Tag Archive for youth ministry
Burnout In Youth Ministry
This time of year is notorious for producing burnout among American youth workers
Gospel-Centered Youth Ministry: A...
What an eternal difference it would make if youth groups put the gospel at the center of their teachings, Bible studies, retreats,
What About The Week Before Easter?
The Gospel Coalition Explains Holy Week
A Biblical Theology Of Resurrection
In Jesus’s resurrection body the stigmata, the marks of the wounds, are still there, but his resurrection is unique
“Mommy Says Daddy Has A girlfriend”
How to respond when a child discloses a shocker
Flashback: How Many Minutes Will Kids...
Why talk for 25 minutes when you can say it in 5?
3 Ways To Be Mentored When You Have No...
Too often I talk to young youth leaders and they are desperate to be mentored
Developing A Solid Ministry Plan
Part 1 You must have a Solid Ministry Model
How Are You Measuring Success?
What are some measurable that a youth ministry can strive for?
Don’t Go Alone
Seriously, when was the last time you were honest… I couldn’t remember
Book: Beyond The Screen
Youth Ministry for the Connected But Alone Generation
5 Ways To Effectively Use Movies As...
Film is a powerful medium, and movies are the most ubiquitous works of art in our culture
140-Character Presence
The idea that teenagers use social media to experience presence and to deepen relationships sounds intriguing?
How To Boil A Youth Pastor
Without evaluation you will never reach your destination
11 Strategic Steps To Build A Thriving...
Strategic thinking gets results
Fathers Lest You Think Your Actions Don&...
And when Dad’s not around, it hurts and destroys kids. . . deeply
St. Patrick: As A Teenager He Was...
During his six years as a slave he converted to Christianity and earned a reputation as a fervent evangelist
What Do You Say To A Student Who Has...
Drugs, alcohol, and sex, are all things we try our hardest to keep our students from. But…
Why 12-Year Old Girls Are Having Sex...
That boys their age watch porn regularly, and demand from their girlfriends the sexual menu they see online
Flashback: Students Fear Moving To...
Moving is the most jostling, treacherous, and terrifying trial an adolescent can experience. Fresh start is overshadowed by changes
Top 3 Qualities I’m looking For when I...
Someone just asked me, “Jonathan, we’re looking for a new youth pastor.
“Creating A Visitor Driven Culture”
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.”
How To Improve Your Middle School...
That said, the primary audience with which you need to communicate is still the parents, or caregivers
5 Core Values Your Team Must Foster To...
Somewhere along the way, American churches have communicated that comfort trumps the Great Commission
Great Expectations: The Power of...
Make sure everyone around you knows what to expect from you, from each other, and from the church or the ministry
Joining God Where He’s Already At Work
“God does not have size or spatial dimensions and is present at every point of space with His whole being, yet God…
The Growing Popularity Of Death
Which Teens Are at Risk of Suicide and Why?
Snapchat Users Now Watch Eight Billion...
Snapchat was at two billion daily video views last May
Flashback: Why Teens Don’t Talk to...
The responses being shared pertain to those kids who specifically indicated that they don’t talk openly with their parents
Why ‘The Death of Cultural...
Grammy Nominated Christian Rapper Flame Explains…
Andy Stanley Explains His ‘Stinking...
Andy Stanley has come under fire for remarks he made about small churches in a recent sermon
What Is The Sticky Faith Cohort?
“Sticky Faith isn’t about programs; it’s about changing culture.”
Baltimore Boy Stops Prays For Homeless...
“This was an amazing sight! I pray this kid becomes a leader amongst his peers, and continues on this path!!”
Jerry Bridges (1929–2016)
Five Lessons Young Christians Should Draw From His life Of Faith
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Stop Shopping For A Church
The local church wasn’t established to create amenities for your enjoyment but ministries for your service
11 Signs You’re Burning Out
There are a few times a year when I hit a ministry slump: January / February and then again in August
“4 Goals in Dealing with Parents”
Sometimes I feel parents can be the hardest..here are 4 goals I try to have with with a parents
Overcoming Immaturity In Youth Ministry
You think you are doing the right thing when, in fact, you are doing the wrong things
Solutions To Nine Classroom Nightmares
After seeing several discipline problems, we asked the experts what they would’ve done with each challenge
The 3 Most Perplexing Discipline...
You’ve most likely encountered them and they probably left you scrambling
Chick-fil-A ‘Cell Phone Challenge&...
“Family Challenge” and here’s how it works: Turn all family cell phones to silent and place in the cell phone coop
What Our Ministry Was Doing In India&...
5am-6am Lent prayer meetings each day. This was not what I wanted to hear after 29 hours of flying and then another…
The Greatest Threat To Your Youth...
Discipleship process shies away from a missional movement to a game-filled information download session
“When You Get Slammed By The Lead...
It never feels good getting run over by the metaphorical bus. You typically never see it coming
How To Create And Maintain A Thriving...
3 Keys To Help Your Children’s Ministry Thrive
Jennifer Garner Reveals Why She’s...
A practice that she said halted when she made her way to Tinseltown.
The Art Of Receiving Feedback In Youth...
It took me years to learn that my internal narrative was my hindrance, not my mistake or the feedback.
6 Books To Read If You’re New To Youth...
You can see the difference in the last book I recommended, which is written by a British youth worker. His advice is
6 Benchmarks In Your Youth Ministry
Knowing where you are and what is ahead can keep you from quitting when it gets tough
Flashback: 10 Mistakes New Youth Pastors...
Commonly made mistakes when you’re new or old. Most of these are mistakes of “omission” rather than “commission.”
Teen Drowns On Mission Trip To Africa
‘Mommy, there’s so much other than NY. People in NY stress over materialistic things and there is so much more to life,’”
Time, Fear, And American Youth Ministry
The single biggest change I noticed when I finished seminary was the change in the use and availability of time
Changing Perspectives On Youth Ministry...
Fifteen years ago I had no idea how unnerving, confusing, overwhelming it is to parent teenagers
Teaching Teenagers That Missions Is A...
Our culture has transformed the word “missions” to a trip. We believe that through focusing in on the word “Serve”
How To Utilize Blab For Ministry
Have you started using Blab yet? Do you know what Blab is?
5 Essential Moves To Make Your Messages...
How you make your moves will determine whether or not your students will listen to and learn from what you say
A Community Partnership: A Church And...
Church and the YMCA will serve as anchor “tenants” at this innovative, mixed-use community destination
Today’s Teens Are Better Than You,...
Comparative data about risk-taking behavior among teenagers in every year back to 1972
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