Obsessed with cool. Trendy. Impulsive. Self-focused. Caught up in the moment. Probably sounds like a description of some of the kids in your youth group.Actually, um...well...this is not an article about youth ...

"It seems like our ministry team meetings are just when you have fun with all of your favorites. I don't want to be a part of it anymore."It was like I'd just gotten socked in the stomach. Stephanie had joined ...

Sometimes the Back Row Club makes me want to give up this whole ministry thing and do something less messy—like being a plumber.You know the Back Row Club: the crew that comes late and leaves early, doesn...

Volunteer, sponsor, leader, humble slave to the youth ministry pastor—whatever you call your lay leaders (or whatever you're called, if you happen to be a lay leader)—it means the same thing: no pay...

When I taught high school, I attended seminars and read articles on how to cope with parents. It was the in-service topic of choice for many educators. There seemed to be an unavoidable tension between teachers...

If someone knows a simple definition of family-based youth ministry, please send it right away. I've read (and enjoyed) most of the books written on the subject. In fact, I can still remember reading Mark DeVri...

As a female involved in youth ministry and ministerial education for more than 20 years, I have encountered a variety of reactions and responses to the role of women in ministry. Much of the time I am view...

Entry #1I am a recovering junkie. An addict. I feel embarrassed to admit it.My addictions began at an early age. I've never accepted mediocrity. I've always wanted to be great at something. Before I became a Ch...

It's 12:45 on Sunday afternoon, and I'm rushing to get to my 12:30 Sunday School class. As I gather kids on my way to the classroom, I see one of my older "kids" just standing around. "Why aren't you upstairs i...

He's a brainy astrophysicist (played by movie star Bill Pullman). She's a brainy nun (played by movie star Natascha McElhone).Together these two sleuths star in NBC's supernatural thriller series, where they in...