Youth Ministry Institute

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

10 Things I Wish Everyone Knew About Jesus

What is Lawful According to God?

Readings:<br>First Reading<br>Deuteronomy 5:12-15<br>Second Reading<br>2 Corinthians 4:5-12<br>Gospel<br>Mark 2:23--3:6...

What is the Church? (Part 1)

The next part of our Foundations study seeks to answer the question; what is the Church? There are many opinions out there, so what does the Bible say?

4 Ways to Balance Leading the Church and Loving the Community

How do we both lead our church and love our community well? And how does this calling inform a church leader's priorities and daily schedule?

8 Concerns That Church Members Seldom Tell Pastors

There are some concerns that are harder to bring up than others. Things like: We're concerned about your marriage.

Back To School Organization Tips

School is coming up soon. At More Space Place, we want you to help your child become organized with three important tips. Read more to find out more!

24 Back to School Organization Ideas

These back to school organization ideas make the perfectionist in me so happy! There are so many AWESOME ideas - I wish I was this organized!

ID Card Benefits for Religious Organizations

Find out how religious organizations and church groups are using ID card technology to help identify church members and keep them more secure.

Build and donate bikes to youth organizations

Three companies have donated more than 100 bikes to be distributed to four Philly youth organizations. Help build those bikes while enjoying plenty of food and beverages. Mechanical skills a plus, but not required.

Youth Organization Capacity Building

Learn about writing a business plan, grant writing, technology, social media, and other<br>tools that will help your organization reach and service Brooklyns youth.

Research-Backed Toolkit Helps Youth Organizations Integrate Digital Learning

Free toolkit and report designed for educators offers best practices in achieving real success in youth-centered digital learning.

Back-to-School Organizational Tips

Not only is having a clean, healthy home important, but having a stress-free home also contributes to our health and well being. By being a little more organized with the Back-to-School frenzy, your home can become more stress-free<br>Everything has a place! After only a few days your home can start to look like a junk drawer with all the back-to-school essentials laying everywhere. Create a "catch-all" area with a few bins, stacked shelves, shoe racks and a rubber mat. This can be…

King: Back to school: Organization tips for disorganized kids

There are several ways for children to be successful in school, but it is not always easy.

7 Helpful Back To School Organization Ideas

Make the back to school transition a breeze by keeping your family and your home organized.

5 Easy Back to School Organization Ideas

5 Ways to get organized for school to help you start the new year off on the right foot. #BacktoSchool

Back-to-School Organization Series: 5 Easy Steps to all Things Clothes

Back-to-school means shopping for and dealing with all of the clothes. As kids seem to grow and change constantly, it’s probably safe to say yours will need some updated duds for the new school year. Check out these easy steps to get started!

Children who live and study in greener places are less stressed, study says

The results showed the greater exposure to vegetation a child has, the lower level of oxidative stress is found, and this association was observed regardless of the child’s physical activity.

Middle of the pack is an uncertain place for dogs, study finds

Rigid canid social structures are thought to help conserve energy and reduce fighting within social groups, and dogs in the middle of the pack that are trying to climb the rankings tend to be more aggressive than their counterparts at the top or the bottom of the pack, according to a study of free-roaming dogs outside Rome. Scientists said the pack's social structure was dictated by sex and age, similar to the social organization of wolf packs, and structure was least defined in…

Study: Hurricane damage will increase in surprising new places in the coming decades

The future holds a significant uptick in damage for regions that previously have tended to be safer from the most devastating storms.