As a youth ministry coach, I have been receiving dozens of emails and calls revolving around the same issue and it’s important to talk about it as a community. Right now, and I know you are tired of hearing it, we are still in “unprecedented times.” Many schools and church groups are still meeting virtually, […]
Feb. 2nd: Ground Hog Day! (Use our Game) Feb. 2nd: National Tator Tot Day! (snack night!) Feb. 3rd: National Doggy Date Day (bring your pet to youth group night!) Feb. 5th: National Chocolate Fondue Day! (snack night…game night?) Feb. 8th: Winter Kite Flying Day! (take the group out for some fun in the snow!) FEB. 9TH: […]
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TO THANK EVERYONE FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT OVER THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS OF THIS SITE, AS I WENT THROUGH A DIFFICULT SEASON TRANSITIONING OUT OF MY CHURCH INTO A NEW CHURCH AFTER A “LAY-OFF” DUE TO COVID. I WANT TO OFFER YOU UP A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU! HERE ARE THREE FREE GAMES ON US! […]
About a year ago I put a book out after spending 4 years researching and studying different Student Ministries across America. What I did not expect from the book was that many other ministries in America are tired of losing in ministry and want to form a game plan to win. I know that there […]
You and your favorite youth leader have a historic epiphany around 10:30 pm while cleaning up aftergroup late one night. In the midst of the glow-in-the-dark slime, shattered glass, and confetti caked onto the wall, you both lock eyes and realize one thing: THIS WOULD BE AN AMAZING EVENT. The next day you jump into […]
I learned quickly when I started in middle school ministry that disruptions were par for the course. Outbursts, fidgeting, non-sequiturs, and awkward smells were a normality. It was like the moment we got into a groove with a lesson, someone would yell something, another would ask an unrelated question and through it all, the entire […]
I’m a member of an exclusive club in that I’ve been a youth worker for approximately 45 years. I first started working with teenagers in the mid-1970’s and accepted my first position as a full-time youth pastor in 1976. This past Spring, I turned 65 years old, and I still am actively involved in local […]
Our preteen ministry falls under our youth ministry. Part of what I get to do is help with our youth ministry. We just did a series that was inspired by a junior boy asking a question. The question is not important, but what hit me was soon after I had similar questions asked by our […]
Podcasts are popping up everywhere right now and Youth Ministry is no exception! People ask me all the time which ones I listen too. I also get quite a few people asking, when I will start one, and it may or may not be coming! I know my daughter, Jenna, REALLY wants to start […]