Articles for Youth Leaders

Where Young Adults Like to Have Spiritual Conversations

The "third place" is a good spot for deep conversations.

How to Create a Youth Ministry Scorecard

A youth ministry scorecard focuses on the precise development of a vision, mission and quantifiable objectives to track progress against those goals.

The Death and Resurrection of Youth Ministry

Youth ministry must "die" in its current form for it to experience a glorious resurrection.

6 Reasons Ministry Is Harder Than It Used to Be

Six reasons ministry is harder than it used to be and one reason there's still plenty of hope.

Generation Z … Parenting Pro Tips for Their Millennial Parents

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

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

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

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

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

True Love Waits: Suggestions for a More Holistic Purity Culture

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