The fall is one of our favorite times in our youth ministry. Summer is over and everyone gets ready to go back to school. And in our ministry – it also means “back to church” (we have church during the summer but attendance is much, much lower)!…
Recently I met with some college grads to talk “best practices” in youth ministry. At the end of our time we closed in prayer. The room quieted as each bore their souls to their beloved Savior. They repented for the time they do not seek His face first. …
Even though summer is not over until late September, for youth workers it’s over once school starts. Hopefully you have had some time to get ready for this coming school year, completed all your summer activities, and somewhere in there found time for vacation. …
“Judge not lest ye be judged.” Oh, it’s quoted correctly alright. But the problem is it’s taken out of context. People don’t really understand the entirety of what is being spoken. This passage IS on forgiveness and grace but it is also about helping someone who is wandered from the path.…
Our student ministry’s leadership team is currently reading the book Creating Magic by former Walt Disney World CEO Lee Cockrell. A wonderful insight into leading and working with people littered with great stories of the happiest place on earth. And in that book we found a tool that we have changed slightly and employed with our ministry.…
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By Jeffrey Wallace In early March I had one of the most intense ministry experiences of my life. The leaders of the Simply Youth Ministry Conference (SYMC), the same people who put this magazine together, asked me to help mediate a panel discussion at the conference, called “Ministering to Homosexual and ‘Bi-Curious’ Teenagers.”…
Editor’s Note:In the decade since Craig Gross launched a ministry to people impacted by pornography—those who are addicted, those who produce it, and those who are “performers”—he has fueled a national conversation about the devastating impact of a “victimless” sexual activity.…
We’ve all heard the jokes and stereotypes about the problem kids in church—their parents are pastors and elders—so whenever I meet a pastor’s kid I actually want to be around, I ask their perspective on growing up in the church. Last year was the first time I became my daughter’s youth pastor.…
Serendipity is defined as the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. Reading this article and finding out all who complete it receive $1,000 would be serendipitous. That won’t happen, but it sure would be great.…
