by Lisa Long Spring is one of my favorite times of year. Winter is finally over. Flowers burst from the ground. The air fills with glorious perfume. It's as if the whole earth celebrates redemption's birthday. Easter Sunday is the ...

Editor's Note: This article is written jointly by Sara, a youth minister who was, until recently, a single mom to two young boys, and Jason, a veteran youth minister who has 20 years of experience ministering to all kinds of ...

by Tony Akers You're getting ready to go to the church to pick up your child who has been away on a mission trip. You're thinking of the incredible experience he must have had, or the debriefing session that you'll ...

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 ...

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 ...

by Stephen Ingram We have moved into a new age in student ministry.  Working with parents—long seen in youth ministry as a nice addition to our programs—now might need to become the central way we understand our students' spirituality and ...