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Faith in Action: Supporting Youth During ICE Activity
What does faith in action look like when students are living with fear and uncertainty? Through one youth minister’s personal experience, discover practical guidance and pastoral encouragement for supporting young people during ICE activity.
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Around the Circle: A Conversation with Laura Alary
A conversation with Laura Alary about her new picture book, Around the Circle. From Advent to Easter, she shares how stories, traditions, and wonder help children develop a resilient, hope-filled faith.
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Amazing Generation, Part Three: Practical Tips for Implementing a Phone-Free Youth Ministry
Wondering how to actually implement a phone-free youth ministry? In Part Three of the Amazing Generation series, we explore practical ideas for communicating with families, equipping leaders, creating group covenants, and helping students build healthier relationships with technology.
Amazing Generation, Part Two: Helping Your Church Embrace Phone-Free Youth Ministry
A phone-free youth ministry begins long before students put their phones away. In Part Two of Amazing Generation, discover practical ways to engage parents, children, youth, and adults in conversations about technology, faith, and belonging.
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Amazing Generation, Part One: Why Churches Should Create Phone-Free Youth Spaces
Smartphones have transformed the way young people connect—but at what cost? In Part One of the Amazing Generation series, we explore the research behind phone-free youth ministry and why churches are uniquely positioned to create spaces of genuine belonging.
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Inclusive Youth Ministry: Planning with Marginalized Youth in Mind
Creating inclusive youth ministry starts long before an event begins. Learn practical ways to center marginalized youth through safety, accessibility, equity, and belonging as you plan your programs and gatherings.
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Neurodiversity in Worship: Creating a More Inclusive Church
Neurodiversity is a beautiful part of our communities. Explore simple, practical ways to create more inclusive worship spaces where everyone can participate fully.
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The Parent I Thought I’d Be—and the One I Became
A personal reflection on how faith, deconstruction, and parenting reshape what we believe about control, love, and what it means to raise children in an inclusive, liberating way.
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Practicing Public Faith: Going to a Protest
What does it mean to practice faith in public life? This guide explores how attending a protest can be an expression of faith and offers thoughtful preparation tips.
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Craftivism: Practicing Public Faith Through Creative Resistance
What happens when creativity meets public faith? Craftivism invites communities to stitch together storytelling, resistance, and hope. In this post, explore examples of craft as quiet resistance and a simple patch-making activity for youth.
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Palm Sunday Protest: No Kings and the Power of Public Witness
Palm Sunday and No Kings fall on back-to-back days this year—and the parallel is impossible to ignore. Explore the theology behind our free downloadable protest posters and new Peacemakers, Not Kingmakers stickers, flags, and apparel.
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What I’ve Learned About Planning Summers in Youth Ministry
Youth ministry summer planning doesn’t have to mean over-scheduling or shutting down. Explore six thoughtful questions to help you plan a summer rooted in connection, sustainability, and care.
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