It's time for "Rules of Youth Ministry" Episode 4! We asked a bunch of youth ministers what their most important...
We recently had one of our totally awesome Zoom Round Table gatherings, where we shared ideas, asked questions, and just connected over our...
Welcome to our third installment of our series called "Rules of Youth Ministry"! We asked a bunch of youth ministers...
With 17 vehicles (7 busses, 7 vans, and 3 cars) two and a half hours on the road out of a 6-hour trip carrying 400 plus people I...
A story of life change, waiting, and redemption—in their own words. These quotes have been lightly edited for clarity.
Welcome to our second installment of a new series called "Rules of Youth Ministry"! We asked a bunch of youth ministers...
We recently had a Youth Minister zoom call where we discussed what to do after your summer camp, trip, MIX, or MOVE to...
I believed an awful lie for years.
Welcome to our first installment of a new series called "Rules of Youth Ministry." We asked a bunch of youth ministers...
Can you believe it? It seems like summer just began: we’ve barely had time to swim, our sunglasses just arrived from...
Recently CIY had a MOVE event in the Phoenix Arizona area, and something very cool happened: We actually got to have baptisms during...
Things are starting to open back up, churches are meeting in person, summer camps and conferences are happening. Finally! We're entering the "...
It has been a long year, and we're so excited to be back!
This is a Summer Like No Other, and...
The murder of George Floyd has brought new attention to a global conversation. Christ In Youth will continue to encourage people to boldly...
In response to the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, Christ in Youth has canceled dozens of events and trips. Every cancelation has produced...
Want to do something special for Mother’s Day this year?
The Zoom platform is proving to be an excellent resource for youth ministry at a social distance. But for a lot of young...
It’s not that I don’t miss everybody in my youth group … It’s just that online chat...
High school seniors have been longing for this year – to dominate in sports, to lead their peers, to dance at prom, to...
CIY has seen the Church rise up in cool, creative ways during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our church’s tech team found a way to broadcast a Zoom meeting to Instagram Live and it CHANGED THE GAME for...
Doing ministry over the next two to eight to … however-many weeks looks a lot different than it did in February.
Due to the specific recommendations of the Center for Disease Control and local governments regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19), Christ In Youth has decided to...
As I prepared to go on a CIY Engage trip to Honduras, my mindset was that this trip was an obligation.
You want to know why I went to church as a kid?
For the first time this year, our church brought a group of preteens to CIY SuperStart and the overall experience benefited...
Sometimes a youth leader serves as one of the few Christ-like influences in a young person’s life.
We know it’s a great feeling when students want to spend time with their youth leaders, but what if they feel...
There is a multitude of resources, organizations, churches and movements to spread the Gospel to all regions of the earth.
Lord in Heaven,
This summer I jumped on a plane with seven high school students and headed to Northern Ireland with CIY’s Engage mission...
At the young age of 17, Morgan Simpson knows all too well the challenges of anxiety and depression.
Every high school senior is either terrified of the next chapter of their lives, anxious to dive in head-first … or BOTH.
Heavenly Father,
Molly Storms never questioned whether or not she would go on a CIY Engage mission trip when she was old enough....
As a high school freshman, I didn’t feel like I had much of a purpose in life.
Most Christians know that the call to missions is a command from Christ. Before He ascended into Heaven He commanded His disciples –...
The process of developing a theme for a CIY program starts a lot further back than most people might think. Take the Believe...
A small group took a moment this summer to thank the CIY MIX team while we were out on tour – and it...
I lost a friend this year.
My husband, Jon, and I know ministry transition well.
The first thing that caught my attention at my first CIY experience was the production!
I had heard a lot about CIY MOVE from young people visiting my country of Ireland with CIY Engage, but since I had...
The CIY MIX team has the greatest joy in hosting middle school conferences every year across the country, but I’m going...
Seven years ago I stood up at CIY MOVE to declare my decision to be a missionary, and since then God has moved...
Most of us student pastors and directors aren’t known for our attention to detail or our systems … We’re...
As hundreds of high schoolers happily descended upon the campus of Anderson (IN) University for MOVE in 2019, eight of them were struggling to...
CIY’s Believe program welcomed the band ISAAC on the 2019/2020 tour to lead worship for thousands of junior high students.
A book from Barna President David Kinnaman provides researched-based data and dialog that explores the impact of the digital world on young people.<...
