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What do you do when a student stops showing up? Andy Blanks identifies a few strategies for reaching out to disengaged students.Read now
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Your Students' View Of The Bible Starts With You
Andy Blanks challenges youth workers to think about how they view the Bible's role in helping shape students' lives.Read now -
Building A Youth Ministry On The Foundation Of God And His Word
How do you know if God's Word is truly at the center of your youth ministry? Andy Blanks answers this question and helps youth workers know how to put it into practice.Read now -
Leading Teenagers Out Of The Overflow Of God's Work In Us
Andy Blanks challenges youth workers to consider how closely they're following God in their personal lives and how this affects how they lead students.Read now -
Building A Team Of Relational Youth Ministry Volunteers
ym360 Contributor Benjer McVeigh writes a great post on how to build a volunteer team that "gets" relational ministry.Read now -
What Kind Of Community Are You Building In Your Youth Ministry?
Andy Blanks offers a definition of biblical community and how we might use it to think about how we're growing community in our youth ministriesRead now -
Discipleship Is Slow. What You Can Do About It
The process of growing to be more like Christ is inherently slow. Andy Blanks talks about how important it is for our ministries and our students that we grasp this concept.Read now -
A Pretty Good Purpose Statement for Youth Ministry
Andy Blanks looks at Paul's words in Colossians 1:9-10 as a pretty good purpose statement for our youth ministries.Read now -
Embracing Our Students’ Brokenness
Andy Blanks looks at a familiar passage of Scripture that reminds us of an often overlooked discipleship truth.Read now -
The Shrinking Influence of Youth Workers
Have you found your opportunities to influence teenagers shrinking in recent years? Andy Blanks identifies some contributing factors and some thoughts for how to maximize our impact.Read now -
How To Disciple A Teenager That Doesn’t Want To Be Discipled
Andy Blanks asks the question: How do you disciple a teenager that doesn’t want to be discipled? His answer may surprise you.Read now -
5 Sentences On Why Young People Leave The Church
In five sentences, Andy Blanks shares some thoughts on why teenagers leave the church after high school.Read now