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Wow, summer has ended, and the beginning of school has ushered us into fall.In our local church, this is the time when we are promoting students into their next grade-level...

Despite having to make the difficult decision to cancel #YQ2020 in Jacksonville, Florida, IPHC Student Ministries hosted an online event: YouthQuest Replay. It was an event that celebrated all things...

Are you wanting to teach your students about Pentecost but you aren’t sure where to start? Or don’t have the time to develop a series of lessons? “Empowered: A Four-Week...

Many leaders are already ZOOMING multiple times every week, meeting with senior leaders and supervisors, and trying to maintain discipling relationships with students and small group leaders. While the face...

A great way to UNLOCK LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL is to present a student with a challenge… …and what challenging days we have ahead of us! The COVID-19 virus has caused tremendous...

There is no doubt that twenty-first century Christianity is different. The technological advances over the last 100 years have literally given us instant access to the entire world. Preaching the...

Review by Jonathan Bland Worldview, written by Stephen Jones, SMAT team leader, is a ready-to-go resource for your youth group. This 4-part series offers youth leaders a practical and accessible...

An Unpopular Gospel By Stephen Jones, Student Ministries Advisory Team Leader “And they were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching…” WHAT teaching, exactly? If you read the last post...

Mardi Gras. Ash Wednesday. You may be familiar with these terms, but did you know that they are all a part of a tradition called Lent? Lent is celebrated during...

Book Review – Mentor for Life by Natasha Sistrunk Robinson By Kaleigh Bishop “Imagine: what would happen if every Christian committed to making discipleship a priority in his or her...