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20 Questions To Connect With New...
Here are a few things to remember about these questions…
Adulthood Passage Rituals Can Create...
The most effective youth ministries employ such things as retreats and mission trips to help youth journey toward a mature faith
What Your Ministry Needs To Build...
We all want our ministry to grow. We want to see teens bringing their friends, and growing deeper in their faith.
What Do You Do With The Barna State Of...
As I read it 3 responses jump out at me. Here is some of the data and a few important ways to…
How To Kill “Youth Group Drama&...
I’ve been hearing it more and more as I talk to youth leaders across the nation
5 Ways To Retain Juniors And Seniors
The number one thing you need to do is connect students to God!
Why Being A Children’s Ministry Leader...
“Their (church leaders) responsibility is to equip God’s people to do His work and build up the church, the body of Christ….
The Children’s Ministry Leader’s...
Ministry always happens best in the context relationship…period!
Emergency Trip Bag
Years of youth ministry has taught me to be like a boy scout on trips: always prepared!
Book: Do Not Go In There
5 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Started Ministry
Why Millennials Keep Ditching Your...
46.6% of millennials listed corporate social responsibility as a factor in choosing an employer. ie. community service program every month
Engaging Culture In An Age Of Hyper...
If we are called to be missional, we must engage cultural contexts, and this requires a significant investment in educating stakeholders of…
Connecting Students To God’s Mission
Then we invite them to partner with their peers in mission and ministry opportunities so the culture of ministries is one of…
Power-Based Leadership And The Church
Moving Away from Coercive Power in Ministry Leadership
Time Management Tricks
I am still learning how to do this effectively. But along the way I have picked up some tools and resources that…
Cultivating A Meaningful Partnership...
Download your free “Get Started Guide: 12 Steps to Thriving School Partnerships” today
Flashback: 7 Ways To Use Evernote In...
Evernote is a great program to organize thoughts, meetings, agendas, sermons and even an entire youth ministry program
How to Set and Achieve Personal Goals
Goals give us something larger to work toward and a motivation for continuing to work
5 Steps To Creating Quality Staff...
People desire to be known, cared for, and invested in so I’ve put together 5 simple steps to creating quality staff meetings
How To Get New Students To Come Back To...
When a teen is walking into your ministry for the first time they are probably wondering, “Will anyone notice that I’m here?”…
A Smart Church Has Young People At The...
Their brains are specifically and fantastically wired for passion, creativity, invention, dissatisfaction with mediocrity and status quo
5 Ways To Get Out Of A Youth Ministry...
Youth ministry may be more of a calling…When you keep doing your thing, year after year, it’s easy to get stuck in…
Next: Why Church?
Our students are finding that the local body of believers is often at odds with their rapidly shifting culture
7 Tips To Prepare For A Great Retreat
A great retreat requires hard work and intentional preparation. Here are a few tips to make your next retreat a success
Free College Ministry Resources!
ebook, articles, podcasts & discipleship tools!
4 Ways YouthCulture Has Changed And What...
“A generation ago the latchkey kid was the poster child for neglect; nowadays it might be the overscheduled kid who never…
Study: The State Of Youth Ministry
The findings of three nationwide studies. What’s going on in youth group? And is it working?
Flashback: Creating A Culture Of Welcome...
When we teach students to value each person as God does, their perspective changes. And once students have a changed perspective, we…
Flasback: Moving People To Service
People like the idea of service more than they like to serve.
Isn’t it true?
Building A Ministry Team
Ministry is about people. It’s not really about programs, events or curriculum. It is all about relationships; with God and others
10 Must Haves For Your Parent Meeting
Are you really taking advantage of your Parent Meetings?
Parents As Allies In Youth Ministry
3 Things you can do to work with parents
How To Become A Church Young People Love
Discover how effective you are at engaging the next generation
Need Help With Volunteers?
What I find is that the higher the commitment, the harder it is to find someone willing to step up and help
So, What’s The Problem In Youth...
The Good News To The Problem In Youth Ministry
Correcting Obstacles Teenagers Face With...
How do we create new ways to get the past the obstacles that are keeping the away?
The Dark Side Of Ministry Life
But there’s a not-so-hidden dark side to ministry life that act as pitfalls, snares, and traps… these are….
8 Expert Authors Whose Books Will Grow...
Almost every ministry leader I talk with is reading a book to improve themselves and their ministry. But with more than a…
Learning How To Fail…In Ministry
People who do ministry are going to fail. The question is: “What are you going to do about it?”…Ed Stetzer
Don’t Do This….#FAIL
Learning From the Screw-Ups of Youth Ministry Leaders
Flashback: Ministry Fail…..
This was the day I realized that my blind spots really could affect others
The Surprising Secret To A Highly...
What’s the secret to a highly effective youth ministry? Rocks!
Welcoming New Students
It’s a new school year, which means that lots of families are checking out new churches for their teenagers
5 Reasons Students Attend Youth Group
Teenagers attend youth group because…
The Volunteer From Hell
This person has left a trail of destruction at each ministry she volunteers at…. yet new churches keep putting her into positions…
Fall Planning Ideas For Youth Pastors
Use these ideas as a springboard to create something new in your ministry
Creating A Youth Ministry Year Plan
It’s that time of year again where many of you start prepping for next season
Four Ideas To Enhance The Culture You...
Four Ideas to Enhance Your Culture
How To Make Big Changes In Your Youth...
Divvying it up like this it will make you act and take steps to realize that change instead of being paralyzed by…
Greg Stier: My 10 Worst Ministry...
A ministry veteran reflects on what he wishes he’d done better in his work
5 Conversations You Must Have With Grads...
Don’t miss this opportunity before they leave
Is It Too Early To Be Thinking About...
After 9 Youth Ministry…Start 7:00 Min
what I’ve Learned In My First 10...
Stop yearning for something better and figure out how to minister to those you’ve been placed with
Flashback: 6 Things To Do Before The New...
Summer in Youth Ministry can be a busy time. It always seems to me that it is gone almost as soon…
3 Keys To Keeping Boundaries In Ministry
In fact, it can be incredibly difficult to maintain appropriate boundaries in ministry
Essential Youth Ministry: Relational...
The purpose behind our actions is a significant factor in determining our success or failure
“What Is Our Student Ministry Called...
We don’t need a new mission. We don’t need a new model. We need new ministry goals and an unrelenting commitment to…
20 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming...
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but there are some things we are failing to prepare new pastors for
Summer Camp Training
The goals and purpose of camp counseling.”Who are you? and Why are you here?”
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