Last week we published chapters 1-3 of our 6-week Bible study series for your youth while they are stuck at home due to Covid-19. We’ve heard great things from youth ministers across the country in how these downloadable resources have ...
How do we continue to care for the spiritual well-being of students in the time of crisis and pandemic? Our lives have been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. We’re stuck at home and trying to create a new routine. We ...
by Jason Sansbury After having been involved in youth ministry for over 20 years, I have a theory that says if you don’t occasionally get accused of having favorites in your youth ministry, then you probably aren’t discipling and mentoring ...
Youth ministries choose curriculum in a variety of ways. You might find yourself using some of these methods: Two hours before youth group you grab something off the shelf Your Sunday School teachers teach whatever is on their hearts You ...
by Mike Langford The word “discipleship” can become a bit of a buzzword in youth ministry. It sounds really important. And it is easy to understand why. Scripture refers to Jesus’ followers as his disciples. He describes rather specifically what ...
by Deech Kirk Duffy Robbins has been a great gift to my life, not because we have a relationship (we've only met twice), but because he has given his life to the profession of youth ministry. He is a standard-bearer ...
A friend commented yesterday that they weren't sure that any of their youth group would be a dedicated Christian before they left for college. He was truly frustrated with their umm ... lack of getting it. Another friend asked if ...
I've got a secret. I've learned how to keep Juniors and Seniors, but I don't want it to be a secret anymore. My good friend Mark DeVries told me once that based on Brentwood UMC's youth ministry retention rate of ...
This is my third and final post on Intentional Discipleship. I am putting the finishing touches this fall on a book aptly named Intentional Discipleship that will be out next summer. The book is a theologically grounded how to book on developing ...
Watch this video while thinking about the question - how is training fleas similar to how we do youth ministry in the church? Training Fleas Yesterday, I looked at the Drivers License Myth and Flatline Youth Ministries. Today, I want to ...
In consulting with churches through Youth Ministry Architects and CYMT, I hear over and over again about how students become less active or drop out of youth ministry around the age of sixteen. I’m sure you are aware of the ...
