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Whether you realize it or not, every youth ministry has a culture. Here are 5 tips to help you build a strong culture in your youth group.

Watch Now as Lee Moore, Director of Customer Care at YM360, shares a passion of YM360 and his. You can reach Lee by calling the YM360 office at 888-969-6360 or email at lee@ym360.com.

Andy Blanks and Jake Rasmussen share about part of the process YM360 goes through when it creates a 52-week Bible Study Curriculum for youth ministry. Hope it helps you understand a little more about the intentional process we go through to create a Bible Study for your youth ministry.

J. Roger Davis, talks about why GENERATE, and camp in general, means so much to him and youth ministries across the nation.

From Team YM360 to you and yours... Merry Christmas!

As we close out 2018 and prepare to sing in the New Year of 2019, we take a look back at the musical worship songs that were popular at many of our summer camps, and spring and fall retreats.

The YM360 Christmas "Vault" is full of free lessons, games, party ideas, devotions for youth workers and students. Don't miss these incredible resources!

YM360 is passing along a few more great youth group Christmas games!

As we come into a new school year cycle, many student ministers find themselves staring at a blank computer screen. It is that time again for a plan for mid-week teaching, small groups, Sunday school, and events for the fall. All of these detail and planning items tend to fall at the same time just as you are recovering from the PTSD from that middle school lock-in or the queasy stomach that still haunts you from meals at student camp.

In the middle of this time of transition, curriculum is a great tool to rescue your time, to-do list, and sanity. Today, I want to offer some thoughts on why choosing to use curriculum can help you and allow you to lead a better student ministry.

Burnout is a real threat to youth workers, especially those in bi-vocational or volunteer roles. But delegation is one way we can dramatically decrease our risk of burnout, as well as giving others the chance to become more involved in ministry. Here are 5 tips for becoming more adept at delegating:

When it comes to communicating God’s Word, we have to take the posture of always seeking to improve. In this article, Andy Blanks passes along five thoughts to help you be a better Bible communicator.

Burnout often happens due to us not spending enough time with God in prayer. This post passes along a few thoughts on how to make sure you ward off burnout by engaging in an active prayer life.

The best leaders never stop learning. More specifically, the best leaders never waste opportunities to learn from others.

Your students don’t have a social media problem; social media is merely a symptom of deeper problems.

Discipleship is the life-long, Spirit-fueled journey of children becoming like their Father. Our students are not alone. The Father draws them to Him. The Spirit guides them and strengthens them. And they have a family around them to journey alongside.

Giving a graduation speech? Consider answering the “how” of living a life that matters, a life that ultimately makes a difference. This post by Andy Blanks passes along three important and practical thoughts for graduates.

The weariness we feel from doing ministry is different than the tired you feel after doing physical labor. It's a tiredness in your soul. Andy Blanks discusses how weariness can actually be a sign that things are going really well.

What could be better than Tommy and Eddie of The Skit Guys" with Greg Stier of Dare 2 Share in a room together? How about we add a live stream and a microphone?

Every youth worker knows it's important to stay plugged into our students' lives outside of our Bible study time. But I'm going to say something that may surprise you: The main reason for doing this isn't for relationship building. Nope. While building relationships with students is a vital aspect of discipleship, there's a better reason for engaging with students outside of your weekly Bible study time. Ready?