Adam McLane

Category: youth ministry

  • Making Youth Ministry More Programmatic, Again

    I’ve been unable to shake two things about my trip with World Vision from an organizational perspective. Locals lead everything. I’m sure there are Americans working for World Vision Zimbabwe, but we didn’t meet many. This completely surprised me. I expected the lowest level volunteers, those overseeing food distribution and looking after child sponsors, to be locals.…

  • Infidelity to Your First Love

    When you first fall in love, it’s easy to remain faithful. But infidelity to your life’s purpose sneaks in quietly and distracts you from your love. In this post, Adam McLane looks at Revelation 2 and challenges youth workers to come back to their first love of serving students.

  • Go to Haiti with Me April 6-9

    Join Adam McLane on a vision trip to Port au Prince, Haiti this April 6-9. Thought about going but run into a bunch of obstacles? This trip is for you!

  • Going to Zimbabwe this January

    On January 11th, I’m joining a team of youth workers on a 1-week trip to Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.  Wait. What? Where? Why? Zimbabwe?

  • Long-term effects of violence in teenage dating

    Recent research reveals some dangers and long-term effects of teenage dating. In this post, Adam McLane explores the latest data and provides some talking points for parents.

  • How does a teenager become an adult?

    With all the talk about extended adolescence a few researchers are asking the important question: How does a teenager become an adult?

  • The Year of the Book

    2012 will be remembered around the McLane house as, the year of the book.  First, I partnered with Jon to write Good News in the Neighborhood which came out in May. Then I partnered with Marko to write A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Social Media which arrived yesterday. If those two projects were bookend, starting a publishing line…

  • A link found between adolescent hook-ups & depression

    From a paper published in September, 2012. Depression and Adolescent Sexual Activity in Romantic and Nonromantic Relational Contexts: A Genetically-Informative Sibling Comparison Results indicated that adolescent dating, in and of itself, was not associated with depressive symptoms. The association between depressive symptoms and sexual activity with a romantic partner was fully accounted for by between-family…

  • 3 Tips for Dealing with Ministry Frustration

    3 Tips for Dealing with Ministry Frustration

    I have several friends for who have used the word “frustrated” in response to the question, “How are things going in your ministry?” Why Am I Frustrated? If your ministry is a job, you will be frustrated for a few reasons. God promises in Genesis 3 that our work will be frustrated as a result…

  • Jim Burns endorsement of A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Social Media

    I’m thankful for Jim Burns endorsement of the book I co-authored with Marko. Jim is a youth ministry legend. His decades long ministry has impacted the lives of countless students, youth workers, and parents. I was humbled that he not only read the book and offered this endorsement, he also had me on his radio…