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Are you tired of seeing students live on mission for a week, only to come back home and forget everything they experienced on the mission trip? Yeah, me too! As youth workers, we constantly wrestle with how to lead our...

“Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.” These are famous words from Jesus, as He called Simon and Andrew from their lives as fishermen and into the calling of disciples. As a youth worker, it is easy...

What if I told you I went from being one of three full-time pastors on staff to being the only full-time pastor in just eight weeks? Would you believe me? I hope you will because it's true! It was hard...

Have you ever been in a situation where a friend, coworker, teammate, or church member said something like this: “What is this Gospel thing you keep talking about? I’ve heard you mention it, and I’ve seen how you’ve changed. I...

I have worked two or more jobs since I got into vocational ministry. Some of that time, my church was paying me barely above minimum wage. Some of that time, I was part-time, and some of that time, I was...

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...