3 simple steps to go from “knowing” to “doing”

So often in ministry there is a gap between knowing and doing. We might know there are children struggling with hunger both in our own community and halfway across the globe. But we don’t know what we are supposed to do about it. These 3 D’s—Discover, Design, Do—will help you take the steps necessary to […]

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Family Day fast facts

To celebrate International Day of Familes, here are some interesting family fast facts from our Attitudes and Behavior of Youth research. Family is one of the most important factors that make up the “Trifecta” we have determined directly influences a teen’s spiritual vibrancy. Be sure you nurture those positive family experiences by doing things together. Start with […]

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The Bible: gaining popularity or losing ground?

As a ministry whose heartbeat is to share GOD’S WORD with every child, we sit up and take notice when we see the Bible showing up more often in mainstream media. The Bible mini series on TV turned into a movie called Son of God National attention on the case for religious freedom in Sebelius […]

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Help or hope? The “both/and” approach to evangelism

As we partner with organizations and local churches to spread the Gospel around the world, it is inevitable that we also uncover health and social needs like human trafficking, HIV/AIDs, disease and hunger. It’s only natural that in addition to providing access to Hope, we also want to holistically help whenever possible. While doing research […]

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The stereotype of stereotyping

I chuckled to myself as I read through the stereotypes of different nationalities charted on the Lewis Diagram. Being a world traveler, each nation conjured up faces and personalities of friends and co-workers I’ve visited abroad, and how I’ve had to adapt to them and “their way of doing things”—whether it meant slowing down and making time […]

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Parents vs. kids— Internet impressions

It seems like a baby’s footprint at the hospital is barely dry before their digital footprint is stamped online. While there is not as robust an amalgamation of research on Internet use by children in their single digits as there is for tween and teen usage, studies are beginning to emerge. Some analyses suggest that […]

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