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“I Don’t Wanna Go”

Tips for Parents Whose Kids Want to Skip Church

What Ministry Expectations Does Your Church Have?

When it comes to ministry expectations, what does your youth ministry ask of its members?

Cultivate Student Leaders: 4 Steps You Need to Take

Are you effectively motivating and equipping your student leaders to actually be leaders of students?

How to Help Students Deal With Their Sin

When a student confesses a sin and asks for your help in working through it, how do you respond?

Dealing With Doubts in College (and Beyond)

Doubts are a normal part of any faith walk. Here's how to navigate them well.

Let This Basketball Coach Teach You How to Pray a Blessing

Coach Buzz Williams of Virginia Tech could teach all of us a thing or two about praying a good blessing prayer. Watch and learn.

A Letter to My Porn-Addicted Son

A letter God might write to his son who has fallen into sin.

Helping Find Truth for Kids in a World Blaring Lies

Here are three ways I have observed parents experience success setting the stage to dialogue about truth.

Kids: The Overlooked Victims of the Opioid Crisis

These startling statistics make one thing quite clear: The chances that every youth leader has at least one child or teen in their program that has been touched by the opioid crisis is high.

Did the Resurrection Really Happen?

For Christians, everything hangs on the Resurrection. So how do you answer students' questions about this event?

4 Essential Aspects of the Sex Talk With Teenagers

"The kitchen table and living room are perhaps the best places for this discussion."

The Music Tour Your Youth Group Can Afford and Your Teens Actually Want to See

This could be the largest, cheapest, and unheard of 5 hour annual youth gathering that encourages and equips the younger generation to take the good news of Jesus Christ all over the world.

4 Simple Ways to Be a More Effective Speaker

How to improve your communication ability.

Easy Ways to Create Welcoming Environments

One of the most overlooked elements in a youth group gathering is creating welcoming environments.

Teens and Spiritual Gifts: How to Help Discover Them

Teens and spiritual gifts: Part of discipleship is helping a believer discover and use their spiritual gifts.

5 Reasons Jesus Would Be Fired If He Was Your Youth Pastor

I am convinced Jesus would be fired within his first few months of becoming a youth pastor at the average church. Here are five reasons why He wouldn't make it.

Where Young Adults Like to Have Spiritual Conversations

The "third place" is a good spot for deep conversations.

How to Create a Youth Ministry Scorecard

A youth ministry scorecard focuses on the precise development of a vision, mission and quantifiable objectives to track progress against those goals.

The Death and Resurrection of Youth Ministry

Youth ministry must "die" in its current form for it to experience a glorious resurrection.

6 Reasons Ministry Is Harder Than It Used to Be

Six reasons ministry is harder than it used to be and one reason there's still plenty of hope.
Guns & Moses

Salvador Litvak and Mark Feuerstein Open Up About ‘Guns & Moses’...

Actor Mark Feuerstein and director Salvador Litvak have teamed up for a powerful new thriller, “Guns & Moses.” The film blends action, faith, and a timely message of resilience and community protection in the face of rising antisemitism.
Joby Martin

Joby Martin: What Happens When Pastors Finally Understand Grace

Joby Martin joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to discuss what happens when a church leader has truly been run over by the “grace train" and understands the profound love and grace of God.

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