- 1. 3 Ways to Get Youth Ministry Students Connected
- Have you ever had students show up to youth group, and they look like a deer caught in headlights? They know no one, and feel super awkward. We've definitely experienced this in our ministry, and especially ...
- Created on 06 October 2014
- 2. 6 Valuable Lessons for Youth Pastors
- Being in youth ministry, I've had the privilege of learning a lot. And, I can honestly say out of all the things I've learned, there are some lessons that I feel will never cease to teach me. When I started ...
- Created on 26 August 2014
- 3. 4 Issues on Which to Educate Your Leaders
- As I continue to love on students and family through pastoral care, there are some things that I've had to become knowledgeable about. Because students and their families are dealing with these issues and ...
- Created on 06 June 2014
- 4. 4 Responses to Your Church's Youth About Sexting
- Think back when you were a junior high or high school student. What would’ve been the equivalent to sexting? I’m guessing it would probably be flashing. The only difference between the two (besides the ...
- Created on 23 December 2013
- 5. 3 Ways to Enhance Your Time With Students
- I love the craziness of large groups where I get to see a bunch a students at once. I love mowing through the crowd, giving hugs and high fives and randomly having greeting tribal dance-offs with students. ...
- Created on 28 November 2013
- 6. 5 Assumptions That Could Destroy Your Volunteer Youth Program
- One thing I can freely assume about volunteers is that they want to help. Other than that, I should be careful about anything else I assume. I’ve been working with volunteers for a while and can say I’ve ...
- Created on 24 October 2013
- 7. What Matters Most in Ministry?
- A lot of times we can get into the results game or the comparative game and lose sight of what matters most. We think if only I had that building, that equipment, more staff or more money, then we would ...
- Created on 03 October 2013
- 8. How Youth Ministers Should Treat and Respect Parents
- This is a topic that freaked me out my first year in youth ministry. As a young parent myself, it’s not easy telling grown ups how to deal with their children. So, it took me a while to really get to a ...
- Created on 28 August 2013
- 9. 5 Ways to View and Relate to Youth as Jesus Did
- I’ve learned that relating to students is more about what you do than who you are. I wrote a post a while ago called “The Bs to Being a Great Youth Leader,” and it was about clearing up the misconceptions of ...
- Created on 21 August 2013
- 10. 7 Questions to Ask During Youth Group Event and Program Planning
- As summer is quickly coming to an end and fall is quickly approaching, I like to think about how the events or programs I oversee can be better. I also like to brainstorm new ones. My goal is to learn ...
- Created on 16 August 2013