Every youth pastor has them — those faithful adults who show up, keep an eye on the kids, make sure no one breaks anything, and maybe hand out snacks. They’re dependable, kind, and a huge help. But sometimes, they stay stuck in chaperone mode — making sure nothing bad happens instead of stepping into the…
It’s all experimental When it comes to youth ministry, most of us want certainty. We want a clear, five-step plan that works every time—a game, a teaching style, or an event that we can repeat forever. But here’s the hard truth: youth ministry is always experimental. Yes, we have 2,000 years of church history and…
If you wondering how to integrate new graduates into your youth ministry, here are the main points of a talk I shared on my Tuesday/Thursday Livestream. It’s a Church-wide Responsibility The entire church, including the youth pastor, lead pastor, board, and other leadership, must work together to create a plan for integrating graduates. It can’t…
Every believer loves Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Few know the context. Judah is in captivity due to not keeping the sabbath, idolatry and a host of other sins.…
And I agree with her. Jordan Jensen is a comedian and Kareem Rahma is the host of Subway Takes, a show where guests share there takes, and they had, what I thought, was a revealing conversation about the difference between believers and followers. This is the transcript of their brief conversation with my thoughts sprinkled…
When you think of a youth ministry kickoff, you probably think of a big back-to-school bash. While those events are a great way to start the year, what if you could have four or five “kickoffs” throughout the year? Every new season can be a fresh start. The key is to think about the purpose…
This is a question I received on my Youtube Channel and thought it was worth of discussion and a video. There are many question to ask before you can get to answer, How Do I Make Youth Group Fun, so bear with me. How do you know your youth group isn’t fun already and why…
I have written two previous articles about how new Youth Pastors can get things done in their church and you can find Part 1 here and Part 2 here. In this 3rd installment of Helping New Youth Pastors Getting Things Done, I want to focus on 3 keys that every youth pastor has to integrate…
I had one of my Youtube subscribers ask this question I was asked, if money was no option, what would we add/build to our youth ministry and why. But I haven;t been a youth pastor long enough to really know what I’ll need as we grow… we have a few meetings about the new church…
I recently had one of my former coaching clients send me a video he did to communicate the youth ministry to his existing parents or in house parents. This video could be converted to an outreach communication that could draw in new parents but more on that later. Right now I want to share the…
