The Student Leaders of Today
Students need to be involved in your youth group. Young or old. Experienced or inexperienced. Boys and girls. Seniors and freshmen. Middle school and high school. As their leaders, we […]
Ministry
Are We Forever Losing Students Because of How We Present God and His Gospel?
It was a shocking discovery. What if you discovered on your 30th birthday that something you were raised to believe wasn’t true? For example, what if you were told that […]
Minister Within the Mess
Every week following our youth programming, I clean up a mess. Papers, candy wrappers, pens, and pen pieces are scattered on the floor all over our worship area. Chairs that […]
Six Insights When Approaching Adult Volunteers
I have had the great opportunity to serve under some great youth pastors for 15 years. I have learned a lot from them. I have met so many new, young […]
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 […]
Three Reasons for NTS Camp’s 2016 THREADS Theme
When we came together as a team to decide what the theme would be for NTS Camp 2016, we had already known we wanted to teach on the life of […]
Overpowering the Influence of the 2 Lies Media Promotes to Students
If you are in the business of working with students in youth ministry, you typically get (if you are lucky) 1% of their time in a typical week. And yet […]
Behind The Scenes of Big Things
Students want to do big things; they just need the support. It was my senior year of high school that my faith became serious to me. Action was necessary to […]
Two Proven Ways To Engage Both Genders in #YouthMin
As with most of us, when I get talking, the things that I love most begin to spill out. I am a sports fan. I love to watch, talk, read, […]
The Secret Sauce of Ministry
It seems like everyone is looking for the next big thing, particularly in ministry circles; chasing that “secret sauce” that will take them to the magical next level. My inbox […]