Youth Ministry

“Christianity is either degenerating into a pathetic version of itself or, more significantly, Christianity is actively being colonized and displaced by quite a different religious faith.”



Anonymous Youth Pastor’s Letter to a Parent



“Based on my conversations with kids and observations in the culture, I consider these five theological tools essential…” Cameron Cole, TGC



True Love Waits returns to where it began 20 years ago



“Church safety is something for which the wise prepare. To wait until a crisis happens to create safety plans is too late. To believe that ‘this will never happen to us’ is risky.”



“[I]n reality, trinkets, stickers and prizes have a negative effect on the final outcomes we really want in Christian education. Rewards may turn your kids off.”



On the invention of the “teenager” and today’s permanently (?) teenaged church…When Are We Going to Grow Up? The Juvenilization of American Christianity

View the movie for free until September 2011.

Official Divided the Movie (HD Version) from NCFIC on Vimeo

Official Divided the Movie (HD Version) from NCFIC on Vimeo.