The Music Tour Your Youth Group Can Afford and Your Teens Actually Want to...
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.
A Letter from a Youth Pastor to a Transgender Student
I have to admit that I have not always been careful in speaking about transgender issues. I have too easily settled for a shallow understanding of any transgender student.
Why I ‘Youth Group’
Our youth group is not an appendage to the church; it is the church.
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 that Jesus would be fired within his first few months of becoming a youth pastor at the average church. Here are 5 reasons why.
Where Young Adults Like to Have Spiritual Conversations
The "third place" is a good spot for deep conversations.
3 Ways You Can Help Teens With a Porn Addiction
What are you doing to help the students in your ministry stay clear of pornography?
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 Seven Habits of Highly Effective Youth Leaders
These tips will help youth leaders guide students into a deeper relationship with Jesus.
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.
Generation Z … Parenting Pro Tips for Their Millennial Parents
Are you a parent raising, or youth pastor leading, Generation Z kids?
Youth Pastor, Do You Love Your Church?
Do you love your church? Love should motivate me to be at my best as I serve in the church.
The Continually Critical Parent: How Teachers and Ministers Can Engage Them
Dealing with a constantly critical parent who just can't seem to say anything nice.
How to Help Parents of Teens Who Don’t Want to Go to Church
Are your kids bored with and don't want to go to church? Young teens have a passionate need to be valued and noticed.
Youth Group Games: 7 Easy Circle Games
Need a couple of easy youth group games to keep in your back pocket?
True Love Waits: Suggestions for a More Holistic Purity Culture
We were wrong about purity culture. It was damaging and repressive.
Anti Porn: How Porn Hides on Popular Teen Apps
Anti-porn advocate Gail Dines explains how the two most popular social media apps among teens, Instagram and Snapchat, can be gateways to pornography.
Latest News
Hundreds of Christians Dead in Nigeria as Violence Continues
Last Monday, terrorist group Boko Haram attacked the town of Michika in the Nigerian state of Adamawa. This attack is only one of many recent ones from Boko Haram and militant Fulani herdsmen across Nigerian states, including Kaduna, and Christians are often the targets.
New Podcasts
Justin McRoberts and Scott Erickson: Pastors Are People, Too
Justin and Scott discuss the need for pastors to embrace their humanity and they believe spiritual disciplines can help them do that.
