There is a medical term related to children called “Failure to Thrive.” At least I think there is. I don’t know if you know this, but I’m not a doctor (though I promise I’m a youth pastor)!  I’ve ...

Whenever there is a change in church leadership, we face one of the difficult truths of youth ministry; the church inevitably “loses” their juniors and seniors.

At first glance Evernote is a pretty simple app. You can take notes, insert photos and even record audio but however you use this product you can find ways to be a bit more productive in your ministry.

This game takes a bit of prep before the activity. You need to go out and measure 'random' things in an area. I did this in my hometown, in the center of town with shops and parks etc. We took a measurement of ...

A modified version of "Still Another Shoe Game" Divide your students into two teams, sitting in two parallel straight lines. The teams should be holding hands, and all facing one end of the lines, where an o...

You'll need: A couple jars of peanut butter, and a couple bags of Cheetos. Have kids get in teams of Three. Nominate a spreader, a thrower, and a catcher. The catcher sits down on a chair. The spreader has 3...

Take ten different chocolate candy bars (i.e. snickers, twix, kit kat, milk way, etc..) and you place each candy bar inside a diaper and microwave the diaper. (Don't microwave too long...diapers do smoke). Set ...

Everyone is split into 2 teams and each person gets their own straw. They then have to suck up a baked bean from a large bowl using the straw and take it to a cup a certain distance away. The first one that fil...

The programmatic model is focused on activity, particularly those that will attract youth. The missional approach is focused on ministry, continually asking, “What is our mission, and how do we follow it?”

The Bible often lays dusty in our hands and in the hands of our kids (and parents), but it shouldn’t. My prayer is that it will come alive – come alive in our hands and in the next generation we serve.