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5 Reasons Why Fun HAS to Be a Part of Your Jr. High Ministry

Yes, Jr. High students are full of drama and they smell bad—but there’s no denying that they’re some of the most fun students you can have in your youth ministry.

3 Keys for Keeping Your People Engaged

Volunteer engagement is one of the most important things we can do as church leaders.

3 Ways to Make Your Students Into Evangelists

How to help the kids in your ministry share the Gospel.

How to Make Teenagers Care About Their Faith

When it comes to teens and faith, do your teenagers seem checked out of Christianity? Here are 3 things that are fundamental to helping teens learn to care about Jesus.

5 Reasons Your Youth Ministry May Never Grow

There are things that will impede your ministry's growth, no matter what.

30 Lessons on Life and Ministry

A 30-year-old explains what he's learned along the way.

The Top 3 Qualities in a Youth Ministry Hire

What one experienced youth minister looks for in a new hire.

How Your Temperament Will Impact Your Ministry

Are you alive doing what you do, or is it deadening? Your temperament can empower or debilitate you in your ministry.

The Number One Lie the World Tells Our Students

Part 1: What you need to help your kids stand up against.

5 Ways to Care for Your Team

How to attend to the needs of your staff and volunteers.

A Mid-Year Checkup: How Are You Doing?

Some resources to help you the rest of the way.

Is It Necessary to Split Middle and High Schoolers?

How, when and why do you split middle school and high school?

A Case for Persuasion in Evangelism

Why it's OK to hope for persuasion when sharing the Gospel.

5 Practices of Healthy Leaders

If you want to be a better leader, cultivate these habits.

How to Respond to the Loneliness Epidemic in Today’s Youth

Exploring ways that leaders can help teens confront systematic abandonment.

5 Huge Youth Ministry Myths

You've probably heard these things about student ministry. But guess what? They're not true.

How to Minister to the Fatherless

Chances are, some of your youth have lost a parent. Here are some things to keep in mind.
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Pastors Max Lucado, Greg Laurie Ponder Whether the Israel-Iran Conflict Is...

After the United States joined the conflict between Israel and Iran, Pastor Greg Laurie and Pastor Max Lucado each addressed the topic of whether or not we are in the end times.
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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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