Alabama churches embrace importance of mentoring youth
April 5, 2001
Mentoring is not a new concept for Alabama Baptists. Throughout the state, churches have been pairing caring adults with youth who need remedial help with
Former drug dealer now ‘selling’ Christ through music
March 29, 2001
Sentenced to 20 years in prison at the age of 16 for selling drugs, Charles Bonner thought his life was over. God had other plans.
Students seek ‘deeper encounter’ at rally
March 29, 2001
Fourteen hundred students from across Alabama and the southeast gathered in Tuscaloosa for a weekend of interdenominational praise and teaching, hoping for a “deeper encounter”
Study examines causes of teen anger
March 22, 2001
Sticks and stones may break your bones, but names. …” As it turns out, names cannot only hurt you, they could be the reason for
Officials say Alabama not immune to threats of violence by students
March 22, 2001
So far Alabama has escaped the circuit of more than 18 school shooting incidents in 17 states that began in 1996, but the schools are
Youth descend on Montgomery for Crosswalk
March 22, 2001
Shouts of joy reverberated through the streets of downtown Montgomery March 10 as more than 600 youth walked to the Capitol steps for the conclusion
Skit shows seriousness of gun possession
March 22, 2001
The play-acting that took place on a sunny Wednesday afternoon in a fifth grade class at Brookville Elementary School in Adamsville was innocent enough- but
Trends important in reaching youth
March 1, 2001
Citing the urgency to “reach out and disciple youth in the post-modern culture,” Paul Turner listed 10 trends he said youth ministry leaders must understand.
