Articles for Youth Leaders

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

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

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.”??

"If the day has come to send them to college—do it with joy!"

God doesn’t just understand and sympathize, he also acts to support anxious teens. How does he do this? He does it by listening and by speaking.

But I recognize I was a bit of an arrogant know-it-all who thought he had a lot of offer. Now as a parent of a teenager, I fully recognize how much I have to learn. Here’s a few of the thoughts I had from back then that were pretty stupid.

Establish the culture of loving God and loving others in all areas of life, including social media, so that even when you are not there, your kids will be able to approach technology of godly, responsible ways.

When Millennial parents have stopped attending services, it means in all likelihood their Gen Z children are not either. Our kids will look back one day and remember how we handled this crisis.  Let's leave a legacy of faith and trust in God.