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5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Christmas Break

How to make the most of your ministry break.

10 Christmas Story Truths Students Should Know

Did you know the Christmas story is literally crammed full of powerful teachings?

Why Youth Pastors Need Honesty

Youth pastors need honesty. If you are in youth ministry you know that "okay" is the cover against weakness.

How to Speak to Middle Schoolers

If speaking to middle schoolers feels like an impossible task, you’re not alone. It’s such a feat, in fact, that few care to learn it: But not you!

Youth Pastor: Are You Stuck?

Youth pastor, are you feeling stuck? Here are a few questions to help point you back in the right direction.

3 Ways You Can Gift Your Volunteers This Christmas

How can you gift your volunteers during this crazy busy season?

The Best Christmas Gift

Do you give kids the Christmas gift they want or what they need?

6 Keys to Starting Your Next Ministry Season Right

In a high-pressure ministry season, it’s important to remember the basics of what will set you up for a great start.

10 Youth Group Christmas Game Ideas

This time of year is nice because you can differ from the “regular” games and switch it up with some Christmas ones. Here are 10 Christmas game ideas to make your season hilarious.

Create Bigger Onramps to Your Youth Ministry

The work we do in these moments of potential confrontation can either shut down that process completely or, instead, make giant, easy onramps back into Christian community.

How to Appreciate Youth Volunteers

Let’s face it, our youth volunteers are awesome and we couldn’t do it without them.

3 Ways to Make the Most Out of Christmas in Youth Ministry

How you can take full advantage of the holiday season.

Why Youth Pastors Need to Multiply Leadership

Exhausted, alone and too many people are coming at you for too much stuff? Youth pastor, you need to multiply leadership.

The Most Important Thing You Could Do for Students This Week

I didn't do anything last week that mattered more to my students than the time I took to do this.

Bridge the Gap Between Church and School

Five steps and three principles to bridge the gap between church and school for your students.

How to Help Teens Deal With Difficult Situations at Home

"There’s no such thing as a perfect family, but some of our teens face a more difficult situation at home than others," says Rachel Blom.

What Youth Workers Should Do With Angry Parents

No matter who’s at fault, I have found the two silver bullets to de-escalate just about every major conflict between angry parents and youth workers.

Is This the Most Stressed Out Generation in History?

How to help out our very overwhelmed students.

5 Ways to Keep the Next Generation in Church

Lots of information abounds on next generation young people leaving the church. But not all leave; many stay, thrive and are impacting the world for Christ. Why do they stay?
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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