Articles for tag: High School Ministry

September 1, 2023

Church & Ministry Youth & Children's Ministry

Gen Z Is Giving Us Hope!

By Jacob Stewart We have seen the data. We have heard the news. We get it. Gen Z is the worst. At least that is what I am accustomed to hearing. Generation Z (comprised of people born from 1997 to 2012) may go down in history as the most analyzed, picked on, studied, and bashed generation in the world . . . right next to Millennials (those born 1981–96). Have you seen the memes? It’s brutal out there. As a youth pastor for 10 years, I have worked closely with Gen Z. I agree with my current high school ministry

June 10, 2020

Christian Standard

Conferences & Gatherings Organizations & Events

CIY ‘Rocked Financially’ by Coronavirus Pandemic

By Chris Moon The COVID-19 pandemic dealt a major financial blow to Joplin, Mo.-based Christ In Youth, which hosts dozens of popular student ministry conferences across the country each year. CIY has canceled all of its high school MOVE and middle school MIX conferences this summer—56 events in all—because of the impossibility of holding those large events during the pandemic. The organization also had to cancel dozens of weekend events in March and April because of the outbreak. Those events represented virtually all of CIY’s revenue stream for the year. Ninety percent of CIY’s revenue comes from fees churches pay

January 21, 2017

Christian Standard

Church & Ministry Church Growth

Our Link in the Chain

By Andy Daniell How a small, struggling local church found new vitality by simply meeting the need across the street. Almost all church growth and leadership models are built around these main factors: “¢ being true to your church”s DNA and finding your role in the kingdom; “¢ being willing to test and employ various approaches related to the vision that fulfills that role; “¢ being willing to change and/or shut down ministries and initiatives based on the first two factors; “¢ allowing room for God to bless the activities and use them in ways that are beyond what”s humanly

November 30, 2008

Christian Standard

Colleges & Seminaries Organizations & Events

More Than Fun and Games

By Ben Walker Christian college was extremely enriching, but after three years in the holy huddle, I was champing at the bit at the prospect of reengaging the world. I was excited to step into my first evening class at the secular university I had transferred to, a class from the world religions department that promised an engrossing ideological tour of Buddhism in Southeast Asia.Â The professor opened that first class by asking, “Why are you here? Let”s go around the room and share our interest in this topic.” The first student responded by saying he”d been raised Catholic but

January 10, 2008

Christian Standard

Church & Ministry Youth & Children's Ministry

The Lost Generation

By Chuck Booher Fifteen years ago I visited one of the largest churches in the country. I was in awe of its high school ministry: 2,000 high school students passionately worshiping Christ. However, when I recently visited this same church I was disheartened to discover its high school ministry had dropped to 500 students. The church has doubled in size, and yet its youth ministry is dwindling. The reason definitely isn”t a lack of students in the area. In fact, the city recently opened two new high schools, and its junior college is brimming with college students. Ironically, as I