Intentional Culture
Your Youth Ministry has a culture. You either created it, or you allowed it to happen. What do you want your culture to be? Have you prayed and pondered […]
Games
How To Build A Sense Of Community In Your Youth Ministry
We were created for relationships, and we all desire a place to belong. Sometimes it can be hard to know exactly where you belong and who your community is, especially […]
Games at Youth Group…But Why?
It feels like a question we’ve all asked ourselves at least once (if not every week) as Youth Workers. We’ve done the hard work of preparing for a lesson, making […]
How To Avoid Programming Plug-Ins
One spring day, I stopped at a garage sale. The only thing I was remotely interested in was a battery charger and its battery for a power drill. “I could […]
How To Help Your Kids Socially
Have you ever been talking to a teenager and they’re looking at their phone, shifting eyes at other things, or they suddenly walk away? Yeah, me neither. It can […]
Jumping Back In
Youth Ministry has always been a passion of mine. From the countless hours I spent as a middle and high school student to the time spent getting my Bachelor’s in […]
How To Build Community In Your Group
I see community being one of the glues that can hold a youth group together. Students doing life together and learning about Jesus. But, how do we have community when […]
Muddy Funds
Have you ever run a 5K? Have you run a fun run? How about a mud run? The chances are pretty good in 2016 most of us have either run […]
Avoid This in Youth Ministry
I remember stopping by a garage sale this past spring, only to find one item that I desired to purchase from a complete stranger. The item was a Dewalt battery […]
Why Games Still Matter: Part 2
Leveraging Games During Youth Group A few months ago (ok, 7 months ago) I wrote a blog about why I believe games still matter in youth ministry. Whether or not […]