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You could say that I've worked in youth ministry for over a decade. That's not entirely accurate, though. A decade ago, I was a youth. Yes, I was...

Photography by Alex Luyckx There are a few key things about a Presbyterian Young People's Society weekend that make it, well, a PYPS weekend. First, there is a...

Presbyterian Young People Are... by Erin Woods Look Out Church, Here They Come! by Patricia and Ryan Browne Travels Around Her Future Venturing onto the high seas of Real Life by Connie Purvis Are You...

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I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year, "Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown." He said "Put...

Talk about a lesson in contrasts. In early July, more than 600 youth, young adults and youth leaders descended on Brock University in St. Catharines, Ont., ready for...

You know better than I do that being a teenager these days is far from easy. There is a lot of pressure from your parents and teachers. Life...

After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking questions. And all who heard him were amazed at his...

What are you going to do with your life?” The question seems innocuous enough. When I was very young, maybe about six or seven or possibly younger, I...

Worship at Canada Youth 2006 featured a lot more than a stately organ and a gowned choir. Each two-hour service was packed with lively music, compelling sermons, dance...

Two years ago, I attended a similar conference called Triennium, held at Purdue University in Indiana, so I had some idea of what CY06 would include. I looked...

With more than 600 cheering fans singing, clapping and dancing along to their music, this newbie Christian band is on a natural high. “It’s a better response than...

“Youth are the future of the church!” How many times have we as youth leaders heard this statement? During the first week of July, I had the opportunity...

A man had seven sons and one day when he was very old and felt his time was at an end, he called his seven sons to him....

Rodger Nishioka has a passion for young people. His call to work with youth is one where his deepest joy meets a hunger in the world. “Selfishly, I...

The Toronto Star recently reported on World Population Day (July 11), begun in 1987 to draw attention to the day that the earth’s population hit 5 billion. This...

Up until last summer, I never understood the Bible's hatred for darkness. Every second passage seemed to be praising God for giving us light, singing songs of hope...

Did hanging out with cows while doing construction on a dairy farm, learning Hungarian from Roma kids, riding for hours in a hot van and being cooped up...

Who's that monotheistic manifestation Our elders tell us we owe our adoration? Lacking in psychopomps, we struggle on, Seeking oracles, building our own Avalon. With no metaphysical ology, Can't comprehend our own doxology. There...