After 26 years of youth ministry, I thought I have heard every question possible. In a previous column I mentioned I am teaching Bible to middle school students at the Red Lion Christian Academy in Bear, De...

Maybe it’s not wise to quote pop stars when discussing issues of cultural and social development among young people. But in this case, singer-songwriter John Mayer said it best in his song “Why Geor...

I’ve been working with young teens in the church for about 25 years. These days, it feels as if I spent about 22 or 23 of those years building my knowledge, experience and expertise—and I’ve ...

In my last column (January/February 2008), I tried to make the case that longevity in youth ministry is something to be desired. Youth workers have a reputation of being transitory, which ends up limiting their...

When Jesus told His disciples, “In my Father's house are many mansions” (John 14:2), did He foresee that nearly 2,000 years later a specialized form of work called “youth ministry” would...

Almost 21 million. That’s how many tweens there are in the United States right now. How can we best reach them with the gospel of Jesus Christ?Tweens are defined as children between the ages of 9-14. You ...

There are more than 1,500 multi-site churches in this country, according to some estimates. Multi-site churches launch new campuses as they grow, reaching out in a new region. They become one church with many l...

The 30th Annual Creation Festival is fast approaching. The largest outdoor Christian music and teaching festival of its kind will be hosted in two locations. Creation Northeast will be held in Mount Union, Penn...

The youth ministry model that rocked my world during high school—not so many years ago, or at least it doesn’t feel like it—doesn’t work with Catholic youth these days.Teens in the Rom...

“Do you want to go large?” asked the clerk. I was at a drive-through window. This time I turned her down, but more often than not our culture has adopted a super-size-me approach when it comes to fa...