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5 Building Blocks of a Small Group Meeting

Nate Hogan - October 19, 2011

Nate Hogan shares five core components that every small group should include.

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Does Your Parent's Faith Really Matter?

Doug Fields - October 18, 2011

Doug Fields asks the question, "what makes a person's faith stick?"

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4 Step Formula for Developing Leaders

Doug Franklin - October 12, 2011

Doug Franklin shares his simple four-step formula for helping youth workers develop student leaders.

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The Bait and Switch of Ministry

Doug Fields - October 9, 2011

Doug Fields explains some of the ways leaders often expect one thing and get another.

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How to Respond to an Angry Parent

Youth Ministrycom - October 6, 2011

Kurt Johnston and Josh Griffin share tips on how to navigate through tough parental conversations.

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4 Things to Remember When Recruiting Volunteers

Josh Griffin - October 3, 2011

Finding people for your team might be easy; it's finding the right people that can be hard work.

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Barna: 6 Reasons Why Young People Leave the Church

Toni Ridgaway - September 30, 2011

Results of a five-year study explore why young adults don't stay in church.

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Why Does Your Youth Ministry Exist?

Youth Ministrycom - September 29, 2011

Kurt Johnston and Josh Griffin highlight why purpose is so important in your ministry.

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Study: Many Young Christians Abandon Purity Pledges

Toni Ridgaway - September 28, 2011

A new study implies that many young Christians aren't waiting like they said they would.

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Why You Should Be Concerned About Extended Adolescence

Mark Oestreicher - September 26, 2011

Have you thought about the impact of extended adolescence?

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Why Youth Stay in the Church When They Grow Up

Jon Nielson - September 22, 2011

What is it that sets apart the kids who stay in the church? Here are just a few observations.

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10 Ways Students Benefit From Being in a Small Group

Doug Fields - September 18, 2011

Doug Fields shares specific rewards that teenagers receive when they are a part of a small group community.

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5 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Youth Ministry

Russell St. Bernard - September 14, 2011

Russell St. Bernard shares lessons learned from successes and failures in youth ministry.

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Why You Should Not Do Youth Ministry Alone

Outreach Media Group - September 12, 2011

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

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7 Tips for Deeper Conversations with Teens

Doug Fields - September 7, 2011

Doug Fields shares seven ideas for having more in-depth conversations with your students.

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The Real Questions Students Are Asking

Brian Berry - September 4, 2011

4 things you need to remember when answering students' questions

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Do You Preach Rules or Relationship?

Rachel Blom - September 1, 2011

"If a teen doesn’t have a personal relationship with God, it really doesn’t matter all that much if he ‘behaves’ or not."

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How to Deal with the Kid Who Hates You

Geoff Stewart - August 31, 2011

Leadership is a lonely place sometimes, and the target on your chest can be sizeable.

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Why Back to School Means Big Bucks

David Smith - August 29, 2011

This year, two items will dominate “back to school” shopping lists…and neither is cheap.

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The First Youth Pastor Ever

Benjer McVeigh - August 25, 2011

If you were the first youth pastor ever, what resources would you have at your disposal?

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