27
Jul
Jul
Learned From Being Homeless- ten things I learned from being homeless and how good god is in the middle of our struggles
13
Jul
Jul
Youth Ministry Hints, Youth Ministry Lessons, Youth Ministry Resources, Youth Ministry Thoughts
The Seven Minute Rule
Want to keep your students engaged and listening to your lesson? Consider the “7 Minute Rule” when it comes to planning your next lesson: I know traditionally, youth ministry lessons resemble a sermon/lecture (“Auditory Learning”) more than other kinds of presentations. The church is a setting for 20-minute-plus sermons, which might work for the adults, but it […]
06
Jul
Jul
Caught NOT Taught? “What are you teaching this week?” It is the question that students, parents, and others often ask us. We study, plan, and prepare for that moment when we stand up in front of our students and begin to speak. We are paid to communicate the greatest truths imaginable. We have the privilege and the responsibility […]
03
Jul
Jul
Youth Ministry Hints, Youth Ministry Lessons, Youth Ministry Resources, Youth Ministry Thoughts
Youth Ministry Hub Coaching
Youth Ministry Hub Coaching- individual, 3-month, and 6-month youth ministry coaching/mentorship available for youth pastor and leaders.
29
Jun
Jun
Running The Race Together, why my wife is involved in my youth ministry as a youth pastor working in a church with teenagers. By Dan Istvanik
22
Jun
Jun
MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMP MISTAKES AND MISSES, Over the last 10-15 years, I have chosen to run my own camps for my groups and/or decided to run missions trips in place of summer camp. In my last two churches, we have rented out camps, hired outside speakers and musicians, and ran most of the programming and […]
12
Jun
Jun
Silver Bullets of Youth Ministry Success. We all want to know the “silver bullet”… the “secret sauce”… to youth ministry!
04
May
May
BORED WITH THE BIBLE? “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.- I Timothy 4:12 (NIV) I hear a few things quite often as a youth pastor, but two make me most sad. I hear […]
27
Apr
Apr
Youth Ministry Hints, Youth Ministry Resources, Youth Ministry Thoughts
Including Parents in Summer Trips
INCLUDING PARENTS IN SUMMER TRIPS, Summer trips (camps, conferences, missions trips…) can be a massive moment in the life of children and teens to create memories that last a lifetime. In many ways, it is a rite of passage. Even if the location is not that far away, it may be the first extended time away from […]
24
Apr
Apr
Youth Ministry Hints, Youth Ministry Resources, Youth Ministry Thoughts
Favorite Youth Ministry Podcasts
Favorite Youth Ministry Podcasts, there are quite a few youth ministry podcasts. Some you may have heard of and some you may not have heard of…yet! Unfortunately, there are even some of my favorites from over the years that are no longer around. I don’t have a podcast of my own, partly because there are […]