This Graduation Season, Don’t Forget About The Parents

This article, as well as  graduation forms graduation gift ideas graduation service sample and graduation song suggestions (over 40) Are a part of Launching Well: Graduating Your Senior Class In Style resource. If you are not subscribed to the Youth Ministry Round Up newsletter, subscribe now and receive all these graduation resources. They say, “If you see a turtle…

Planning A Youth Meeting For Graduates

This article, as well as  graduation forms graduation gift ideas graduation service sample and graduation song suggestions (over 40) Are a part of Launching Well: Graduating Your Senior Class In Style resource. If you are not subscribed to the Youth Ministry Round Up newsletter, subscribe now and receive all these graduation resources. I put a fair amount of effort…

How To Plan A Powerful Graduation Sunday For Your Church

This article (expanded), as well as  graduation forms graduation gift ideas graduation service sample and graduation song suggestions (over 40) Are a part of Launching Well: Graduating Your Senior Class In Style resource. If you are not subscribed to the Youth Ministry Round Up newsletter, subscribe now and receive all these graduation resources. Most of your pastors don’t want…

Why Does Difficulty Exist?

Perseverance is persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success. When I was 17 years old, God called me into youth ministry. I made a commitment, for good or bad, to do it for life whether professionally or otherwise. A calling is a conviction, it’s personal and even I do not understand…

Youth Ministry Round Up #119

Trends and Culture Teens share the joy, despair and anxiety of college admissions on TikTok Only 51% of Gen Z high schoolers considering a four-year undergraduate degree — a whopping 20 points down from the 71% in May of 2020. – JUV Consulting The days of singing along to the Top 40s station are long…

9 Youth Camp Devotion Ideas

If summer is bearing down on you and you don’t have your devotions prepared for camp, allow me to help. These devotions were written with your leaders in mind to use after service or as a morning/midday devotion. Night Light Devotions Night Light devotions are 15-30 minute devotions designed to help students process the nightly…

A Resurrection Prayer

It hit me on Saturday. On the day between death and resurrection, anger, disappointment and desperation. For those who may not know, I deal with anxiety and depression and Saturday felt like a day in grave. I didn’t bother to shave or shower. My heart was desperate to rise and maybe yours is too. This…