This is the third in a series of blog posts titled The Emotionally Healthy Youth Worker by veteran youth worker and therapist Jason Wilkinson. Click the link to find the first and second postings.

As a youth worker, you receive …

This is the third post in my series “Something to Complain About”. The reality is that lots of youth pastors get to hear parents who complain. These are different than the parents who will walk up to you, offer a …

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’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 …