Tag Archive for youth ministry
Avoiding Rookie Mistakes In Youth...
Here’s a list of some of the more common mistakes rookie youth workers make, and some thoughts on how to avoid them
Are You Engaged With Teenagers Where...
How can we begin to think about making this happen?
Professor Breaks Down Why He Believes...
Conservatives, on the other hand, are continuously forced to examine their worldview based on what more liberal professors throw their way
Tips for Male Pastors Interacting With...
This article isn’t about female leaders. It’s about male leaders interacting with female students
How To Minister To Girls In Your Student...
Here are two reasons why you need ministry to girls as a part of your student ministry
Why Adults Render Kids Helpless
What the Trends in Games Teach Us About Kids Today and do parents view “struggle” as a negative thing?
See You at the Pole Wednesday, September...
Prepare for Your See You at the Pole Gathering
The App That Will Change How You Do...
Track attendance for events, monitor attendance trends over time by gender and school, and create smart filtered groups for powerful communication
One Vital Question that will Transform...
Do the work of connecting these to students’ lives in new and compelling ways—ways that make them…
3 Things You Will Want to Have Ready for...
A few things I have found to be helpful as you get ready to kick off the new school year
Student Punished For Saying “Bless...
“She said that we’re not going to have godly speaking in her class and that’s when I said we have a constitutional…
How2 Plan for Your Ministry’s Success
The 6 Phases of Planning a 12 to 18 month Calendar
Flashback: Back To School Prep
Here is a quick look at some of the things that you should consider as you get ready to start your fall…
4 Components Of The Perfect Youth...
By embracing flexibility in your youth ministry’s format you prevent frustration and allow room for growth
5 Keys To Effective Campus Ministry
So, how do you really do campus ministry effectively? Where do you start?
Three Things I Learned This Summer
Casey is 17 years old and a member of a Vision 2 Hear WAVE Team. The Youth Culture Report is a ministry…
Take The Failures From Camp And Turn...
Youth Ministry Veteran Tip: Turn Questions into Content
How To Manage Unhappy Volunteers
Unhappy volunteers is part of leading and it’s inevitable. Here’s a few ideas
Should I Watch..sexually-charged...
Popularity, availability… how about the morality of these shows?
How To Maintain Personal Growth As A...
Oftentimes, it can be difficult to keep growing as leader. Here are a few quick easy ideas
Flashback: How Does Your Church’s Time...
kids watching 25 hours of TV in a single week Vs 25 hours of Bible teaching from church in an entire year?…
123 Theme Club Ideas To Help Your Young...
Over half of the theme club ideas below have links to detailed club plans
6 Ways to Win on the School Campus
Now is the time to think and act strategically to take advantage of the opportunity that is in front of you..the school…
How To Lead Well
Tic Long shares thoughts on how to lead well and what difference Christ makes in us as leaders
Social Media Boundaries In Youth...
What boundaries do you establish for yourself and your youth leaders on social media?
Where Does My Confidence Lie?
It is easy to say I am confident in God when times are easy and the waters of life are calm. But…
Texas Cheerleaders Continue Court Fight...
The cheerleaders are arguing that such censorship is a violation of the First Amendment
Can You Hear Me Now? Part 1
We can be so connected to others through media and technology and yet seeing or hearing God seems so foreign?
Can You Hear Me Now? Part 2
If you really want to connect with God you are going to have to do some FACETIME. Looking God square in the…
How To Pastor When You Have To Report...
How Do I Know What Is Report Worthy? What To Do When A Child Reports Abuse.What Do You Do After Abuse Is…
Four Moments I’m Preparing Students To...
God is not obligated to grant them their wishes, but he is always for them, even in their season of disappointment
DOING LESS
We need to do less of what doesn’t matter and more of what does
Stop Pretending Sex Never Hurts
If we’re going to warn people of the perils of Big Gulps, shouldn’t we warn them of the dangers of sex?
The Most (and Least) Religious Schools...
The Princeton Review is out with the results of its annual college rankings study
Report From Iraq: Families Throwing...
Stranded on a barren mountaintop.. descend and risk slaughter or sit tight and risk dying of thirst
Letters From A Pastor’s Daughter
It’s been more than a decade since I ran away from home and I’m finding it again, in the Church. I love…
Students’ Search for Identity
Two questions to help teens ask alongside scripture: Who am I?+Who is God?
Child Evangelism or Covenant Theology?
The Reformed Church has failed to teach its members the implications of covenant theology for their children
‘You Can Change The World Right Now,�...
Hannah has always wanted to change the world–and she thought she’d have to wait until she grew up to do it
7 SIGNS WE MAY BE WORSHIPPING OUR FAMILY
However, there does seem to be a tendency with the home school/family worship/children in worship emphasis that can turn this good…
Shoot to Kill: The Real Impact of...
Are violent video games as bad as they seem in the media?
Cheat Codes: A Quick Guide to Teens and...
How can parents get their kids to stop playing games so much and do something more “social?”
The Sticky Faith Guide for Your Family
Over 100 Practical and Tested Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Kids
Atheist Group ‘Wants to Use IRS As...
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has struck a deal with the IRS
Strength Through Adveristy
Trials and tribulation will come. The question is will I overcome or be overcome by them? Will I be strengthened or defeated…
5 Online Sources For Tracking Teenage...
Share them with your team and your students’ parents
Flashback: A FATHER’S ROLE IN HIS...
If a father does not go to church, no matter wife’s devotions, only 1 child in 50 will become a regular worshipper
3 Common Traits of Youth Who Don’t...
What is it that sets apart the kids who stay in the church?
15 Tips For Young Student Ministers
These are things I’ve learned by self-reflecting, seen in others, or have been advised by mentors
Sex And Evangelical Young Culture
Promising amazing sex in exchange for purity doesn’t serve anyone…
Hey, Christian Youth: It Gets Better
We must allow and call youth into Christian adulthood and ease their fears of a boring life
When the Game Stands Tall
This film could replace Remember the Titans as the primary sports film for youth ministry
HOW TO BECOME A VETERAN YOUTH WORKER
After 33 years in youth ministry, there are a few things i’m seeing about survival and thriving as a veteran
Be Less Careful
Adam McLane: Take the time to examine your life and separate “be careful” from…
Earlybird Registration for The Summit...
18 presenters delivering laser-focused TED-style talks…who leave you thirsty for more
Dealing with Your Baggage
It had me thinking about what in our daily lives do we sacrifice to fit the needs of our problems?
Love Like A Hurricane
We didn’t go to evangelize or proselyte per se. We went to serve. We went to help someone in need
Flashback: 9 Things We Should Get Rid of...
I realized I was more than half the problem in this whole entitlement parenting challenge …wake up call
9 Things Adults Need to get Rid of to...
Last March, a post rocked the internet…I thought, my goodness, most of this could apply to adults!
Now Is The Time For SBC To Prioritize...
60% of our 46,125 SBC churches reported NO baptisms (age 12-17)
“Taking Time Out”
A great reminder in the busy-ness of summer from the #YSVault
“5 Reasons The Church Needs Youth...
Mark Matlcok: why youth ministry is vital to the body of Christ
Miley Cyrus Going Too Far In Trippy,...
Miley Cyrus in new drug-filled, explicit video
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