by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 13, 2020 | Opinion
Many young adults in the U.S. remain engaged in religious faith and practice but have little trust in religious institutions, according to a report from the Springtide Research Institute published in late October. The institute’s work focuses on young people’s lives...
by Baptist Times Staff | Nov 18, 2019 | News
A report has found that 18- to 35-year-olds who are engaged with church or other faith communities are more likely to say they are optimistic about the future, secure in who they are, able to accomplish their goals and have someone who believes in them. The report...
by Steve McClain | Aug 12, 2019 | Opinion
Most of my working life has been spent around youth. From covering sports at the high school and college levels to volunteering with youth groups, teenagers have been an integral part of what I do. Maybe they keep me young. There’s one constant I have heard repeatedly...
by Renee Embree | Mar 29, 2017 | Opinion
What do you do with smartphones during youth group? Really, we could ask this question for all ages in the church, couldn’t we? For Generation Z (born between 1996 to 2014), they’ve always grown up being connected. They have no idea the pain of the...
by Michael Helms | Jun 11, 2014 | Opinion
There are people who have devoted serious careers to the study of humor, and many, if not most, are not very funny. They are like me–they are not the life of the party, but they love to laugh. They are also interested in the psychology, sociology and physiology...
