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 […]
Prayer
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 […]
Stop Drinking the Poison
We all know the challenge of being hurt and learning to forgive and let go instead of harboring bitterness and anger. It is SO much easier to be bitter than […]
Helping Your Child Find Their Purpose in Christ
In Jeremiah 29:11, we read “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and […]
Help Your Student Share Their Faith
In Matthew 28, we’re given The Great Commission. Jesus said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in […]
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 […]
Intentional Games
Walk into any Youth Ministry across the country, and I can almost guarantee that games will be a part of the service. They happen in various forms throughout the night. […]
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 […]
Helping Teens Build Healthy Friendships That Reflect Christ’s Love
Batman and Robin. Rachel and Monica. Woody and Buzz. David and Jonathan – the list of iconic friendships goes on and on. We love to read, watch, and hear stories […]
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 […]