Running The Race Together, why my wife is involved in my youth ministry as a youth pastor working in a church with teenagers. By Dan Istvanik
Here is a quick easy youth ministry game with minimal supplies and pre-game prep, a perfect icebreaker, mixer, or fun team-building!
Over the years, I have heard quite a few leaders say, “It is just my leadership style” when it comes to a particular action, attitude or even issue in their leadership. Leaders both young and old, I have heard say something along those lines in meetings and conversations.
3-Degrees of Emojis is a fun and silly screen game challenge to see how well your students really know their Bible Stories. Each challenge will present them with 3 emojis as clues to see if they can figure out which popular Bible story is presented. A perfect start to a lesson about the “Bible” or […]
“CONNECT” (One Night Youth Ministry Resource) is a “done-for-you” resource for one complete night of youth ministry programming; EVERYTHING is Included!! KEY OBJECTIVES Students will consider the connections they make with others. They will be challenged to choose friendship and be a better friend wisely. KEY VERSE “My command is this: Love each other as I […]
Ministry Summer Boredom Busters? Summertime seems to have become a time for youth ministry and many other ministries around the church to take a break from meeting. I have been talking to a variety of people in youth ministry around the country that are other than trips are taking a “break” for the summer. SO…I figured […]
Silver Bullets of Youth Ministry Success. We all want to know the “silver bullet”… the “secret sauce”… to youth ministry!
Who doesn’t love your dad and his amazingly cheesy jokes? We have heard them all, right? Here is your student’s chance to see how well they know these classic dad jokes by facing off to see who can guess the correct punch-line first! A gut-busting and groan-worthy fun game perfect for Father’s Day or […]
I don’t know about you, but I am always trying to find a way to “land the plane” at the end of my lesson. Do I go emotional, quiet, or loud? Do I leave it off with a little something to come back for next week? Last week I shared how to end your lesson […]
Recipe of Emotions (Parent Resource). A perfect discipleship moment for parents as they do cooking and baking! We know that youth workers need tools that equip parents as the primary faith influencers at home. We also know how challenging it can be for parents to find the time to make discipleship a priority. Faith at Home […]