Articles for Youth Leaders

14 Ideas for High-Impact Youth Missionary Trips

For many Christian teens, a highlight of their time in youth ministry is venturing out on youth missionary trips with their friends. No matter your group’s size, budget or ability levels, options are available for youth missionary trips that meet your specific needs.

Bible Study for Middle Schoolers: What You Need to Know Now

There are a few key things you should focus on in your Bible study with teens.

Helping Your Teenagers Process Horrific Mass Shootings

When traumatic events happen, it provides an opportunity to speak into young lives in a deep and meaningful way.

How to Grow a Youth Ministry

Are you sabotaging the growth and health of your youth ministry?

Is Youth Ministry Still Relevant?

A scenario I see playing out in a lot of churches around the country is the phasing out of student ministries. There is a notion out there that says youth ministry isn’t relevant to the Church any longer.

Christian Teens and Sex: 6 Key Teaching Tips for Youth Leaders

Nervous about teaching on teens and sex? Sex is an amazing gift that the enemy has taken and used for evil.

Putting an End to Youth Lock-ins

It's time to stop doing youth lock-ins at your church.

How An Unspoken Justin Bieber Joke Taught Me To Treat Everyone As An Image-Bearer

Sure, Justin Bieber is one of the most famous people on the planet. He’s used to being ridiculed, joked about and criticized. That’s the price of fame.