ASCENT’s 2025 theme: ANCHORED

Introducing our camp theme, “ANCHORED,” where high school students are invited to deepen their faith and discover steadfast strength amidst life’s challenges. At ASCENT, we firmly believe that being rooted in faith is essential for navigating life’s unpredictable waves. This year, we emphasize the profound truth that the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ serve

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In the dynamic world of youth ministry, engaging presentations or games can make all the difference in capturing the attention of young audiences.  There are many great websites where you can find games, sermon backgrounds, and even presentation templates.  Downloadyouthministry.com is by far the best, but most things on that website cost money.  What if

(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

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Are you starting out in youth ministry?  Maybe you’re just a volunteer and have no idea where all these other youth workers get ideas.  I would love to tell you we all are just that creative but the honest answer is we “steal ideas” from each other all the time.  Stealing might be too harsh,

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