Hindsight is always full of wisdom. Looking back, we all have decisions we regret, choices that didn't work out so well. And let’s face it: in youth ministry, we are bombarded with choices, constantly have ...

At one point in the past year, I was having a conversation with some of my students. Sam, a junior high, homeschool kid spoke up and said, "I'm tired of Bible studies." As we continued the conversation, I began...

Dear Youth Worker, I wanted to take a moment to say, “You are doing a great job.” My daughter loves coming to your group and she has friends there. I love that she loves to come to church. I truly apprec...

Many youth groups have a simple formula for their meetings: game + lesson, with the occasional pizza order or lock-in. It’s a centuries old formula dating back to youth ministries out of Ancient Mesopotamia...

Purchase  an inexpensive clicker or small noise-makers from a local dollar store.  Use the clicker to play this fun and captivating game.  To begin, ask each person in the group to find a partner.  Then, on...

I have a weird piece of advice for you. Be lazy. Okay - of course I don’t mean like legit lazy. There are 10% of you that might actually be lazy, and you people need to get off your butts and get to work. ...

Sometimes our jobs in youth ministry seem close to impossible. Most of us assume we're given these young people with fragile faith. Someone, somehow, has communicated to us in some indirect way that it ...

Poet Henry David Thoreau wrote, "Do not lose hold of your dreams or aspirations. For if you do, you may still exist but you have ceased to live."

I can’t change my story, but I can leverage it for the good of the Kingdom. My life has been tragedy free for the most part. But one season of life makes me quiver inside just reflecting back upon it. Let me...

For many youth ministries, every fall offers the same challenge: clashing schedules of the sports students play and the youth ministry calendar.