Maybe you are like me, but it feels like I have worked harder in the last 2 weeks than I have in a long time. I don’t know if that has to say more about me or the season that …
When I started my ministry journey, like most, I was excited and eager to begin. I was hired part-time right after my college graduation as the Youth Director and Nursery Coordinator at the church where I currently serve. For the …
Ministry and Marriage: Navigating Together
Navigating the world of student ministry with your spouse post-marriage can be challenging in several unexpected ways. Suddenly all of the “normal” adjustments attached with being a newlywed were seemingly put on hold as my …
They don’t lie, we just don’t believe them. All through Bible college, we are told that things will be completely different than what we are learning about in the classroom. We learn the theories and practice writing lessons but we …
I could list reasons why we kind of kicked our 6th graders out of our main service, but there’s only one: developmentally appropriate learning. Now, I say, “kind of,” because we provided an alternative worship experience for the 6th graders …
Anthony Taylor put together two AWESOME videos on how to use Sidekick and Zoom for your online youth ministry!
So thankful for the DYM community as we continue to innovate and come up with exciting ways to reach students!
I …
“If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and …
We’re all learning a lot of new things as the COVID-19 outbreak continues.
Many of us are streaming youth group for the very first time and figuring out what it means to be a digital community!
DYM has had a …
With the headlines and news reports regarding COVID-19 or coronavirus, it’s easy for anxiety and fear to set in. Chances are that your students are worried about what’s going on. They have questions and feelings they don’t know how …
It seems like I’m receiving more and more messages these days from students and parents letting me know that they won’t be at church. The reasons they give me are sports or band or theater or after-school jobs. I don’t …