The Campfire Effect
I had never really felt all that close to my Youth Pastor, Brandon. I was a senior, and he had just taken over the high school ministry at the end […]
I had never really felt all that close to my Youth Pastor, Brandon. I was a senior, and he had just taken over the high school ministry at the end […]
We live in a world where truth often feels blurry. Headlines shift, opinions get louder than facts, and “your truth” and “my truth” sometimes seem to matter more than the […]
When was the last time you really tried to understand how someone else was feeling, not just from your point of view, but from theirs? In a world filled with […]
Bullying is everywhere. It takes many forms: intentional and unintentional, obvious or behind the scenes, in person or digital, and even in your Youth Group. Gasp! Not mine. My students […]
Is your student struggling to stand strong in their faith in school? School can be a very difficult place for students to live out their faith, but it can […]
Each student in your Youth Group is unique. This statement, while overwhelmingly obvious, can sometimes be forgotten in how we minister to our teens. Here are just a few of […]
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 […]
I love rewards! If you know me, you know that I also love Chick-fil-A, but one of the reasons I love it, aside from the obvious, is that they have […]
We are all a little too familiar with the long, awkward silence at the end of a small group when we ask, “Any prayer requests?” After the silence, maybe someone […]
The current reality of our fast-paced culture became real to me when same-day-delivery became an option for Amazon packages. How is it possible that we can click a button and a […]