Articles for Youth Leaders

I love hearing how people are sharing the gospel around the world. But how do we stay focused and give a brief, powerful, effective missions testimony?

Pizza and youth ministry are synonymous, but we all reach a limit. It’s important to get creative—and stay nutritious—when it comes to planning meals for teenage groups.

For youth discussion topics, consider cultural forces teens face. Youth ministers must understand these urgent challenges.

Jesus talked often about the reality of hell and brimstone. He described it in exacting and terrifying detail. So youth leaders can't avoid the topic with their teens.

For the typical student pastor, creating a youth ministry budget likely isn’t a yearly highlight. Yet providing a healthy program of meaningful outreach and fun activities requires financial parameters.

When you need to get from here to there with a group of teenagers, try these 10 road trip games and activities. They'll make the journey as fun as the destination!

"When it comes to kids’ faith, parents get what they are."

I've realized there are two things that cannot exist together in my life. No matter what, they are mutually exclusive: clutter and focus.