Quest is a ministry of Southern Wesleyan University designed to help high school students engage the Bible, interact with culture, and discover their life calling.

Quest is a ministry of Southern Wesleyan University designed to help high school students engage the Bible, interact with culture, and discover their life calling.


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Student Leader Weekly 2.34

Teen Trends The American Psychological Association has released an article linking parents' toxically high expectations to perfectionism in college students. Oftentimes...

Brent Dongell, Christian Boulton, and Taylor Bumgarner | Apr 25, 2022

Student Leader Weekly 2.33

Teen Trends We often talk on this blog about the fine line between being genuine on social media and faking a perfect life. Way across this line and almost into science fiction...

Brent Dongell, Christian Boulton, and Taylor Bumgarner | Apr 19, 2022

Student Leader Weekly 2.32

Teen Trends Social media gets a lot of flack, with one of the big criticisms being that people only show the highlights of their lives on it. No one gets to see the real...

Brent Dongell, Christian Boulton, and Taylor Bumgarner | Apr 11, 2022

Student Leader Weekly 2.31

Teen Trends Teens' drive for academic perfection can be much more harmful than helpful according to this article from the Los Angeles Times. This issue goes deeper than surface...

Brent Dongell, Christian Boulton, and Taylor Bumgarner | Mar 30, 2022

Student Leader Weekly 2.30

Teen Trends The big story that's blowing up in recent days comes from the Oscars awards ceremony on Sunday. In case you haven't checked social media or heard the news, Chris...

Brent Dongell, Christian Boulton, and Taylor Bumgarner | Mar 24, 2022

Student Leader Weekly 2.29

Teen Trends "Turning Red" is a newly released, trending Disney movie that was released on March 11th. The movie follows a young girl going through issues with boys in middle...

Brent Dongell, Christian Boulton, and Taylor Bumgarner | Mar 16, 2022

Student Leader Weekly 2.28

Teen Trends Teens are always coming up with new "words" or slang, and it's nearly impossible to keep up with the way that it's constantly evolving. If you're struggling to...

Brent Dongell, Christian Boulton, and Taylor Bumgarner | Mar 09, 2022

Student Leader Weekly 2.27

Teen Trends The mental health problems caused by the lockdowns are no secret at this point. However, now that schools are beginning to reopen their doors across the country...

Brent Dongell, Christian Boulton, and Taylor Bumgarner | Mar 02, 2022

Student Leader Weekly 2.26

Teen Trends With everything happening in the world, social issues took a strong shift towards the pandemic in the past two years. However, after collecting data, surveyors...

Brent Dongell, Christian Boulton, and Taylor Bumgarner | Feb 28, 2022

Student Leader Weekly 2.25

Teen Trends Television News Daily recently released an article about the success of the newly released movie, Uncharted. Since its release last week, the action movie has...

Brent Dongell, Christian Boulton, and Taylor Bumgarner | Feb 16, 2022

Student Leader Weekly 2.24

Teen Trends Every year, the Super Bowl is a big deal for many Americans, and part of the significance is the halftime show. Some of the nation's biggest artists perform their...

Brent Dongell, Christian Boulton, and Taylor Bumgarner | Feb 11, 2022

Student Leader Weekly 2.23

Teen Trends According to a recent study by AXIS, Teen dating is trending down. In past generations, 85% of seniors would go on dates or be in a committed relationship. As...

Brent Dongell, Christian Boulton, and Taylor Bumgarner | Feb 02, 2022

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