The Role of Worship in Youth Ministry
A common question among Youth Pastors is whether or not worship fits the context of Youth Ministry. So much of Student Ministry is viewed as organized chaos, leaving Youth Pastors […]
Volunteers
Practical Tips For Training Youth Leaders
Recruiting and training youth leaders can be daunting and sometimes difficult to get people involved in. The thought of ministering to middle and high schoolers can be scary to many […]
Speak Life Into Your Volunteers
It has been almost 10 years since the last time I was consistently leading a group of adult volunteers in youth ministry. I started as a youth pastor before I […]
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 […]
Volunteering
There’s one thing you can do to help you, your student, and your family all grow spiritually. I have worked with hundreds of volunteers in youth ministry, and overall, […]
How COVID Can Change Your Ministry Forever…In a Good Way!
The culture you create in your ministry will shape your students’ spiritual life more than anything else. Read that again because it’s important that you understand this and get it […]
Creating A Healthy Volunteer Staff Culture
Let me start with this: We cannot do it alone. We can not do it without our volunteer staff. They are a huge reason we as student pastors, directors, the […]
Ideas To Retain Students in Your Ministry
I first started gathering data, to try and get ideas for our own ministry, but then decided that this was good information to share with everyone! I asked a handful […]
Five Things Students Should Know About Their Adult Leaders
I am about to finish my 16th year of student ministries. Things like music has changed many times from Michael W. Smith and Jeremy Camp to Lecrae and Hillsong. From […]
Let Your Yes be Yes and… [Your Longevity Yes be Yes]
“Let your yes mean yes, and your no mean no. Anything more than this comes from the evil one.” Matthew 5:37 (CEB) We tend to forget about our “long-term yes’s” […]