From locker rooms to VR labs, road-trip training surprises student leaders
NASHVILLE (BP) – What do a virtual reality lab, a selfie studio, a comedy show and an NHL locker room have in common? If you’re Zac Workun, these venues are prime settings for youth ministry training.
Lifeway celebrates banner year marked with new resources, next-gen emphasis
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (BP) -- Lifeway Christian Resources had one of its best years ever in 2023, highlighted by a third consecutive year of revenue growth, strong participation in camps and events and the launch of new resources designed to serve churches as they take the gospel further into the world.
Vacation Bible School paves the way for church revitalization
NASHVILLE (BP) – The past several summers have been quiet at Tusculum Hills Baptist Church. This year has been different, as more than 60 kids and youth filled the brightly decorated sanctuary on a Friday morning, June 30, shouting at the top of their lungs to worship songs they learned that week in Vacation Bible School.
Lifeway breakfast helps leaders respond to inner critic
NEW ORLEANS, La. (BP) — Many ministry leaders are known for their oratory skills and ability to communicate. Underneath the smooth, audible delivery, however, hides a silent but powerful inner critic leaders wrestle daily.
Lifeway’s 2024 VBS beach theme places kids on rock-solid truth
BRENTWOOD (Tenn.) – “Truth can be different for different people. Do what makes you happy. If you don’t agree with me, you don’t love me.”
Next-gen resource frames hope for a confused, secularized culture
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (BP) – “Who am I, and where do I belong?”
21 Accessible Theology Resources for Churchgoers
If the average evangelical in America were to appear on the game show Jeopardy!, they might struggle with a category called “Christian Theology.”
Lifeway announces next-gen curriculum designed to ‘flip the script’
ORLANDO, Fla. (BP) – Lifeway Christian Resources revealed a new, next-gen curriculum line, Hyfi, on Jan. 10 at the annual Children’s Pastors Conference. Chuck Peters, director of Lifeway Kids, called Hyfi a needed resource that will help “flip the script” for churches seeking to reach kids and students in an increasingly secularized society.
Lifeway’s 2022 marked by ministry recognition, new initiatives
NASHVILLE (BP) – In 2022, Lifeway Christian Resources celebrated the impact of new and legacy ministry experiences while looking toward the future and fresh opportunities for growth.
ETCH Conference to tackle identity in next-gen ministry
NASHVILLE (BP) – A leading topic of confusion for the next generation is the concept of identity. But before churches can partner with parents in addressing this issue, ministry leaders of kids and students must first have a biblical foundation for their own identity in Christ.