by Kris Lott Each year I, like many of you, am handed the reins to the worship services for YOUTH SUNDAY. This has become one of my favorite Sundays of the year at my church. While we try to incorporate ...

by Mike Langford Hearing sermons that deal with contexts and concerns of other members of the community will help adolescents to realize that they are part of a larger Body, a realization that is key if they are to remain ...

by Peter Carlson Youth group ski trips are often a highlight of the year to both students and adult leaders (especially if your church covers the cost of your leaders’ lift tickets). However, when planning these trips it’s easy to ...

By the time I was a junior in high school, I had pretty much mastered leaning my arm on the pew rail to prop my head up so that I could take a nap during the sermon. Only occasionally did ...

What is the most powerful form of communicating the Gospel? Preaching? Teaching? Studying scripture? While all of those are adequate, I believe that the most powerful form is testifying and witnessing to God's work in our lives, because testimony gives ...

by Jill Altom We recently embarked upon an ambitious task to journey with our youth up to the Cumberland Mountains to learn and practice Sabbath.  The retreat had a simple plan: eat, sleep, rest, pray, and play.  Despite its simplicity ...

Editor's Note: This is the fifth in a 12-part series on spiritual disciplines for youth workers, based on Richard Foster's Celebration of Discipline. by Kelly Soifer We have all landed our jobs in different ways as youth pastors. Personally, I ...

by Steph Dodge Overview: This activity is meant to model for the students what the early Christians went through meeting in the catacombs to avoid Roman persecution. It requires a lot of preparation and a number of volunteers but it ...