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Does your ministry struggle with worship? Do you have trouble finding students to lead worship? Is worship engaging in your student ministry? Each of these questions can sometimes give us youth pastors a serious headache. We want our student ministries...

Can you remember the main points of a sermon you heard two weeks ago? I can't. Sometimes, when I see a student on their phone during a Sunday service, I'll ask them what they thought about the message. Sometimes, they...

In Harry Potter, we are introduced to a lonely boy named Harry. Harry has been told that he doesn’t amount to much and that no one wants him around his entire life. He grows frustrated with his current situation, but...

Picture with me: You’ve spent hours preparing a message. You’ve prayed over it, structured it well, and passionately delivered it. Yet, as your students walk out of your church doors to head home, you can’t help but wonder: Did that...

I have been on staff at Biltmore Church since 2018, working as the Student Pastor at our East Campus. When I started, my campus met in a school and only had one service on Sunday mornings. Throughout the week, the...

I spent a few months as a substitute teacher. I subbed at one school, and the second I stepped into the front office, I knew there wasn’t a healthy culture in the school. The teachers did not look like they...

Have you ever seen or been a member of a great team? Have you ever wanted to join a certain team? It’s safe to say that’s the case for most, if not all, of us. But when I think about...

Everyone has an opinion. Literally, everyone. Oftentimes, those opinions are going to be different than yours, and guess what? That’s okay. I might even go as far as to say that’s a good thing. How boring would it be in...

When I started in student ministry, we had about six volunteers in our group. They had served faithfully for a couple of years under the previous student pastor. As I stepped into my role and started to spend time with...

“…We’re all temporary”. “At the end of the day, we’re all temporary.” Those were the words I was reminded of by one of my favorite pastors I listen to, during a time I desperately needed to hear it. He was...

When you think of the word “disciple,” what comes to your mind? In church culture, we use this word frequently. But for most of the world, it’s not exactly a word that’s used often, if not at all.  As someone who’s worked...

The new year is here, and it’s not too late to be thinking about new ideas, plans, and vision for this year. By this point, you probably already have some key event dates locked in, some rough ideas on things...