Members get pumped up about prayer, Bible study and service projects, passions they say campus officials should and often do embrace as fresh amid a Greek culture typically seen as centered on hazing, keg parties and little else.
0Tony Jones feels uncomfortable when fellow Christian leaders tell students to stand "against" American culture. He doesn't know if that's even possible anymore. Instead of standing at the ledge of mainstream culture Jones suggests that Christians jump in and create waves.
5Thousands of believers across the state of California were encouraged and empowered to take a stand against same-sex “marriage” Wednesday through an event that was broadcast live to more than 160 churches in California and countless others across the World Wide Web.
199Abuse, violence and drug dealing were not a rare scene for Margaret Williams growing up in Tacoma, Wash. A 16-year-old Wilson High School student, Williams wanted to see change in her neighborhood.
1The defensive youth ministry approach of saving young people from exiting the churches isn't up to speed with one youth leader who sees tens of thousands of teens' lives changed every year.
20Hip, young and fun are usually not words that come immediately to mind when describing the Catholic Church. But this is the mood the world's second largest religious institution is looking to create for the Pope's stop at a Youth Rally in New York next Saturday.
13Teens, churches and Christian organizations are sending an alternative message of abstinence and purity on the most romantic day of the year, Valentines Day.
0A packed stadium where thousands were standing or sitting shoulder to shoulder may seem like an unlikely place for teens to seek their own "space," but according to Bishop T.D. Jakes that's exactly where they needed to be Friday night to hear where God wants them to go.
10Teens fed up with being bombarded with media that promotes sex, drugs and violence fought back Friday in New York City to reclaim and recreate pop culture.
3Hundreds of teens surrounded by flashing lights, honking taxis and rushing pedestrians are staging a rally against U.S. pop culture Friday in the heart of urban America New York Citys Time Square.
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