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Being rich is more important to young people today than in the past. The University of California at Los Angeles released its annual survey of college freshman last week and found that nearly three-quarters of those surveyed in 2006 thought it was essential or very important to be "very well-off financially." That compares with 62.5 percent who said the same in 1980.
Do youth only need Jesus? A new study on urban youth workers addressed the question to understand youth needs other than the spiritual. While Jesus is the most important part of a kid's life, Fuller Seminary’s Center for Youth and Family Ministry recognizes the relevance of holistic ministry. That means, not ignoring the health, friendship, and family support that kids need.
The New York Times looks at The Ark of Salvation Pentecostal Church.
which has attracted a devoted core of teenagers who sing and pray at every service. This is no accident....
As with most superheroes, the guardians of New Hope City are endowed with powers beyond those of normal men. They are strong, they can fly and they can travel through time. But these culturally diverse warriors have something that separates them from the comic-book pack: God is on their side.
About half of Gen Nexters say the growing number of immigrants to the U.S. strengthens the country and 58 percent say that homosexuality should be accepted. Young people are nearly evenly divided over favoring or opposing homosexual marriage. Also, 89 percent of young adults say it's all right for blacks and whites to date each other, which is a significant increase from 56 percent of young adults 20 years ago.
Text2christ Offers Daily Cell Phone Devotions for Youth More and more of today’s youth are facing the difficult challenge of balancing religion with school, homework, and social activities. A recent survey of 1000 youth from random cities across North America discovered that 73% of youth say that they do not have enough time during the day to read their Bible.
A Riverside, California-based youth organization is kicking off its spring tour which will travel from coast-to-coast. The Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust is a youth-focused activist group known for its annual pro-life leadership training camp. The group is kicking off the spring semester of Campus Life Tours for January 29.
The writer says it is unfortunate that ultra-liberal college professors have been able to spawn a new generation of angry leftists. But on the other hand, he is optimistic about the future because he sees a large number of young Americans rebelling against the rebellious lifestyle of their parents.
Today's generation of young students is causing concern among some youth leaders who see increasing fallout from the church and an increasingly secularized culture. Other leaders are just the opposite.
They see a generation full of potential and passionately following Christ.
The New Year prompted international youth ministry Dare 2 Share to assemble the top five teen predictions to watch for in 2007. The Dare 2 Share team predicted the following adolescent trends for the new year:
"Many people who come to church browse YouTube for two hours in the morning," said Fuller President Richard Mouw. "How can we preach the Gospel to people who are getting their news, getting their entertainment, in totally new ways from the 20th century?" The Pasadena-based evangelical Fuller Theological Seminar, one of America's largest, has this answer: a 35,000-square-foot worship center that will house two chapels, classrooms, offices and performance facilities.
Four percent. That's the estimated percentage of teens who will continue their walk with Christ into adulthood. At issue is a real battle for souls, and the answer may come with selecting a church with an on-fire youth group.
Guest Columnist David Sonderby looks at a culture filled with wrong motives of self-gratification and fornication of the mind, body, and soul, He finds that the majority of this doomed country draws the innocence from the young sheep of the flock; the majority seems to tell them that life means nothing.
Parents Struggle Talking To Teens About Serious Matters A majority of parents confess they have a difficult time getting their teens involved in meaningful discussions about their concerns -- such as who their friends are, their attire, and how school is going, even though research indicates that teens are four times more likely to use drugs if they are not regularly monitored by parents.
