Tag Archive for youth ministry
Back To School Prep
Some of the things that you should consider as you get ready to start your fall programming and ministry
“Back To School” The Long...
What is your definition of “success” in youth ministry?
Summer Is Winding Down . . . Are You...
Before the start of school comes, here’s a loose list of things to help you get in the swing of kicking off…
Podcast : The Power Of A Warm Home
Kara Powell, Executive director of Fuller Youth Institute and author of Sticky Faith, talks with Kristen Ivy and Reggie Joiner in this…
Book: It’s Just A Phase So Don’t...
So leaders and parents can connect God’s love and forgiveness to the heart of the next generation
7 Tips For Dealing With Airplane Parents
Those parents who circle their teens at a respectable distance, giving them an appropriate amount of autonomy
7 Strategies For Working With Helicopter...
Those parents who hover over their child, dangerously close, never letting them gain any age-appropriate independence
3 Simple Steps to Planning A Great Year
Right now is the time for you to plan. I know, the “plan” word sounds so boring. There are 100…
Artificial Maturity Book: Helping Kids...
Gives parents, teachers, and others who work with youth a manual for understanding and practicing the leadership kids so desperately need to…
Minister Banned From Juvenile Jail After...
“The First Amendment prohibits the government from viewpoint discrimination,”“This detention center may not prohibit the expression of biblical morality simply because a…
How To Prevent Teens From Leaving Church...
To cut down on the turnover teens to stay connected to the church years after they are gone you need to…
Change Is Good. But Informed Change Is...
True, some people don’t naturally like change. But when you communicate well and often, and allow them time to get used to…
Divorce And The Impact It Has On Kids
It not only affects the parents…it affects the kids as well. Look at these recent findings…
Toxic People?
8 Ways Emotionally Intelligent People Deal With Toxic People
Starting Out: “Communicating With...
Communicating with parents is essential for a successful youth ministry—it’s also one of the hardest things we do
DEALING WITH A LACK OF PARENT SUPPORT
If parents are the primary spiritual influence in their kids’ lives..Here are the five ways I stopped competing with parents
4 Phases Everyone Goes Through After An...
While life eventually goes back to normal, you don’t have to
Christians Shouldn’t Be Culture’s...
We aren’t called to demand that secular culture reflect biblical principles
Saluting The Semicolon
“A semicolon is used when an author could’ve chosen to end their sentence, but chose not to,” “Your story isn’t…
The Next Culture War…David Brooks
Social conservatives could be the people who help reweave the sinews of society. They already subscribe to a faith built on selfless…
Speaking With Students About Same Sex...
Students won’t hear a thing we say if they don’t trust that we care about them, even when they disagree with us
Five Summer Fun Ideas To Strengthen...
If I fail as a parent, it’s by not creating enough fun for my family
The 4 Types Of Parents In Your Youth...
When we consider the role parents play in discipling their teenagers, I think there may be four categories, or types, parents fall…
“From The Pen To The Palace”...
…reach teenagers growing up in the post-Christian culture
What The New Normal Means For People Of...
“And that has profound impacts. It changes what kids are taught in the school, changes the way religious organizations are treated,”
Gender Identity Curriculum Angers...
8th graders receiving lessons on “oral and anal” sex. kindergarten, taught about same-sex or gay marriage
God’s Design For Marriage
A Statement from the Anglican Church in North America
Why Is Snapchat So Addictive?
Step back and remind ourselves that we own the phone, the phone does not own us
5 Roadblocks To Growing Your Youth...
You gave it your all this week. And still, no one new showed up. What’s up with that?
Let’s Talk About Sex…… ...
In today’s youth culture, sex is incredibly hard to navigate well, even more so for Christian teens
20 Ways To Honor Your Senior Pastor
Relationships between youth pastors and senior pastors are notorious
Ministry Affairs
Emotional Affair: A relationship, which excludes physical intimacy but includes emotional intimacy
Flashback: 3 Clues Into Starting Out In...
My Secret Sauce For Youth Ministry
Beating Binge Culture…That Often...
Teaching teens moderation, modeling it, setting realistic boundaries will help teens develop the self-control necessary to reject binge behavior
Helping Students Transition From...
He goes to our church but isn’t part of youth ministry and we have no idea why
“Planning Our Youth Ministry...
Paint in broad strokes what your youth ministry year will look like at this point. Lots of prayer – ask God for…
New Youth Ministry Word: Commitment!
Thomas Edison was committed to his imagination. He pictured a new reality and worked tirelessly thinking through possibilities
Youth Group Culture: Pt 1
“How do we create a culture of participation, passion, and engagement in the broader church in our youth groups?”
Internet Outrage, Public Shaming And...
Cheap thrill at the expense of another, but without any personal accountability or commitment to that human being
It’s Never Too Late To Parent
It’s Never Too Late to Parent
Parenting is hard, even if you have great kids like I do. What do you do?
10 Social Media Trends [infographic]
Social media is a powerful thing that can help you be more effective today as you try to reach students
Flashback: Creating A Culture Through...
The reality is that you possess the power to create culture because of what you value
Don’t Waste The One
Time is never wasted on the one; the one teenager who is willing to work, to learn, to listen, to show up…
Louie Giglio’s Challenge To Young...
I love that Louie is challenging young people to look past the glitter of youth to what matters most
What A Winning Youth Ministry Team Looks...
If you want people to join your ministry team you need to make sure it’s winning
Suicides Rise For Black Children
Black children between the ages of 5 and 11 killed themselves
A Tip For Keeping Your Performance In...
The response of the….will always be the best litmus test as to how I’m doing
Your Youth Ministry Is A Manger. Is It...
The clean-manger youth worker values order, predictability, and confort above growth and ministry impact
Sex Ed, Sex Shops and Small Fry
The Progressive Solution to Properly Developing Our Children
How To Handle Hot Topic Conversations In...
What you will talk about will change, but maybe there are some principles that you can apply to any hot topic
25 Secrets Every New, Middle &...
The best way to raise up a kid is to just loosen up. Nothing ever got raised up when held down tight
Youth Ministry Management: 10 Key...
Summertime is a great opportunity to work on your management skills
Youth Ministry Management: 10 Key...
Summertime is a great opportunity to work on your management skills
Talking Youth Ministry With Kurt...
Do Less Stupid Things For a Longer period of time
Overcoming The Problem In Youth Ministry
How to stay in your three foot youth ministry world
Messaging Apps Teens Are Using
As youth workers, it also helps us connect with them in other ways than just Twitter, Instagram and Facebook
Duggars Break Their Silence On Josh...
Illegal release of records…That was actually a sealed juvenile record. They said it would never be brought out.’
How To Fire A Volunteer
When it isn’t about me, when it is about what them, how do I ask a volunteer leader to step away?
How Sitcoms Impact Teen Values
So What are they laughing at? And what are they buying?
Study: Religious Orientation
Generational and Time Period Differences in American Adolescents’
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