This week many churches are making the tough decision whether to hold services or not — even in the church where I (Josh) serve, we’re making decisions today that determine the plan this weekend and probably our local church gatherings …
This video is one we have made because we did a big ol’ incentive campaign for our first ever Youth Winter Conference. The idea came because since we have never done this event before and we had no pictures, no …
Weekend Teaching Series: How NOT to Get Grounded (series premiere, week 1 of 4)
Sermon Synopsis: This week I got to speak for the first time in JH this year and it was a total blast! I gave a new …
Weekend Teaching Series: RESET: Jesus, Fresh Starts & Screaming Goats (series finale, week 4 of 4)
Sermon Synopsis: This week we wrapped up the RESET series from the start of the New Year with Doug Fields teaching (4th week in …
Weekend Teaching Series: RESET: Jesus, Fresh Starts & Screaming Goats (week 3 of 4)
Sermon Synopsis: This week Doug Fields was back for a 3rd week in a row (what a way to start the New Year) teaching about the …
So this game just absolutely crushed last night! Generation Gap was a huge hit for our parents, they loved knowing half of the answers because they were from their generation and were about flat stumped when we asked a question …
Both DYM and YouthWorks share a long history of helping youth workers like you with the time-consuming aspects of ministry, so that you are free to focus on the stuff that really matters in the lives of your teenagers, volunteers, …
Every season of Youth Ministry includes programs and events, but none is quite as busy (and, often, crazy!) as Summer. The end of a school year leads right into a new routine/rhythm of events, camps, and (hopefully somewhere in there) …
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I’ve done Fall planning in youth ministry for more than 20 years. Summer is over and I even managed to sneak in a few days of “staycation” – it’s time for Target “back to school” sales and Old …
This is not meant to knock anyone, maybe because I’m 31 and it means I am officially getting old but when people over 25 use words like “let’s get hyped” “shook” or “its going to be 100” and things our …