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Waking Up

"None of us can do everything, but each of us can do something if we wake up!"

Why Does God Allow Suffering?

Laurie offers encouragement for making sense of our trials in light of eternity.

Rebuilding Your Team

There's nothing worse than losing your dream team, but sometimes you have to start over from scratch.

Separation Anxiety

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,...

What Should We Be Doing in Youth Ministry?

I found my self guided back to the center this morning, to a place where ideally I'd always rest, hoping that in all...

Go Back

Over the past few days I took a little time to reflect. The past six or seven weeks have been a pretty intense...

Hey Youth Pastor

I sometimes post stuff over on on a blog called Slant 33.  It's a blog where 3 people give their slant on an issue...

Teaching Junior Highers About Sex

This weekend, we wrap up our series called, “The Guy/Girl Thing”. It’s a series dedicated to helping junior highers begin to navigate ...

5 Skills Every Leader Should Have

Doug Franklin presents a step-by-step plan to help leaders determine what to do when they get stuck.

Don't Be First

I’m noticing that it doesn’t pay to be first anymore. The early bird gets the worm but the rest of the world exploits...

Ways to Connect Students to Your Local Church

Each year, I try to set many different goals that I feel God would want us to achieve in our student ministry. Many...

3 Ways To Be a Better Youth Pastor

There are many areas in which Youth Pastors could use some major improvement. I don’t mean this as a knock against the whole...

YM360 Trends and Culture Update (Nov 15)

At ym360, we’re committed to equipping youth workers. While most of our energy is dedicated to doing this in the areas of Bible Study...

Personal Witness: Learning From Jesus

When you read the Gospel accounts you discover over forty specific times when Jesus spoke with people individually. Studying these accounts...

Four Building Blocks of Outreach

I recently did a session for our kids ministry about the building blocks of outreach. Each principle builds upon another. Feel free to...

Why You Need to Explain the ‘Why’ of Rules

My almost four-year old son is in the why-phase. Whenever I say something, his standard reaction is ‘Why?’. Why do I need to...

Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development

My wife compiled these videos together which demonstrate the cognitive development stages of Piaget.  These are talked about in youth ministry but...

What Does Powerful Prayer Look Like?

Following the horrific week at Penn State University, here is what powerful God honoring Prayer looks like before their first game back ...

How to Train Your Leaders Online

Kolby Milton wants to know, do you train your leaders where they're at?

How Do I Prepare a Sermon

Sermon Central is a great resource that I use regularly. They provide a collection of sermons, illustrations, visuals, and videos that can...

Phil McGraw and Ed Young Discuss God’s Calling, Parenting and the...

Dr. Phil McGraw recently spoke at Pastor Ed Young’s Fellowship Church, where McGraw shared his thoughts on topics including parenting, envy, and the importance of the church to society.

Steve Robinson: How To Create a Culture of Service in Your...

Steve Robinson joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how church leaders can foster a culture of serving in their churches, raise up new leaders, and help people discover their giftings.

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