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 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…
I’m back from a 4 day youth camp and boy was this week weird. Yes, I know, camp and teenagers is supposed to be weird but this was weirder than usual. I’ll get to why that was in just a moment. I think all youth pastors have a way of processing youth camp and today…
I recently had one of my Youtube channel’s subscribers ask a question about discipline “How would you handle more serious youth group issues? Where is the line when you remove them from group permanently? How do you talk to the parents of extremely challenging students? Examples: Kids bringing illegal substances or weapons to group, …
I have a former student who loves to go to Trivia Nights at their local restaurant. They gather a team, compete for an hour or so and the winner gets a trophy. This former students’ team must be really good because I see them post their trophies quite frequently. Trivia games are a way to…
I have been doing these lists for a while now because I find that the perfect song at a graduation service is one more chance to inspire the student, the student’s family and the church as we send off those students who have meant so much to out ministry. These songs can also make room…
If you’re a youth pastor right now, chances are high that you’re carrying more than most people realize. You’re leading students who seem checked out. You’re trying to breathe life into a ministry with limited resources. You’re expected to cast vision, teach, lead volunteers, navigate church politics, and still be available for late-night texts from…
This lesson is a part of my Media2 Message Bundle where I take what is going on in the world and bring a biblical context to to it. Focus: Helping students respond, compassionately, to the needs of others. Opening: Lonely Authors Video Clips: Author One or Author Two (both are under a minute) Both of…
Teens are going to use Ai for plenty of things, mostly research an doing their book reports for them, but that doesn’t mean they can’t use it to help grow their spiritual life. We are working through Proverbs right now, in Sunday School, and I thought I’d go undercover as a teenager and ask ChatGPT…
I feel like I am about to talk to you about 8 track tapes, those boxy clunky pieces of plastic that held music inside and you would pop them into your 8 track player in your car or home stereo. Like the 8 track tape, the altar call feel like an bygone method of people…
