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Seriously... this might be one of the biggest things to happen for youth ministry in a long time. Your small group curriculum. Your teaching series. Games. Resources. It’s all right here! You can customize every lesson—on your laptop, tablet, or...

"What do you do?" "I'm the new principal at Travelers Rest High School." I just stood there with my jaw dropped and tears beginning to well up. Months earlier, I had reached out to the principal of Travelers Rest High...

The Christmas season is right around the corner, and with it comes a pretty packed schedule. You’ve probably only got a few opportunities left before everyone’s calendar fills up with school breaks, family traditions, and Christmas travel. With so little...

By far, I am no great musician, but I know enough to recognize that you need multiple instruments to create a complete, beautiful sound. Just like in an orchestra, when only a percussionist plays a beat, you get only part...

If you have a Bible degree, you probably learned a lot. The different views of end times, maybe even some Greek and Hebrew. Others of you studied Math, Marketing, Business, or something else entirely before you landed in youth ministry....

As youth leaders, we find ourselves at different places in the ongoing conversations of raising up student leaders. Sometimes, we’re in the early stages of engagement, drawing that “gold” out of them. Other times, we’re right where we are today,...

“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Unless you are in ministry. Then just go non-stop because Jesus died on the cross for the world; what’s your excuse?”  Matthew 11:28* Okay,...

Youth ministry doesn’t work without people. You can have the best curriculum, the biggest room, the coolest stage, and the strongest vision in the world, but if you don’t have volunteers, you don’t have a ministry. You have a dream...

Today, I shut my computer at church with plenty of work still unfinished. There were texts I hadn't answered, emails still sitting in my inbox, an upcoming retreat to plan, and students I needed to follow up with. I could...

You’ve seen the moment before: a student lingers after the youth group, the room is louder than usual, or something’s on their mind. You can feel it, but what do you do with it, and where do you start? Do...

“Hey, thanks for visiting our church. We’re so glad you’re here.” This is a phrase we all hope to hear at our churches. Having first-timers in our student ministries is a really big deal because there are a million and...

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you think the ministry or the church should go in one direction, and a fellow staff member, a pastor, or your supervisor thinks something completely different should happen? Or maybe you’ve...