Quick and Easy Christmas Games for Your Youth Group
Four favorite games guaranteed to add that extra sparkle to your Christmas fellowship or get together.
Scary Stats, Youth Ministry and Hope for the Future
Thinking about the scary stats about the spiritual condition of this next generation?
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.
How Healthy Is Your Relationship With Your Pastor?
How to tell if you're in the right spot.
What Is Purity Really All About?
A message about purity kids need to hear.
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.
Parents: 5 Reasons to Keep Your Students in Youth Group
Don't let your kids miss out on these 5 vital reason to stay plugged into youth group.
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.
7 Essentials for Youth Small Group Leaders
Youth small groups can be tricky, but hopefully these essentials will help you create a wonderful small group experience for you and for the students you serve.
Why Student Ministry Is Failing in Most Churches
Before we begin, you need to know that I spent years as a student participating, as a volunteer serving, and as a pastor leading in the student ministry trenches.
5 Tips for Discipline and Disruption in Junior High Ministry
How you handle discipline with junior highers will communicate a lot about how you love them.
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.
Holding on to Hope: 12 Truths for Parents Whose Kids Wander Away From Faith
Faith is a personal, lifelong discovery, with many detours and bumps in the road. Your kids’ faith journey is THEIR journey, not yours.
11 Keys to Building a Youth Ministry Network
I'm confident that we can strategically plan meetings that will be of interest and will have a greater impact on youth workers and ultimately students.
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?
Pastor’s Kids: Why You Should Raise PKs in the Ministry
Being a youth worker is a calling and so is being a parent. Raising your pastor's kid in the ministry is good for both them and the ministry.
Lawnmower Parents and Snowflake Spirituality
Lawnmower parents are creating a generation that has no idea what to do when they actually encounter struggle.”
Taking Care of the Introverts in Your Ministry
One-third to one-half of the students in our youth ministries are introverts. And in my ministry experiences, three-quarters of our programs and ideas nurture the extroverted nature.
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Lysa Terkeurst faced a major blow to her marriage and two life-threatening illnesses in a relatively short amount of time. She shares how she managed to keep faith in God and keep leading even while her personal life was being severely shaken.
