Things are starting to open back up, churches are meeting in person, summer camps and conferences are happening. Finally! We're entering the "...
For the first time this year, our church brought a group of preteens to CIY SuperStart and the overall experience benefited...
Youth leaders coming to CIY’s weekend events Believe and SuperStart are encouraged to download “Convos” from the App...
Part of the fun at CIY SuperStart is preteens get to cheer on and have fun with amazing stage actors.
SuperStart, CIY’s weekend event for preteens, pointed students to Jesus with the theme “Game Changer” for the 2019/2020 tour.
Joslynn Beard, a 9-year-old who attended SuperStart last year, has had quite a journey through the foster care system.
In a...
I recently asked my preteen daughter Brielle to share her thoughts about how preteens can follow Jesus.
Being available to students is perhaps the most powerful thing we can do for them.
SuperStart blends Biblical teaching with an onstage world that captivates preteens, and in 2019 that world was Ninja Warrior.
When your child goes to school every day, they’re away from you for hours, and all that time gets filled with...
It was 7 a.m. and Lake Michigan was about 60 degrees. As I stood in the water, waves as high as three feet crashed...
The 2018/2019 SuperStart tour will make its final stop April 12-13 in Chicago, Illinois
The 2018/2019 SuperStart tour will make its final stop April 12-13 in Chicago, Illinois, and it’s been amazing to hear what God...
In 1998, I experienced my first CIY summer conference as a high school freshman. Now I’m in a new chapter of my...
Hagin Sanders was only 7 years old when he made a decision that changed the course of his family.
Patrick Snow said he loves the unexpected moments that happen when he pulls a preteen onto stage. CIY’s senior director of...
The beauty of peer-to-peer testimony is demonstrated in the most amazing way on this year’s SuperStart tour.
As a mom of three little girls, I am constantly whispering, shouting, singing and writing these three words: I love you.
Baylee Belt – a preteen in Coweta, Oklahoma – is so close to her mom, Jamie Holmes, that not only do they make...
Our church has sent preteens to SuperStart for many years because we love the intentionality in the ways the program reaches the age...
We can’t deny the power of the Holy Spirit working on our students – especially for one particular preteen this year...
Josiah – a preteen from Macon, Missouri – was happy to join his friends at SuperStart this fall but wasn’t too...
CIY believes preteens are made to be Kingdom workers – fully equipped with incredible honesty and bravery.
“Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will...
When we listen well with redemptive ears – hear someone’s story but listen for the longings they have in their heart...
My preteen daughter got in trouble recently, and it was because her heart was bigger than her head.
Not everybody would learn another language to minister to just one child, but Macey Stiles did just that … and she’s...
Emily Durham – a contestant from the television show “American Ninja Warrior” – will be joining CIY’s SuperStart program...
Preteens all over the country have been sharing the Gospel with their friends by using SuperStart’s Ministry Blocks.
Plug ‘n' Play is a time during the SuperStart weekend when youth groups have a blast together, but it goes a lot...
Something special happened for the youth group from Christ’s Church in Mason, Ohio, while attending SuperStart earlier this year.
It’s easy for youth leaders to catch the contagious excitement of students eager for summer break. But summer is still a...
I've forever been an admirer of the SuperStart team and the excellence with which they've run that program, and have said...
The age-old rivalry between boys and girls is one that SuperStart embraces throughout its current "Power Up" tour.
CIY’s teams for Believe and SuperStart will be wrapping up their 2017/2018 tours this spring.
A stop on the “Power Up” spring tour for SuperStart was Feb. 16-17 at the MaBee Center on the campus of...
Hey youth leaders … thank you!
Nearly every preteen in the U.S. loves Legos and video games, and CIY’s SuperStart program is utilizing both of those...
SuperStart will make its first stop on the spring tour Jan. 26-27 in Windermere, Florida.
It’s time to start teaching our preteen students about God’s Word.
Find the right date and location for your group!
Preteens at SuperStart cheered on Emily Durham – an athlete from Orlando, Florida who has appeared on the NBC television show &ldquo...
The SuperStart 2017-2018 Tour, Power Up!, kicks off in 25 days at the St. Louis event.
