Is It Possible to Avoid Ministry Burnout? Yes! And Here’s How
The one question I get asked more than any other is, “How are you able to do all that you do?” For those of you who don’t know, I wear […]
Commitment
Preparing Your Student for Faith After Graduation
Graduation day can feel like the end. In reality, it is the starting line for students to own their faith. As a Youth Pastor, I have watched students step into […]
Helping Your Teen Handle Social Media Drama
We all know that social media has pros and cons. You can use it to connect, but it can also bring gossip, arguments, exclusion, and a slew of other negative […]
Winning The Battle For Dinner Table Conversations
In a world where your kid’s attention is being pulled in a hundred different directions, everyone racing off to sports or extracurricular activities, the dinner table can become one of […]
Building a Student-Led Campus Movement
Claim Your Campus has built a resource for Youth Ministries that want to strengthen their students’ faith inside the walls of their churches, so that students can live out their […]
Engaging Teens in Church: Why It Matters and How Parents Can Help
In the busyness of modern family life — school, sports, work, social commitments — something can quietly get pushed aside: church. It rarely happens intentionally. There’s just always something else […]
Identity Over Insecurity
Oh, middle school and high school. I loved you, and at the same time, I loathed you. These were all of our figure-it-out years, the years when we knew absolutely […]
Digital Ministry That Clicks
If there’s one thing we’ve learned in Youth Ministry, it’s that students are constantly online, and like it or not, if we want to reach them, we have to meet […]
How to Approach Family Conflict and Support Students from Troubled Homes
Family conflict is one of the most common and most painful realities that students bring with them into youth ministry. Behind the laughter, the group games, and the worship nights, […]
How to Discuss God’s Design for Relationships and Dating with Your Teen
The dating culture in today’s society is broken, to say the least. Media, peer pressure, and societal norms are shaping young minds and defining relationships for them. They need you […]