by Fred Reyes, Senior Director of Camps & Recreation, Deer Run Camps & Retreats For six summers, middle school through high school, I was positively impacted by camp experiences that were combined with hands-on missions. My life was molded by ...

In a nearby coffee shop, a pastor told Kim*, a youth minister, that he hoped she enjoyed her "summer break." Kim promptly pulled out her phone and texted her outrage at such a comment to Sam*, another youth minister. Sam ...

by Joanna Cummings Youth and children’s ministries both require early prep for the busy summer months ahead. In children’s ministry this means early recruitment of volunteers to help keep the ministry going during the chaos of summer along with thinking ...

by Jason Sansbury Click here to read the companion to this article, How2: Hire Summer Interns for Your Ministry. Once you have hired someone for the role of intern, there is still work to do!  Here are some ways to ...

By Center for Youth Ministry Training 5/28/19 We polled our CYMT alumni and coaches for some summer programming ideas—the little things that they do during the summer that don't require fundraising or packing a suitcase. Try a "Bible Do." Instead ...

by Jason Sansbury For most youth ministries, summer means a great deal more activities and programming. Additionally, most youth ministries suffer some level of loss of their regular volunteers to vacations and normal summer plans. One solution to the increased ...