by Sharon Mager | Feb 11, 2026 | Children's Ministries, Youth
The Gates Church sees youth as world changers nowBy Sharon Mager ARMISTEAD GARDENS, Md. — The Gates Church, tucked in the back of the Armistead Gardens neighborhood in Baltimore City, is intentionally focusing on children and youth — not as the future of the church,...
by Sharon Mager | Sep 21, 2023 | Youth
The leaves are falling and students are back to school! Sports and extracurricular events are dominating their lives while youth leaders try and vie for time slots in their schedules! How do we best lead this generation? How do we make the most of the time we have...
by Sharon Mager | Feb 24, 2023 | Children's Ministries, Featured, Student Leader, VBS, Youth
I don’t think I can ever recall there being a winter in Maryland where there hasn’t been at least one measurable snowfall (enough to shovel)! But here we are, mid-February, and nada. Anyway, warmer weather is coming, and with that means Vacation Bible School is...
by Kris Buckman | Jan 12, 2023 | Children's Ministries, Featured, Student Leader, Youth
One of the biggest concerns we hear about this generation of young people is their need to find identity and belonging. Kids and students are finding solutions to these dilemmas outside of the church. The culture is currently louder than the church. Finally, a...
by Kennedi Wood | Nov 25, 2020 | Children's Ministries, Disaster Relief, Maryland-Delaware Baptists, SBC, Youth
This is the second of three articles from a Disaster Relief feature spread in our Fall 2020 BaptistLIFE magazine. A Long Look Back by Ellen Udovich Disasters can strike anytime, anywhere, and Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Disaster Relief (DR) brings help,...
