Articles for Youth Leaders

Your Church Needs an Intergenerational Communication Plan

Once we realize the importance of intergenerational communication platforms and how to access generations, we have a much better chance of bridging the gap and finding ways to bring generations together.

How to Do an Amazing Race at Your Church

We thought about The Amazing Race! Could we actually pull that off? Yes! This can be done a number of ways, but here is how we did it.

‘Counting On’ Star Shares Her Struggle With Spiritual Depression

"Counting On" star Jessa Duggar Seewald candidly shared about her struggle with spiritual depression in a video she recently posted to social media.

4 Principles of Shared Ministry Leadership

How do youth workers build great teams where everyone is involved and shares leadership?

One on Ones, 101: The Perfect Primer on Contact Ministry

You hear that “intentional discipleship” is a hallmark of great youth ministries, but, uh, what are you supposed to do in a one on one, sit down and say, “Okay kid, here we go. Time to follow Jesus, lemme give you a rundown.”??

7 Words of Encouragement for Sending a Child to College

"If the day has come to send them to college—do it with joy!"

Help! My Teen Is Struggling With Anxiety

God doesn’t just understand and sympathize, he also acts to support anxious teens. How does he do this? He does it by listening and by speaking.

As a Parent of a Teenager, Here’s Some of the Dumb Things I Remember Saying as a Youth Pastor

But I recognize I was a bit of an arrogant know-it-all who thought he had a lot of offer. Now as a parent of a teenager, I fully recognize how much I have to learn. Here’s a few of the thoughts I had from back then that were pretty stupid.