I’m a 15+ year youth ministry veteran with a bit of advice that I’d like to share because I learned this the hard way: Develop a social safety net outside of your church. Do something that connects you to people
This is the second article in a series of blog posts titled The Emotionally Healthy Youth Worker by veteran youth worker and therapist Jason Wilkinson. You can find the link the first blog post here.
Let’s be honest, youth …
My husband Alex and I made a hard decision this year. We decided to leave the Bay Area and head to his home state of Idaho. When we were praying through all of this and felt this was the right …
Ministry is draining. So often we can walk away from a small group, service, or event feeling tired, rejected, or like a failure. I know of the anxiety that comes with not feeling “good enough.” I have gone into the …
We recently sent a survey to all of our parents asking about reopening and the COVID-19 season.
While we did get some really great feedback, there were a couple complaints that every youth pastor has heard at least once.
In …
by Mignonette Bailey
Have you ever heard of a “Good Samaritan?” You know, someone who does a good deed for someone else. This term originated in the Bible, but at a closer look, this Bible account goes beyond good deeds …
If you have ever cried at a 30-second commercial or Hallmark preview, you probably love stories as much as I do. This week we officially made the decision to cancel our summer camp plans, this was not the story I …
If you’re not a part of the DYM Facebook Community, you really should be.
Just using the search function in groups to find out what THOUSANDS of youth pastors around the country have done or are attempting to do …
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 …