neoscosmos  n.  Greek.  ("the world(view) of the young")

To help students SEE, understand, engage, and live a worldview consistent with who they really are and want to be in their world

To become one of the most trusted sources of youth culture/worldview training, student perspective advocacy, and support for parents and fellow youth workers

creativity / innovation
daring / risk
learning / preparation
team / cooperation
spirituality / integrity
Jesus
"given" value
growing wheat vs. pulling weeds
honesty / boldness
fun / passion

2001

Todd and Bethany Henry, lifelong youth workers, opened the doors of NEOSCOSMOS.com as a time-saving educational gift to their youth worker peers. With only 4 part-part-time staff, approximately 20 volunteer content creators/authors, and only a small savings account as “venture capital,” the unique depth and objectivity of NC gradually attracted several hundred “paid” members, and several thousand other regular site visitors. And, due to a notorious “un-edited” interview with controversial speaker, Phil Chalmers (True Lies),…and a very supportive friendship with youth culture expert, Walt Mueller (cpyu.org),…NC gratefully received center stage attention during a season of National Youth Workers Convention events (Youth Specialties), both @ an elaborate interactive exhibit booth and as sponsor/moderator for an infamous “Late Night” round table discussion on youth ministry responses to current teen pop culture.
However, after a respectable run beside much larger teen culture resources of a different flavor, passion was eventually forced to give way to (lack of) pocketbook, and NC closed it’s virtual doors indefinitely.

2006

In partnership with Rondel Ramsey and the Youth Ministry Department of Lincoln Christian College, NEOSCOSMOS was re-launched as an undergrad class blog (YM430: Cultural Exegesis / http://www.neoscosmos.com/ym430), and FREE educational learning space about the perspectives, influences, meanings, and cultural shifts INSIDE the world of today’s teenagers.

2007

NEOSCOSMOS.com is now the online home of our nonprofit youth organization, which challenges and equips students to cultivate, captivate, and create from a heart of character,...who they really are and want to be.

We genuinely LIKE to hang out with, love, and believe in the teenage folk that inhabit our world,...as well as those folks who are standing fast as parents, or have voluntarily chosen the most noble call of "youth worker".

We'd consider it a privilege to come alongside and work with you for cultural change in your school, church, community, or national event.

If there is anything else we can ever do for you, please don’t hesitate to ask.

His 4 YOUth,

Todd and Bethany Henry