Talking to Students about School Shootings. Ministry is about a lot of things, but a growing need in youth ministry in our current era is to help teens process crisis-based tragedies like school shootings. Events like what happened again this week are happening more and more often, and students have questions, anxiety, and concerns about […]
Faith at Home Coupon! A great deal on our growing collection of “Faith at Home” resources! Normally the Faith at Home single resource is $5.00, but with this special, limited-time coupon, you get any SIX RESOURCES FOR $19.99 instead of the normal $30! What are “Faith at Home Resources”? Based on our Discipleship Model, every […]
Raising the Bar in Ministry, four key areas in youth ministry that are essentials that deserve a higher standard. Youth ministry as a career and a profession is now being recognized. Great schools offer higher levels of education and degrees in the study of youth ministry. There are now professional-level, executive-style search companies helping churches […]
TEN POPULAR FREE BIG GROUP GAMES- Every Wednesday, we post a “Game of the Week.“ Here are ten of the most popular FREE Big Group Games we have shared! Make sure to sign up for our weekly email, and check back every Wednesday for new games! 10: Piggy Back Polo 9. Shaving Cream Baseball […]
HERE ARE EIGHT QUICK, IN-THE-TRENCHES, REAL-LIFE YOUTH MINISTRY HINTS FOR YOUR NEW YEAR Never Buy More than a Couple Extra T-shirts Than You Have Kids and Leaders. (the leftovers will haunt you for years) Never Pre-Buy Tickets for Events, Before You Know Who is Going. (you will lose money every time, pre-sign up & pre-pay always) […]
Over the Hill Youth Ministry: Three Lessons…I am now in my 29th year of youth ministry, 25 years of full-time, on-staff church youth ministry. Here are three things I have learned from being “over the hill.” There is a growing trend among youth workers. They are staying in youth ministry longer. They are choosing to […]
“Hilarious Holidays for March” is another quick monthly hint and help to change things up a bit in your youth ministry and make “every week special“.
Remember that thing called a Bible? Need a living example of why time in the Bible matters? His name is Anthony Kelly, and he’s something of a modern-day ninja, able to literally catch high-speed tennis balls, paintballs, and arrows with his hands. Having broken over 50 World Records, he’s been a featured guest on Mythbusters,Stan […]
A Personal Note: Mel Walker wrote this post a while ago. Mel passed away over a year ago, but he leaves behind a legacy of wisdom and insight personally for me and in the youth ministry world. With continued permission from his family, I share the insights he wrote for this site and others. If you would […]
“12 Signs for Finding God’s Will in Ministry”. I had the conversation again, this time it was with my whole staff team. We were going through a study and the topic of the week was “hearing from God” and finding God’s will. I shared as often do what I am about to share below. Over […]
