by Sara Galyon The topic of children with special needs is becoming more and more prevalent in the youth ministry world, as it should be. One in four families in the US has a family member with a disability and, ...
by Sarah Arthur It’s Sunday morning and my toddler has a fever. Again. For the fourteenth time this winter. Clingy, sweaty, he hovers by my thigh as I dial one parent after another. All the usual volunteers are unavailable. Someone ...
Editor's Note: This letter is excerpted from CYMT's book Letters to a Youth Worker, edited by Mark DeVries. Dear Youthworker, Sometimes I’ve wondered, “Which am I? Youth Leader? Mother? Hmmm…Youth Leader? Mother? I’m both. And when I really dig deep, ...
by Deech Kirk 10/31/2012 You are the youth director, youth pastor, or youth minister. Do you need to have a relationship with parents? Weren't you hired to work with youth? How do you develop health relationships with parents? Parents are the ...
Editor's Note: This article was adapted from Jim Hancock's presentation at the CYMT Summit—Equipping Parents for Spiritual Leadership in May 2012. Jim is the author of numerous youth ministry books and resources including Raising Adults. For most youth ministers, the idea of ...
by Tony Akers I've been a youth minister for a long time. I'm also a father of three. My oldest daughter just began college and my son is a freshman in high school. Little sister is in second grade. For ...
A bit of advice as you begin to read this article. I want to share five things that youth workers should teach parents, but I want to begin with one thing they should not try to teach parents: Do not ...
Most religious teens in the United States appear to engage in few religious practices. But even basic practices like regular Bible reading and personal prayer seem clearly associated with stronger and deeper faith commitment among youth.[1] —Christian Smith with Melinda ...
Note: This is a sample of the Parents Guide in Hollow Faith: How Andy Griffith, Facebook, and the American Dream neutered the Gospel (Un)Becoming the Center of the Universe ...
by Hank Hilliard I was having a great conversation with two parents whose kids had come to a youth event the previous night. I was enjoying seeing how energized these parents were about their kids’ involvement in the ministry. Suddenly, ...
Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from It Happens: True Tales from the Trenches of Youth Ministry, edited by Will Penner. ...
Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from It Happens: True Tales from the Trenches of Youth Ministry, edited by Will Penner. ...
