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Fully Human, Fully God – The Skit Guys

I love these guys. You may not be able to see them live but you can bring them to your students on a...

Generation to Generation: Leadership Living

This is week 3 of a 10-week series. Each week we’ll be writing about different ways that we, as leaders, can effectively be...

How to Choose the Perfect Small Group Curriculum

As we head into the Life Group season full-swing, one of the big questions we have to answer is about curriculum for our...

The Best Practices of Healthy Youth Ministries

Let’s face it, there are a lot of books written about youth ministry. A lot. It seems a new “must read” book pops...

Religious Kids Do Better in School

Students involved in religious activities have higher GPAs, studies show.

Study: American 'Millennials' Spiritually Diverse

Thirty-one percent of Millennials pray by themselves at least once a day.

Free Teaching Game: Islands Initiative

Get your whole team across a set of islands without stepping into the lava!

Why Aren’t More People Good?

Maybe people don’t like to do good because they haven’t gotten bored with being bad? I had this thought while listening to an episode of...

Words

Words have power. Even on paper.

When Your Pastor Says We Have to Let You Go

I'm seeing more and more churches letting go of or cutting pay to their student ministries director. It's getting to the point that...

Next Steps for Experienced Youth Ministry Volunteers

I loved this post by Matt Lawson over at his blog, Revolution Speaks. It gives some very practical insights and actions steps to...

The Importance of Worship to Youth Ministry Volunteers

Matt and Steven have been doing a good series of posts from the youth ministry volunteer perspective over on Volunteer Youth Ministry. Here’s...

1 Kings 19 for Youth Workers

And the word of the LORD came to him (or her): “What are you doing here, Youth Worker?” Youth Worker replied, “I have been very...

The Pastor Man Up Movement

The last few years have seen the popularization of something I refer to as the Pastor Man Up Movement. (PMUM) You hear things said, like...

David Hughes IS Soccer

David Hughes knows hard work and dedication; therefore, David Hughes IS soccer.

4 Minutes Wisely Invested

The four minutes it takes to write a thank-you note could be the most fruitful ones of your week.

Skateboard Animation

Hard work is the price we must pay for success.

Principles for Parental Discipline

A parent of one our students is trying to deal with some issues with her high schooler. We’re going to talk through some...

10 Steps to Reach Non-Christian Students

Thought this post over on Youth Ministry 360 was interesting as you begin to plan how to reach non-Christian students in your community....

‘The Church Is Called To Salt, Not Sugar,’ Says Pastor John...

John Amanchukwu Sr. serves as the First Assistant to the Senior Pastor and the Youth Pastor at the Upper Room Church of God in Christ in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Andy Bannister: How Pastors and Churches Can Stop Living as ‘Undercover...

Dr. Andy Bannister joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how pastors and church members can share their faith boldly, strategically, and without fear.

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