Youth Archives

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Generation Spark Relationships

What Do Teens Really Need (and Want) from Youth Ministry Today?

Hint: it's not a new mixer game or an all-nighter.

Rev. Annalise RadcliffeDecember 6, 2022

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Church Life Relationships

Guarding Our Children from Church Hurt: Why Our Actions Matter

The words and actions of parents and caregivers are influencing the faith of children at any given moment.

Shelley HenningJanuary 13, 2022

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Faith Formation Generation Spark Relationships

Why Is There a Generation Missing from Church?

And what would it take to draw them back in?

Wendi KapengaJuly 20, 2021

Faith Formation Relationships Spirituality

Generation Spark Christian Mentoring

Generation Spark partners with you to build authentic intergenerational relationships between 16-24-year-olds and spiritual mentors in your church. It’s a…

Grace RuiterJuly 9, 2021

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Faith Formation Food for Faith

How to Plant Seeds of Faith by Gardening with Your Kids

Just as we plant seeds in our gardens, God nurtures seeds of faith in our kids

Rev. Stephanie SoderstromApril 21, 2021

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Advent Jesse Tree

Jesse Tree Instagram Photo Challenge

Observe Advent with the Jesse Tree, a daily journey through Jesus’s family tree. But instead of making ornaments that symbolize each…

Grace RuiterMay 15, 2020