Tag Archive for youth ministry
Creating A Youth Ministry Year Plan
It’s that time of year again where many of you start prepping for next season
#Pokemongo 4 Ways To Engage The Craze
Are you or your church a Pokestop? How is your ministry using the game to serve the community or meet people where…
Best Ministry Job On The Planet
10 reasons why being a youth pastor may be the best ministry job on the planet
Serving Parents Who Don’t Go To...
Allow me to help shed some light on a couple of truths in relation to unchurched parents, and then recommend some steps…
A Different Kind Of Parent Ministry
God can use parents—even sleep-deprived ones with snot and food on their shoulders—to build up the next generation of leaders
Consider Virtual Reality Church...
New Study Says People Are More Likely to Buy From Brands That Use Virtual Reality
Four Ideas To Enhance The Culture You...
Four Ideas to Enhance Your Culture
How Skipping Church Affects Our Children
And if He (Christ) isn’t a priority in our lives, then our children will know and follow suit
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…
Framing Sexuality For Teens
In just a few more than 50 years, our media culture has gone from treating matters of sexuality as a hush-hush topic…
Greg Stier: My 10 Worst Ministry...
A ministry veteran reflects on what he wishes he’d done better in his work
The Myth Of The Non-Christian
Engaging Atheists, Nominal Christians and the Spiritual But Not Religious
5 Conversations You Must Have With Grads...
Don’t miss this opportunity before they leave
8 Ways Churches Can Capitalize On...
Don’t miss out on this…Paul said he became all things to all people so that some might come to Christ
Pokémon Go Is Collecting Players’...
You Should Probably Check Your Pokémon Go Privacy Settings
Is It Too Early To Be Thinking About...
After 9 Youth Ministry…Start 7:00 Min
Religion Shown To Steer Adolescents Away...
However, these age-based increases in pornography viewing are decidedly lesser among those who attend religious services
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
5 Reasons Why Teenagers Need Theology
Secular society throws its own answers our way, but they’re never compatible with a Christian worldview
Coddled Students: Universities Islands...
…been battling campus feminism and political correctness together since the late 1980s, filmed an hour-long discussion
5 Essential Steps To Clarity In Ministry
Clarity is the result of a deliberate journey
Pediatricians: Abstinence On The Rise&...
Nearly 60 percent of high school students today have never had sex
Connecting With Kids Who Don’t Want To...
All the experts preach that you need to communicate with your teenager. But what if they don’t want to have anything to…
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
How Do You Help The Single Dads In Your...
While single moms do make up the majority of single parents, single dad households are on the rise
Essential Youth Ministry: Relational...
The purpose behind our actions is a significant factor in determining our success or failure
Are Today’s Teens Taking Less Risks?...
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) just released their brand new Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Values: The Importance Of Mom And Dad
Parents Have Unparalleled Influence on Their Kids
Yelling Dads Make Teenage Behavior Worse
How fathers interact with their children when disciplining them, has links to aggressive and delinquent behavior in later life.
“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…
Gender Ideology Putting Children At Risk
More than 60 leaders concerned about the mental health of American children have signed onto an open letter
The Battle With Culture
…if we don’t ever engage the earth, how can we be witnesses in it?
Just Before Steph’s Biggest Game,...
In a world full of half-dressed celebrities willing to bare-all, Mrs. Curry’s powerful stand for modesty is a beautiful thing
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
Church Mistakenly Employs Homeless...
Wandering into the church..he was immediately assumed to be the new youth pastor, due to the guitar he was carrying and unkempt…
What Are Your Goals For Students This...
Paul Worcester shares a summer goals worksheet that he uses with students through Christian Challenge and Chico State University
Teens Curate Their Instagram Accounts,...
In early adolescence, between the ages of 13 and 15, teens are still fairly self-centered and are more likely to worry about…
Up Your’s…..Speaking Game
Remember these helpful tips, and don’t forget to….
Summer Camp Training
The goals and purpose of camp counseling.”Who are you? and Why are you here?”
Cultivating Culture In Youth Ministry
A Few Simple Ideas To Begin To Develop The Culture You Want
I Promise. They ARE Listening
We can never fully know the way the Lord is working on their hearts. In our eyes it seems like they are…
4 Essentials In Being The Family Leader
“Communication has been the number one thing in our family,” Grammy Award-winning Michael W. Smith
5 Things Parents Do Not Know About Youth...
The value parents add to a student ministry is immeasurable
3 Tasks You Have To Add To Your Summer...
While summer is a great time to change things, it can also be a missed opportunity if you don’t develop a plan….
The Not-So-Hidden Effects Of Porn
The Habit May Be Secret…But Not Its Consequences
Youth Minister Out Of Hospital After...
“I used to do gang ministry, life-and-death was always a reality but this became very real,”
Book: ‘An Other Kingdom’
…a powerful call to depart the consumer culture and return to a neighborly covenant culture
Cops Pull Over Minivan Full of Drinking,...
Troopers said that as they caught up with the speeding vehicle, they observed the teens throwing alcoholic beverages out of the windows
Book: It’s Not Too Late
The Essential Part You Play in Shaping Your Teen’s Faith
Flashback: Why College Students And...
What is needed to bridge that gap between the youth and the church?
Flashback: The Book Of Common Prayer Is...
Alan Jacobs explains why the nearly 500-year-old Anglican prayer book retains its influence, and why it should appeal even to (non-Anglican) evangelicals
Teen Social Media Users More Likely to ...
This attitude runs counter to most religious traditions and, according to researchers, shows a level of non-commitment.
Is It Wrong To Use Entertainment In...
“There’s a time to be spastic and there’s a time to refrain from being spastic!”
Fathers (And Mothers), Do Not Provoke...
A discouraged child is one who has lost heart. He is so beaten down that he has lost hope, he has lost…
7 Ways Parents Unfairly Provoke Our...
We may provoke our children to anger and discouragement when we teach them to be good instead of holy…good behavior than their…
Harvard Prof: Skills Every 18 Year Old...
As we prepare our kids for the real world it is great to have some clear goals. Skills we should help teens…
How To Do Your Own Color Powder Games
looking for a summertime fun night the youth would definitely remember
4 Reasons To Write Everything In...
So useful..from keeping receipts to meeting notes, to writing sermons, songs, blog posts, to do lists, and much more
Fight Against Stagnant Student Ministry
The best way to fight against stagnant student ministry it to create anticipation.
What IS A Big Deal Online For Teenagers?
A lot of things parents freak out about aren’t really that important. But there are some things that ARE: What’s actually helpful…
The Jewish Intellectual Who Predicted...
Religion is in our blood, and the more we deny it, the sicker our society becomes
9 Prayers For My Daughter Who Is Now...
…before she heads off to college. I began to think about things I still need to teach her, specifically about boys..
“A Picture Says A Thousand Words..”
5 Apps For Creating Awesome Youth Ministry Graphics
Poor Parenting Can Be Passed From...
Beating, yelling and neglect can all be passed from one generation to the next — but parents are often keen to break…
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