95% of teenagers have a smartphone in their pocket right now. So you can spend Youth Night fighting the phone… or you can use it.

I’ve been doing youth ministry for 16 years, (not a flex, I’m just old) and the simplest thing I’ve ever done to redeem the phone is a QR code.

I’m about to give you 9 ways I use them every single week — sign-ups, sermon notes, games, even guest followup.

Number 5 is the one my volunteers ask me about most. Let’s do this thing, jump in!