I tried to plan out my whole life, but God had another idea.
This letter was written by Josh Powell – next generation director for Sun Valley Community Church in Casa Grande, Arizona.
Father God,
When high schooler Tyler Parker moved to Salem, Ohio with his family, he was in a refreshed season in his faith and wanted...
My cousin Cooper and I were close.
Youth leaders coming to CIY’s weekend events Believe and SuperStart are encouraged to download “Convos” from the App...
What gets repeated gets remembered.
There are moments in life when God gives us glimpses of His work coming to fruition.
I had the awesome opportunity to join middle schoolers at MIX as a leader … and a lab rat.
Christian rapper YB joined the CIY Believe tour in 2019 as a host, and junior highers across the country have loved hearing his faithful...
Dealing with stress is unfortunately a way of life for students today.
Part of the fun at CIY SuperStart is preteens get to cheer on and have fun with amazing stage actors.
When school starts every fall, we still feel those summer vibes, and while getting used to new teachers and waking up at a...
We were ecstatic with the variety of groups that attended the first-ever CIY MOVE conference in Ireland in 2019, and the presence of God...
SuperStart, CIY’s weekend event for preteens, pointed students to Jesus with the theme “Game Changer” for the 2019/2020 tour.
At Engage, we emphasize the importance of the local church on all of our trips because we believe the Church is the hope...
Time and voices are desperately needed to speak on behalf of the estimated 400,000 in the U.S. foster care system until forever homes...
On our way home from MIX in 2019, we stopped for dinner and I noticed one of our students sitting by himself with his...
I had an immediate connection with the song “Here Again” by Elevation Worship, but I’ve been astounded by three...
CIY MOVE has played a huge role in my life and I’ve seen the Holy Spirit do amazing things at this...
The last summer as president of CIY for Andy Hansen was an emotional one, and pleasant surprises like the one he experienced with...
When you go on a trip of a lifetime, people want to hear about it when you come back home.
While I was still sitting on the fence of pursuing foster care, I attended events on the topic offered through local organizations as...
CIY believes all students are created as sons and daughters of the one true King, and it’s an absolute joy to...
Part of the culture at CIY MOVE is a fun atmosphere that embraces random silliness … and trust us, it shows up in...
The Worth You Give
It’s been an amazing summer for CIY’s MOVE tour! We’ve loved talking to high schoolers and hearing...
Joslynn Beard, a 9-year-old who attended SuperStart last year, has had quite a journey through the foster care system.
In a...
The best thing that happens at MOVE for me as a small group leader is the opportunity to share my story with students...
Lord,
It’s natural to see a clear division between middle schoolers and high schoolers in social circles, but high school senior Abbie...
I was so nervous about going on an Engage mission trip to Poland because I don’t speak any sort of Polish...
This summer I served CIY as an Event Staff member for MOVE. It was an experience like nothing I could have had in...
Kelsi Anderson had a broken heart for the people of Haiti after her Engage mission trip experience.
Driving my girls to school in the morning is one of my favorite times of day.
Christian rapper KJ-52 found a versatile way to share his testimony along with a collection of stories from his unique journey in ministry.<...
There are so many things I could say about my son, Tyler, but I never knew how much God would use him to...
Typically students attend one CIY event a year … Reagan Wilson has experienced three.
I always experience something life-changing when I attend a MOVE conference, but this year’s “Hard To Place” film hit...
Jamie McKee was the first international student to ever share a testimony in one of the featured Kingdom Worker Crash videos at MOVE,...
These “10 ways to connect with students beyond Sunday morning” were inspired from conversations with youth ministers from across the country.
Without question one of the most important things we can do as Jesus followers is to have a consistent time with God. For...
Youth leaders are loving the MIX tour with this year’s theme, “To be continued …” Here’s a...
My worst nightmare happened five years ago.
Abigail Fitzgibbons’ story of how she found her true identity in Christ was celebrated as one of the featured videos at MOVE.<...
Gavin Beaumont was 16 when his mom tried to take her own life.
Middle schoolers are having a blast with the MIX team at each stop of the tour this summer.
Students see God’s love in innumerable ways on Engage mission trips.
For Maggie Wampler, His love was demonstrated in...
Cade Lopez’s amazing story of transformation and service to the Kingdom was celebrated in one of the featured videos at MOVE.<...
