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20 Proven Fundraising Ideas
Monday, 02 March 2026
If you’re a youth worker in a smaller church trying to get students to camp like ASCENT, you already know: Budgets are tight. Families are stretched. Your youth group doesn’t have 200 students to sell 10,000 candy bars. Good news: you don’t need a megachurch to raise meaningful money. You need creativity, ownership, and a
- Published in ASCENT, Ideas, Parents, usmb nextgen
New Location for ASCENT 2026
Tuesday, 02 September 2025
We are excited to announce that ASCENT 2026 will take place at The Crossing Retreat Center in Lexington, Nebraska, June 27 – July 1 (Saturday–Wednesday). For the past two years, we’ve been grateful for our time at Camp W.O.W., but a few weeks ago, we were informed that they could no longer host us on the
- Published in ASCENT, Membership, Parents, Senior High, USMB, usmb nextgen
Navigating Instagram’s Teen Accounts: A Guide for Parents and Youth Workers
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
(USMB NextGen is NOT affiliated with Meta or Instagram in any way. This is just a helpful article for anyone who works with teenagers). This post is not about the access social media should have with teens; that is a decision for each family and church, but this is more about what it is, the
- Published in Adult Volunteers, Ideas, Parents, Resources, Senior High, Technology, usmb nextgen
The Church And Video Games (Part 3: The Positive Side)
Saturday, 30 September 2023
We are continuing our discussion on the intersection between the Church and the world of video games. Part one, our introduction and the popularity of video games, can be FOUND HERE. Part Two: The Negative Side can be found HERE. Let me share it with you upfront. I am pro video games, I play video
- Published in Games, Parents, Resources, Technology, usmb nextgen, Video Games