Regardless of the size of your youth ministry or church, you absolutely need a website. People of all ages are online now, and in order to remain relevant, you need a presence in the digital age. To top it off, a lot of things have changed over the past decade. A plain information page doesn’t [...]

This movie, Furious Love, is a sequel to Finger of God. You could show it in service, or pass it on to your senior pastor. It’s powerful. Check out the trailer here: Furious Love Official Trailer from Wanderlust Productions on Vimeo.

When you are hosting your own summer camp, finding a guest speaker can be a daunting task. Do you take the recommendations of others? Book a major national speaker? Or do you just wing it and trying speaking at it yourself? Here are a few tips to help you find the best youth retreat guest [...]

The abortion battle is stronger than ever. Unfortunately, we seem to view it more and more as a political issue rather than a people issue. Abortion is wrong, no doubt about it. The Bible says that God knew us before he even formed us in the womb! He designed us, gave us a purpose and [...]

Recently I came across a free website called Huddle that offers a free online workspace for managing files, tasks, calendars, and so much more. It struck me that this might serve a youth pastor very well considering his or her day to day activities and duties. The service acts as a type of “workspace” that [...]

If you frequent this website, I’ll go out on a limb with a wild guess that you are interested in the spiritual lives of teenagers. Assuming such, I’ve decided to share a few statistics with you that you can pick apart, analyze and even use in some of your services if you want. No matter [...]

If you are a youth pastor for more than five minutes, you have heard of Teen Mania Ministries,the parent ministry of Acquire the Fire. However, what many people don’t know is that Teen Mania is also the parent ministry of Global Expeditions, an organization whose mission is to go, send and fulfill the great commission. [...]

There is a reason that the turn over in youth pastors in the average church is higher than that of other ministries. For every pastor it’s a different story. Maybe it’s meeting the high demands of parents. Maybe it’s the constant back and forth between the requirements of eldership and financial boards. Or perhaps it’s [...]

So if you read my previous post about taking over a youth ministry (Starting a Youth Ministry from Scratch, Part One),you should have a good idea of how to create a game plan for your first year of ministry. After you have analyzed, planned and begun connecting with kids, its on to step two: being [...]

There are three types of youth ministries that can describe 99% of all youth groups today. Of the three, one of them has the substance to develop students that become humble servants that lead in the Kingdom of Heaven. I am a firm believer that the atmosphere of a youth ministry is directly reflective upon [...]

Part of being a youth pastor is being culturally relevant. Just like adults, teens come from all backgrounds, customs and families. They have also developed all sorts of habits, insecurities and problems. I decided to throw together some tips for becoming more understanding in listening to teens talk about their problems and to also deliver [...]

So you have a great group of kids and you are psyched about what God is doing in the youth ministry. But there’s just one hitch: you have a low budget and don’t know how to keep up with other ministries that have all the bells and whistles. Well…don’t worry about, do something about it. [...]