In the often-chaotic cloud that is everyday youth ministry, one goal always rises to the surface—growing disciples who follow Jesus with an all-in commitment. You’re after life-changing, inside-out transformation—driven by a passion for Jesus that spills out onto the lives of others.
What You’ll Find
The Discipleship section offers practical ideas and insights about effective discipleship in youth ministry. We explore the method and models and strategies your ministry can use to help “seed” a generation of teenagers who are all-in for Jesus.
Season 2, Episode 36: Every Growing Thing Changes We don’t know about you, but the prospect of personal and spiritual growth is encouraging. Even more encouraging is the promise of the Holy Spirit to actively help us grow. If only he didn’t use change as a way to do it!…
Fall means it’s the start-up of a new season of ministry. For many of us, this is the most hectic and exciting time of the year. Because of the energy and stress that come from starting a new ministry year, September, more than any other month, can define our entire program.…
You’re back at it—into the Fall with your youth ministry. Move quickly and don’t miss the opportunity for a kickoff payoff! With well-done, comprehensive events that help your students find their “onramp” into your ministry, you accomplish three things: 1) You send the message that this year is something special, which, in turn, generates more buzz.…
It’s September, so of course most of us have already planned out a good chunk of the year, and what we’re doing for our various fall kickoff events. But I’d like to throw on the table an idea-buffet that could kick your kickoff season into the tailgater strata of community-building.…
Season 2, Episode 35: Childlike…or Childish? Jesus often compares living in the Kingdom of God to becoming like children. He rebukes his disciples for sending children away. He says that to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, we must become like little children.…
Season 2, Episode 34: Finding a Baggage-Free Life With Jesus We all have baggage. Whether it’s wounds caused by a friend or family member, or scars still healing from church, this baggage can become a heavy burden to lug around. Heavy, that is, until we let a friend carry it for us.…
The young man had given his life to Jesus, but for some reason we didn’t see him after that—until I went to get some pizza. It wasn’t on purpose, either. I was eating out with my family and happened to see him behind the counter.…
This week on Whiteboard Wednesday, Becky shares her top tips for using social media stories to model Jesus to teenagers. Ever since Snapchat came on the scene, people have grown more and more obsessed with sharing their real, day-to-day life stories on social media.…
Season 2, Episode 29: Jesus Was a Party Animal Have you ever noticed how many stories about Jesus in the Bible start out with him on his way to a party somewhere? It’s a subtle thing, usually the kind of detail you skip right over while reading the story.…
Season 2, Episode 27: Waiting on a Promise If someone you trust promises to do something but then doesn’t do it, it can be devastating. Well, what happens when we embrace a promise Jesus has given us, but we’re stuck waiting for it to happen?…
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