Over the past year, our church has been talking about pursuing the call and passions that Jesus has laid on your heart with reckless abandon. I’m not sure that our pastor realized what a great job he was doing until we decided to take time away from our church to go to Africa and serve at The Living Hope Community Centre.…
This four-part series will provide ideas to impact your summer planning and provide unforgettable events your teens will remember forever! These ideas are centered around summer special events and holidays. For your first Summer Special: MOTHER’S DAY! Mother’s Day is on Sunday, May 11th this year.…
Messy—that’s my summary of serving Jesus these days. It’s not the neat, ordered spiritual world I wish I could make it—that would be easier. The truth is that the work of God is messy and youth ministry is messy. It’s not just messy because the games involve copious amounts of Cheetos® and shaving cream.…
Question, what show still has kazillions of viewers after eight years – even though it is predictable as getting gas after eating Taco Bell? Exactly! American Idol 8! Yep – it’s back and its baaaaader than ever – though some might use the word ‘bad’ in a very different way (as in this is, well, bad).…
Hundreds of years have passed in Narnia since the days of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and much has changed in the land since then. Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy have been summoned back to help restore Narnia to its rightful state.…
You’ve may have heard a little bit about twitter lately. In fact, we here at YouthMinistry.com are big fans, and we would love for you to join us in using this new communication tool. But what is it? Well in short, it’s sending a text message (140 characters) to all your friends at the same time.…
I think there is a common pitfall for those of us in youth ministry, and it’s addressed in a passage of Scripture that you might not commonly think about. Psalm 33:1-4 says: “Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him.…
I want to be a better youth leader one year from now than I am today. Do I hear an “Amen” or a groan from you right now? Probably both. But if you’re like me, you feel a little overwhelmed. You already know ways you want to improve yourself and your youth ministry.…
How to Save a Live You’ll need: Bibles sheets of paper, cut in quarters pens flip chart or newsprint marker Overview: Luke 9:23-25-The path to life leads through death to self. Open by playing Telephone Pictionary. Sit in a circle. Give every person a pen and a stack of quartered pieces of paper equal to the number of participants in the group (if you have eight people in your group, give each person eight sheets of paper).…
For many years, I have had this feeling that I would be involved in some type of mission work, something more than just the occasional week-long trip with a church group. When I would attend conferences and they would ask those who are considering going into missions to stand up, I would stand.…
