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Youth leaders face daunting cultural and leadership challenges. More than ever, youth pastors need leadership resources and pastoral resources to enable them to advance the gospel of Jesus in these challenging times for young people. ChurchLeaders.com is dedicated to providing resources and information for every youth pastor. If you serve on a church staff as senior high leader, student minister, next gen leader, junior high minister, or any other pastoral role, you’ll find must-have pastoral resources and connections to a community of youth leaders for greater Kingdom impact worldwide. Youth leaders from every denomination find free resources, encouragement, inspiration, teaching tips, and articles they are looking for here at ChurchLeaders.com. Join millions of youth ministry leaders who look to us for resources and encouragement for youth ministry leadership. Leading your youth ministry is not only about teaching and building relationships, but it is also about your relationship with Jesus. You will also find inspiration, encouragement, and help to keep your relationship with God strong and vibrant.

It’s Lit When You Use Teen Slang, Right? TBH, I’m Kinda Shook

Jonathan McKee - May 16, 2019

Youth Ministry Scandals: How to Avoid Becoming a Statistic

25 Movies to Show in High School for Teens to See

Why Summer Camp Still Matters for Youth Group

If I Was the Devil, Here’s How I’d Attack Youth Ministers

Generation Z … Parenting Pro Tips for Their Millennial Parents

Articles for Youth Leaders Benjamin Kerns - February 21, 2019

Are you a parent raising, or youth pastor leading, Generation Z kids?

Youth Pastor, Do You Love Your Church?

Articles for Youth Leaders Andy Lawrenson - February 20, 2019

Do you love your church? Love should motivate me to be at my best as I serve in the church.

The Continually Critical Parent: How Teachers and Ministers Can Engage Them

Articles for Youth Leaders Paul Sheneman - February 19, 2019

Dealing with a constantly critical parent who just can't seem to say anything nice.

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How to Help Parents of Teens Who Don’t Want to Go to Church

Articles for Youth Leaders Mark Oestreicher - February 17, 2019

Are your kids bored with and don't want to go to church? Young teens have a passionate need to be valued and noticed.

Youth Group Games: 7 Easy Circle Games

Articles for Youth Leaders Todd Jones - February 14, 2019

Need a couple of easy youth group games to keep in your back pocket?

True Love Waits: Suggestions for a More Holistic Purity Culture

Articles for Youth Leaders Alex Ward - February 14, 2019

We were wrong about purity culture. It was damaging and repressive.

Anti Porn: How Porn Hides on Popular Teen Apps

Articles for Youth Leaders Jessica Mouser - February 14, 2019

Anti-porn advocate Gail Dines explains how the two most popular social media apps among teens, Instagram and Snapchat, can be gateways to pornography.

Youth Pastor: Are You a Controversy Addict?

Articles for Youth Leaders Tim Gough - February 12, 2019

Are you a controversy addict? For some of us, this rush of ‘rightness’ and ‘winning’ can subversively become the primary mover in our lives and as such becomes a true addiction.

5 Messages Youth Need to Hear

Articles for Youth Leaders Rachel Blom - February 11, 2019

What messages are you impressing upon your teens to reaffirm them?

Why It’s OK for Youth Pastors to Not Hang Out With Students

Articles for Youth Leaders Justin Knowles - February 10, 2019

Maybe it's time to switch up your thinking.

Life-Changing Retreats: 5 Tips for Planning

Articles for Youth Leaders Scott Talley - February 7, 2019

I have written down five things that I consider vital to pulling off life-changing retreats.

Confronting Addiction in Leadership

Articles for Youth Leaders Kevin Boer - February 6, 2019

Maybe my rush to do new things is a reaction to stay away from the BIG sins, but in the process, still I stumbled into addiction.

What to Do When a Student Leader Goes Bad

Articles for Youth Leaders Doug Franklin - February 5, 2019

Student leaders can be our greatest joy in youth ministry.

How to Teach Boys to Respect Women

Articles for Youth Leaders Russell Moore - February 3, 2019

Every Christian teaches the next generation of men, since all of us are responsible for building up the body of Christ. So what’s most important in rearing boys to respect women?

How to Launch New Ideas for Ministry and Beyond

Articles for Youth Leaders Andy Lawrenson - January 31, 2019

You want to launch new ideas—new ministry, position, event or program.

Why Lone Youth Pastors Feel Desperation in Ministry

Articles for Youth Leaders Kevin Boer - January 30, 2019

The greatest issue facing all leaders is isolation. Lone youth pastors are approaching ministry the wrong way.

Walking With Students Through Depression

Articles for Youth Leaders Carl Dodd - January 29, 2019

I’ve laid out some key ideas for walking with teens through depression. But before you start, you need to pray! You will need God with you on this.

How to Disciple a Teenager Well

Articles for Youth Leaders Jonathan McKee - January 28, 2019

“How can we equip teenagers to truly live out their faith in a world full of distractions?”

Worship Preferences: When Musical Taste Is a Precondition for Worship

Articles for Youth Leaders Tim Gough - January 24, 2019

With so many worship preferences, tastes and values in the room it’s amazing that we ever get through it without broken teeth, flying drumsticks or choral tantrums.

The #1 Reason Youth Leaders Quit

Articles for Youth Leaders Greg Stier - January 23, 2019

The list of reasons why many youth leaders quit youth ministry could go on and on.

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Youth Leaders

Today’s youth leaders face daunting cultural and leadership challenges. More than ever, youth pastors need leadership resources and pastoral resources to enable them to advance the gospel of Jesus in these challenging times for young people. ChurchLeaders.com is dedicated to providing resources and information for every youth pastor. If you serve on a church staff as senior high leader, student minister, next gen leader, junior high minister, or any other pastoral role, you’ll find must-have pastoral resources and connections to a community of youth leaders for greater Kingdom impact worldwide.

Youth leaders from every denomination find ideas, encouragement, inspiration, teaching tips, and support they are looking for here at ChurchLeaders.com. Join millions of youth ministry leaders who look to us for resources and encouragement for youth ministry leadership.

Leading your youth ministry is not only about teaching and building relationships, but it is also about your relationship with Jesus. You will also find inspiration, encouragement, and help to keep your relationship with God strong and vibrant.

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