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Outsourcing Friendships: 2 Ways Youth Pastors Can Find Friends

Via the Slant33.com blog Brian Berry, Michelle Lang and I all were asked to answer this question:  How do you find safe friendships at church when...

The One Surprising Thing My Daughter Remembered Most About My Parenting

"I’ll never forget what she shared because it was so powerful to me."

4 Tips for Engaging Students in the Bible

When teaching from a particular passage, be sure to give the greater context.

Woodlawn Star Tells Teens: I Gave Up Football to Pursue a Bigger Dream

Castille recalls he had other opportunities in the acting industry, but he “didn’t want to compromise.”

Jesus-Centered, Evangelism-Driven, Prayer-Saturated Youth Ministry

I’m convinced that discipleship is a by-product of a youth group being focused on Jesus, driven by evangelism and engaged in intercessory prayer. When...

The Power of Gen Z

As children's ministry leaders, reaching Gen Z should be our top priority.  As we equip them and teach them how they can truly make a big impact with God,  they can change their generation and who knows...maybe the entire world.

I Got on TikTok for You and Here’s What I Found Out

TikTok is one of the fastest growing social media platforms in our country today. It has recently been given an unusual spotlight at the top government level as a place of potential information harvesting by foreign countries.

10 Simple Ways to Remember Names

How are you at remembering names? Doug Fields offers 10 practical suggestions to help.

7 Ways to Serve Your Local Schools

School is in full swing for the fall. Here's how you can be involved.

20 Tips to Spice Up Your Next Bible Study

We can get in the habit of teaching the same basic structure of a lesson over and over again.

How to Create a Social Media Plan for Your Ministry

Rachel Blom lays out the important points in creating a plan for your social media.

Being a Family Is an Art and the Dinner Table Is Where It Finds Expression

Interestingly, when families do eat together the average dinnertime is 15 minutes. In the 1960, the average family dinnertime was 90 minutes.

Why You Should Leverage the Influence of Grandparents

Aside from my parents, my maternal grandparents have been the single most important spiritual influence in my life

4 Great Core Values for Youth Group

When putting together your church youth group program, it's wise to focus on four main values: connection, growth, celebration and fun.

Real Talk on Teen Issues: Insights for Youth Leaders

As a youth leader, it’s essential to stay informed about the challenges teens face—both visible and hidden. A great resource for this is Radical...

Engaging the Whole Family 1

Reality TV is often an amusing form of entertainment. We sit back and are entertained by the shock factor of Wife Swap, where contradictory...

How to Set the Price for a Youth Ministry Event

Thought this article from Luke Trouten on youth ministry events was fantastic – it goes into practical detail about planning and preparing a big...

Why You Should Not Do Youth Ministry Alone

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

What is the Emergent Church Movement Doing Today? (Part 2)

As I began to update myself on these men in the liberal emergent group (again, I have read their books, listened to them live...
Rhett Walker

‘If They Are True, Put Him in Jail,’ CCM Artist Rhett...

Christian singer Rhett Walker, who appears to share the same management company as Newsboys, spoke out against the “keyboard warriors” criticizing the Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) industry following the allegations against CCM icon Michael Tait.
Joby Martin

Joby Martin: What Happens When Pastors Finally Understand Grace

Joby Martin joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to discuss what happens when a church leader has truly been run over by the “grace train" and understands the profound love and grace of God.

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