Articles for Youth Leaders

Teens and Church: Is It Worth the Battle?

Do you force attendance and run the risk of making your teenager even angrier with you, the church and maybe even God?

6 Questions To Ask Your Youth Pastor

Evaluation is important; it’s the way to growth.

What to Do When Your Child Has Thoughts of Suicide

Suicide is not something anyone wants to think about, much less become familiar with, but when you're child expresses thoughts of suicide, you may not know what to do. Here's what you as a parent can do for your child.

The Game Changing App for Teen Evangelism You’ve Been Waiting For

Imagine if you could give the teens in your youth group an app that made teen evangelism and sharing the Gospel both easy and engaging. The 6 words app is just that.

What Purpose-Driven Means to Generation Z

Clearly a purpose-driven church is needed now more than ever. But do our purposes align with theirs in a way that would prove attractive? You might be surprised.

Please Don’t Give Them Porn for Christmas

This Christmas a lot of children will receive pornography from under the tree. It's not what they wanted, and not what their parents intended for them to have.

How to Take Care of Introverts in Your Ministry

Here are some thoughts on how youth ministry can take care of introverts at a party based on what I’m picking up from Susan Cain's recently released new book: Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts (A guide for KIDS and TEENS).

4 Super Effective Ways to Motivate Spiritually Apathetic Teenagers

If you've been in youth ministry for any amount of time, you've encountered spiritually apathetic teenagers. Between the rolling eyes and heavy sighs it's easy to get discouraged when it comes to inspiring young people to know, live, share and own their faith.