While you may be considered the experts on teaching youth about the Word of God, middle-school Christian blogger Tiffany Sullivan has a few words of wisdom for your students' parents that could make a huge impact on their home lives. read more

Growing up, children of pastors can face a lot of added pressures. Here's how you can minister to them and keep them excited about the church. read more

What are you doing to connect with parents? Have you reached out to them instead of waiting for them to reach out to you? read more

Here is how you can spot standout youth leaders almost instantly. From your experience, what are some other characteristics that fit into this category? read more

Our mission is Jesus' mission, which is to show and share the love of Jesus. How do we get students involved in that? read more

Do you have students that have simply learned to serve like Jesus? Are you teaching them to do that? read more

Here are some spiritual and life guidelines that can help youth ministers or pastors be all they can be. What would you add to the list? read more

To be honest, do you lump your students together or do you relate to them on an individual basis? read more

Youth group leaders, do you listen to your teens and what their spiritual needs are? Here are some words of wisdom for you—from a middle-schooler's point of view. read more

What are some things of which we need to be more informed so that we can minister to our students and their families better? read more

Do you agree with this list? Are there any other character traits great youth leaders must possess? read more

Do you display these characteristics in front of the students in your youth ministry? Should they follow you if you don't? read more

Are you taking notice of the finished product when a student moves on from your youth ministry? What other characteristics are you focusing on with your youth? read more

How are you doing in these four areas? Were you aware that you might need to tweak a few things? read more

Do you ask these types of questions often, or do you find yourself stuck in a rut? read more

How much do you value your student volunteers? What kind of responsibilities do you give them? read more

Your students probably already know who Jesus is and what He did. But do they really understand the deeper meaning of their salvation? read more

Many things can be done to make your small group time more engaging. Here are a few. read more

You say you don't have enough volunteers for your ministry team? Here's a surefire way to get some. read more

If you weren't born and raised in the town or city where you minister, you may not know much about the state of the area's youth. Here are a few suggestions to familiarize yourself with them. read more