Summer is always a crazy time in student ministry. Between camps, mission trips, and helping with Vacation Bible School, most calendars are packed before you even get into your normal weekly routine.
When you’re thinking about summer, there are really …
Spring can start to feel repetitive. You can run the same kind of youth group night over and over, and maybe that works for a while. But this season is also a great chance to mix things up a bit. …
Many youth pastors know they “should probably post more” on social media but never quite get traction. The account exists, maybe with a few photos from last year’s retreat, and then it sits quiet for months. Starting fresh can feel …
Every youth pastor eventually faces the difficult task of asking a volunteer to step away from serving. Sometimes the issue is clear. Other times it is more subtle. Either way, the goal is to handle the situation with honesty, care, …
Hey friend,
We know this week is full.
There’s a lot happening, a lot of people to connect with, and it’s easy to move from one conversation to the next without really slowing down.
So just a quick encouragement for …
Students disappear from youth ministry for all sorts of reasons. Sports schedules get heavy, family life shifts, friendships change, or they simply drift out of the habit of coming. It is easy for leaders to assume a student is “done” …
Many youth ministries plan teaching one series at a time. You finish a study on prayer, then start thinking about what comes next. A few months later you realize you covered the same topic twice and skipped something important.
A …
Most youth pastors didn’t get into ministry because they love spreadsheets. You probably started because you care about students, you like teaching Scripture, and you enjoy building relationships. Administration can feel like the thing you have to survive so you …
Most youth pastors have heard the priority list. God first. Then you. Then family. Then work. It’s simple in theory, but hard in practice. Ministry has a way of scrambling that order without you noticing. Work starts bleeding into family …
There’s often an unspoken pressure in ministry to have a certain kind of quiet time. Early mornings. Long journaling sessions. Perfectly structured devotionals. While those practices work beautifully for some people, they don’t work for everyone. When youth pastors start …