Dear Teenager: An Open Letter Teens Need to Hear
Life is hard, but God is good.
Pay Attention to What Your Teenager Is Trying to Communicate—Not What They’re Saying
Whether it comes out in harsh words or sulky behavior, teenagers seem to struggle with hyperbole.
5 Ways to Care for Your Team
"Pay attention to the condition of the people under your care."
What’s Shaping the Minds of This Year’s Freshman Class, the Class of 2021
The freshmen entering college this year have always had emojis to cheer them up.
How Jesus Stops Racism
It seems as though racial discrimination is a never-ending problem. Here's God's solution.
4 Signs That Person Is NOT “the One”
Marriage is a big deal to God, regardless of what society has made it.
The Back to School Conversations You Need to Have
What you need to be talking about with your students.
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.
Why It’s Time to Kill the Lock-In
It's time to stop doing lock-ins at your church.
3 Keys for Keeping Your People Engaged
Volunteer engagement is one of the most important things we can do as church leaders.
Why You Should Take a Personal Retreat (and How to Do It)
It's important to take a step away from time to time. Here's why.
3 Ways to Make Your Students Into Evangelists
How to help the kids in your ministry share the Gospel.
Should Christians Smoke Pot?
A book review and a reflection on a major issue for teens.
5 Ideas to Help Kids Be Smarter About Smartphones
How to help your students—and their parents—navigate this tricky technology.
How to Be a Great Youth Pastor
The keys to becoming truly great.
5 Reasons Your Youth Ministry May Never Grow
There are things that will impede your ministry's growth, no matter what.
The Necessity of Deep Thinking About Church Among Students
Why ecclesiology matters for student ministry.
Why Continue Abstinence-Only Sex Ed When Research Claims It’s Ineffective?
As Christians, we should not be in the business of watering down the truth in the interest of what kids might do anyway.
How to Give an Effective Missions Testimony
If you want to share what God showed you and your students on a mission trip, try these tips.
30 Lessons on Life and Ministry
A 30-year-old explains what he's learned along the way.
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Jarrid Wilson: De-Stigmatizing Mental Illness in the Church
“If the local church really wants to be the hope of the world, then the local church needs to step into areas in which the world finds itself hopeless: Mental health." - Jarrid Wilson
