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Have you been on the verge of calling it quits? According to some recent statistics, about 35-40% of pastors consider leaving the church each year. Serving in church ministry is a high calling. Those of us in church leadership serve...

Budgets. The dreaded word, right? Some of you have a lot, some of you have a little, and some of you are hoping for one! No matter where you are, for most of us in youth ministry, budgeting isn’t something...

OUR GET-ALONG SHIRT Have you ever seen pictures online of siblings wearing their “get along” shirts? Parents will take an extra large t-shirt and put two siblings who are fighting together in the same shirt until they can work things...

One of the biggest pain points for a leader's story can be a bad staff experience. How many youth leaders have you heard share nightmares or frustrations from previous churches? While there are so many great churches that support, care...

Games. Games. Games. Some of you hate them, and some of you love them. But here’s my belief: games have an underestimated power to change your student ministry, especially at the middle school level. Games can bring new fun and...

Let’s admit it. Your volunteer leaders are the VIPs of your ministry. It’s true; they are very important people, and they are more than simply names on a spreadsheet or glorified babysitters. These are men and women who have stepped...

The Inevitable Benjamin Franklin is credited with saying, “Nothing is certain except death and taxes.” However, if there is one thing I have learned in my thirty years of life, it is that conflict is just as certain. Ever since...

Every leader needs a good coach—someone who can come alongside them and help them become better. They don't need another boss to tell them what to do or a parent to hold their hand. They need someone who believes in...

In an article they published in 2018 titled “Parents and Pastors: Partners in Gen Z Discipleship,” Barna found that many youth pastors believed that the most significant factor affecting their Gen Z teenagers’ spiritual experiences was not a lack of...

“Mountaintops inspire leaders, but valleys mature them.” – Winston Churchill. If you have ever experienced the ebb and flow of student ministry, you have experienced this quote. Winston was right on the money with that one. There are things that...

By God’s grace, I have two young children. They’re twins, and they bring so much joy and happiness to my wife and me. They’re at the age now where they can say some words, but not a lot of them....

How often do you hear the phrase “I’m just so busy right now,” “I’m swamped,” or even “I’m just keeping busy” as an indication of how someone is doing? On the flip side, how often are we the ones who...