As spring turns into summer, here are some great resources to help you plan your programs with kids.
Walt Mueller and Dan Kimball share insights about how our worship services and other gatherings can be more Christ-like and less showbizzy.
Missions expert Paul Filidis describes the shift toward "Business as Mission," an approach that mixes work with the great commission.
Middle School Ministry columnist Mark Oestreicher reflects on the challenge of pushing kids out of their protective nests.
And the TOOLS section looks at these new resources: Efrem Smith's Jump into a Life of Further and Higher; The Millennials: Connecting to America's Largest Generation by Thom S. Rainer and Jess W. Rainer; The End of Sexual Identity: Why Sex Is Too Important to Define Who We Are by Janelle Williams Paris; plus new music by Hillsong United and Black Dub.
We're glad to bring you this material from YWJ and pray it helps you raise the bar in your work with students.