Youth Leaders Blogs

How Moses Turned Into a Great Leader (and You Can, Too!)

As you scan the records of history there are few leaders who measure up to Moses. Who else could lead 2 1/2 million complaining...

Questions for John Piper, Louis Giglio, Francis Chan and Beth Moore about Passion 2012

The blogosphere is raging around the grand finish of Louis Giglio's Passion 2012 where Piper, Giglio, Chan and Moore led thousands of 20-somethings (mainly)...

Write Your Name on the Wall

Want people to remember your name for time and eternity? Here's how.

6 Things I Learned About COMPASSION…

You really never understand a ministry until you see how they function in their ministry setting. Looking from a distance will never give you...

20 Tips to Spice Up Bible Teaching

"We get in the habit of teaching the same basic structure of a lesson over and over again," says Andy Blanks.

Should We Allow Dating in Our Student Ministry?

More often, I see relationships built in student ministry, and then a result is horrible and ugly break ups that affect the friendships, cause drama and, in a lot of cases, tend to be uncomfortable for other students surrounding these dating issues. I want to share some of our philosophy on how we deal with dating:

5 Reasons Jesus Would Be Fired If He Was Your Youth Pastor

I am convinced Jesus would be fired within his first few months of becoming a youth pastor at the average church. Here are five reasons why He wouldn't make it.

Why Regrets Are a Waste of Time

It’s that time of year where we may feel regret because we didn’t do what we had planned to do, because we tried but didn’t even come close, because well, we failed.