Youth Culture Lesson: No Lie

Fibs Have a Way of Growing Get downloadable PDF. Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation. What Happened Like many parents this May, Paul and Joanne Steindorf were excited to watch their son, Jon, gra...

The Lead Pastor as Youth Leader

Among the many insights that John Maxwell shares in his impactful books on leadership is one special law, the law of influence. Here Maxwell reiterates the importance of influence, which he defines as "a person...

Genealogy of a Group

Family genealogy is all the rage now, and research centers are popping up all over the country. Online services help families complete their own research—even uncovering historical photos or gleaning valuable...

Game: Dead or Alive?

This cerebral game works well as an ice-breaker for a large group and requires very little set-up/ preparation. Begin by creating a list of 20 to 25 people (celebrities and people in the news) who might be di...

The Willingness to Be Coached

Although we now live in a sports-crazed culture, there are some aspects of athletics that can carry over quite well into youth ministry. Coaching is one of those points...or more specifically, the willingness t...

Youth Group Devo: Red-Letter Stress Relief

Quick Backdrop Whenever you flip through a red-letter edition of the Bible (one in which Jesus' words are printed in red), you'll notice a chunk of the Gospel of John that's a sea of red—page after page with...

The One: An Amazing Love Story Starts with You

Ryan and Amanda Leak with Jodi Lipper WaterBrook Multnomah, 2015, 224 pp., $13.49 It's been said God doesn't give His power to a disobedient servant, in which case Ryan and Amanda Leak are one of God's powe...