and sometimes just painful–to see how ministers use technology. With the proliferation of social media such as Twitter and Facebook, many people in …

This summer’s big regional youth conference has been cancelled. Because of tunes. The leader of the denominational office notified all the churches in the region …

Youth ministry has been known to pioneer new and effective forms of ministry that also influence the rest of the church. But that trend, in …