Youth Leaders Blogs

Four favorite games guaranteed to add that extra sparkle to your Christmas fellowship or get together.

It's Christmas and it is the season for giving so I thought I should give away a few games we have done the past...

So it’s Christmas! It’s a time for joy & celebration, family & faith... ...and three white elephant parties, two cookie exchanges, six performances of the...

Here’s a few things I’ve challenged our team to keep in mind when discipling.

How you handle discipline with junior highers will communicate a lot about how you love them.

If I were given everything in the whole world but couldn’t have this one thing, could I resist it?

This is what so many of us youth workers have wanted to say to (some) parents over the years.

The term youth ministry is synonymous with youth lock-in. Teenagers like being together and staying up all night and telling everyone about it the...

How can the youth pastor/senior pastor relationship improve?

Leaders have two seemingly-paradoxical postures they can lead from.

"Jesus would be fired within his first months of becoming a youth leader..." -Greg Stier.

It’s time we ask for help instead of leaning back, filled with pride, thinking of “those children/student ministry people’s issues.”

Youth ministry evangelism is a great thing but what if youth ministries widen their reach beyond students to all families in the community?

What will youth ministry look like in 2020?

Have you ever felt like you weren't making a difference? These tips might help you become more effective.

Here is some of our philosophy on how we deal with dating.

Rachel Blom looks to the future of youth ministry, and what needs to change.

I just had the privilege of spending a week with 50 amazing youth leaders from across the nation and their top student ministry leaders. Lead...

What’s more enjoyable, a monogamous sexual relationship, or promiscuity (sleeping with whoever you want)? Most entertainment media seems to lean towards the latter. Why is...

As a “professional communicator) I get the privilege of doing a lot of speaking to a ton of different groups. God has blessed me...