Lay a Foundation by being Relational
“No skateboarding allowed! But be sure to get them to church” Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t think teens should be skateboarding in the church parking lot if they are destroying property, and it could...
View ArticleNot Alone in our Evangephobia (FREE Object lesson)
When I talk with students in our youth ministry about what holds them back from sharing their faith, the majority of their answers have to do with fear. Fear of conflict, fear of rejection, fear of...
View ArticleHow to Share Your Faith This Christmas
Are budgets tight at your house this Christmas? Has your family had the ‘Sorry-But-We-Have-to-Cut-Back-This Christmas Talk’? If so, you’re not alone. And even if your family’s not dealing with...
View ArticleThe Hope and Urgency of the Gospel!
It’s been one of those weeks. The kind that nobody would wish upon anybody, yet I find myself sitting in the midst of it. It started with a teenager in our Student Ministry having a serious car...
View ArticleTurning the Ship
As a youth leader you may find yourself captaining a “youth ministry ship” that’s already headed full-steam ahead on what feels like a predetermined course – a course that may not be as effective as...
View ArticleFor This Reason We…Pray
For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And we...
View ArticleEvangelism – Where Do I Begin?
I was recently reflecting on that pivotal moment in my spiritual journey and ministry when I realized how poorly I was doing at evangelism. When I say poorly, I really mean failing. Evangelism wasn’t...
View ArticleAvoiding Lone Rangeritis – Building a youth ministry team
Do you sometimes feel like a “lone ranger” as you strive to recalibrate your youth ministry model around Jesus’ mission of reaching the lost and making disciples who make disciples? If this is a...
View ArticleDon’t Join These Facebook Groups
Missions, serving God, sharing our faith; our Christian life should be about DOING. It’s taking what God tells us and acting on it. Advancing the gospel for THE Kingdom requires us to GO. If you’re on...
View ArticleWinter Camp No-No
The first few months of a new year bring many-a-youth-group up to the mountains for a winter camp where the slopes and snow may help produce a mountain top high for campers and in turn speakers may...
View ArticleThe Role of a Conference in a Youth Worker’s Life
The following is a guest article from Jason Ostrander, Director for Simply Youth Ministry*. At the Simply Youth Ministry Conference (SYMC) in March, Greg Stier is teaching a special deeper learning...
View ArticleShifting Your Students’ View of Their World
As you strive to turn your youth ministry ship toward a more evangelism-focused direction, it’s critical that you begin to help your students see their world with fresh, new eyes. So let’s tackle the...
View ArticleA Real Hero Points to THE Hero
For the most part, if given a choice, the average person whether adult, teen or child will NOT get up early on a Saturday morning. But when I was a kid there was one thing that could get me out of bed...
View ArticleDear Aaby: Take The Lead
Pauline Phillips, aka Abigail Van Buren, made famous the advice column “Dear Abby” back in 1956 and though my last name is often misspelled, A-B-B-Y, I don’t believe that Abby ever dealt with...
View ArticleRay Lewis and Me Soul Fuel Article
The following is an article from Soul Fuel. (view the original article here). You can also download a printable PDF version of this article here. Well sports fans, the BIG DAY approacheth. For the...
View ArticleIncomplete Discipleship
The following is a guest article from Matt Brown *. We thought it did a great job discussing the importance of evangelism in the discipleship process. Share your thoughts below the article! I posted...
View Article#GoingSocial Book Review
Terrace Crawford, a fellow youth worker and social media “guru,” recently wrote, #GoingSocial: A Practical Guide on Social Media for Church Leaders. I would best describe the book as a beginners guide...
View ArticleAre You In?
Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness. When he saw...
View ArticleDon’t Be a Moron energize article
I’m referring here to morons of the “oxymoron” variety. Seriously, have you ever thought about the logical contradiction that comes when we string together these two words: apathetic evangelical....
View ArticleMemorize It or Do It?
Several years ago I played in a church recreational basketball league. It was one really tiny part recreational, one small part church and every bit BASKETBALL. It was recreational in that we got some...
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