Guest post by Alex McElroy
“I don’t want to be a Christian!” “I don’t believe in God!” “My teacher said God doesn’t exist!” These are the words no Youth Pastor ever wants to hear. The thing about truth is that …
Prior to departure, I didn’t know we had a transgender student joining us on our retreat. Being a multi-site church, we had students from other campuses attending the retreat that I had yet to meet. In addition, when the student …
Post by Allison Williams
About three years ago, I was prepping for youth group. It had been an insane week. Two days before I spent time on job websites because my ministry was simply not sustainable. Quitting a ministry is …
Have you ever been awestruck? Have you ever had the chance to meet someone that was considered iconic? Your hands start to sweat and you start rapidly thinking of what you’re even going to say to them …
What would it look like if you stopped worrying about students who come to your church but don’t go to your program?
What if it is actually creating disciples just like your program?
“Our Wednesday nights are so good, parents …
Post by John Keim
A big part of the youth pastor role is building a volunteer team. Recruiting, vetting, training and coaching volunteers is an ongoing aspect of what it takes to lead a healthy, vibrant student ministry. Volunteers …
Post by Frank Gil
We have all been there. You launch your camp, retreat, or mission trip registration only to have a handful of people register in the first month. Then when the deadlines hit, you have kids flooding your …
You heard it correct.
Every event we do is attached to a Wednesday Night service. No more Friday night, random event. No more event that a few friends of students who don’t come to service that won’t come to your …
Post by John Keim
Over the last few years, I’ve made a concerted effort to build a strong student leadership culture in my ministry and it comes with all sorts of incredible rewards! Students taking greater ownership of the …
Post by Brett Eddy
“I just want to make a difference in teenagers’ lives!”
We’ve all said it. It’s why we got into student ministry in the first place. I know I said it. When I was 22 years …