This is the 11th of 13 sessions looking at selected passages from the Book of James. Click here to read the introduction and for an overview. Click here to see the 10th session.Session 11So much in this world i...

This is the 10th of 13 sessions looking at selected passages from the Book of James. Click here to read the introduction and for an overview. Click here to see the ninth session.Session 10Imagine an episode of...

From I Should Have Been Fired: Reflections of an Imperfect Youth Worker: "Youth ministry is a loud, fast world. I love it—and the people who inhabit that world. Thanks for being one of them. But, I wor...

This is the ninth of 13 sessions looking at selected passages from the Book of James. Click here to read the introduction and for an overview. Click here to see the eigth session. Session 9 What does it...

I remember the day quite clearly, because it's hard to forget that I looked and felt like a fool in front of a room full of people. A friend had promoted me so enthusiastically before I gave a presentation to h...

As I write, I'm overhearing a conversation about the overabundance of resources available for children's church ministries. In fact, these people are comparing them, talking about what they include, their pros ...

Let's face it—hanging out with middle school (I call it junior high!) students in the hopes of bringing them closer to Jesus takes serious guts. It is an energy-packed, patience-stretching, sometimes smel...

There are zillions of activities, games, curricula, resources and methods youth workers can use; but which are really the best? To find out, we asked nine youth ministry veterans to pick their "Best of the Bes...

As a student in youth group, I sometimes would get some warm-fuzzy feelings when we sang, but my relationship with God was very shallow. What changed me was when one of my leaders began bringing a guitar to mee...

We tend to minister out of life experiences. These experiences include our education, the latest books we've read, our spiritual mountaintops—when God's hand was evident, as well as our valleys—when...