Articles for Youth Leaders

4 Great Core Values for Youth Group

When putting together your church youth group program, it's wise to focus on four main values: connection, growth, celebration and fun.

Why You Should Not Do Youth Ministry Alone

"Youth ministry was never meant to be done alone," say Josh Griffin and Kurt Johnston.

It’s Time to Rally for the One Thing That Can Truly Change Everything!

What brings true and lasting change? For us, as believers, it's not politics, policies and protests. It's the proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ with our lives and lips!

Your Church Needs an Intergenerational Communication Plan

Once we realize the importance of intergenerational communication platforms and how to access generations, we have a much better chance of bridging the gap and finding ways to bring generations together.

How to Do an Amazing Race at Your Church

We thought about The Amazing Race! Could we actually pull that off? Yes! This can be done a number of ways, but here is how we did it.

‘Counting On’ Star Shares Her Struggle With Spiritual Depression

"Counting On" star Jessa Duggar Seewald candidly shared about her struggle with spiritual depression in a video she recently posted to social media.

4 Principles of Shared Ministry Leadership

How do youth workers build great teams where everyone is involved and shares leadership?

One on Ones, 101: The Perfect Primer on Contact Ministry

You hear that “intentional discipleship” is a hallmark of great youth ministries, but, uh, what are you supposed to do in a one on one, sit down and say, “Okay kid, here we go. Time to follow Jesus, lemme give you a rundown.”??