All-Nighters take me out for days. Sore muscles, foggy brain, exhausted body. Is it worth it?
I remember years ago reading a survey of thousands of teens from youth groups around the country; when it came to popular fun events, …
Students have cell phones. If they don’t yet, they probably will by Christmas. It can be a great way to communicate with them directly, but it can also be an overwhelming tide of communication. 3 am memes, anyone?
Setting some …
It really is interesting how many parents drop off their students and never meet the people they are dropping off their student to be with for two hours a week. It’s also really interesting for how many leaders have not …
I don’t know when you promote your students into the next grade. It may be right before summer starts so your new students get the “full on” summer ministry experience.
It may be right before school starts so that you …
The number of students we have since reopening is different than before.
I bet that’s the same for you too. Whether it’s more or less, you’re probably in a weird “new normal” territory.
My own group is seeing a smaller …
Sermons that nourish require slow cooking.
– Kent Anderson
You may be the person who plans an entire year’s worth of talks without blinking an eye (by purchasing them on DYM!). Or you may be pretty sure what you’re going …
This is not a quick fix thing or something you do tomorrow and everything will change type thing. This is something we started in the fall fo 2019 and has taken a year to catch and we have seen it …
Like most mid-thirties guys, I’m thinking about being healthy.
One of the way I try to do my part to be eating pizza and drinking coke until I’m 70 and the grandfather of the youth group is by working out. …
I have been chatting with our team about the 1st Wednesday events that we have been doing since last year. In short, the 1st Wednesday of the month we do what a “typical” youth group would do: Welcome, announcements, worship, …
If you’ve given up on Zoom in your ministry, hang in there! There’s still hope. Don’t get me wrong; if you’ve figured out face-to-face gatherings that please parents and keep students safe, keep crushing it! But for those who remain …