Josh of Youth Hacks wrote up a great summary on using Highrise in youth ministry and agreed to cover it here at Life In Student Ministry as a guest blogger…

As spring comes to a close and my youth group kids are getting ready to head into the summer, I’ve really been pushing hard the idea that they have a lot…

Last month I posted an entry asking for your feedback on the Student Leadership Team I’m putting together for my youth group. This is my first time doing…

After my release of 130 Youth Ministry Tips & Ideas last week, Bill Allison of Cadre Ministries sent me a copy of his ebook, titled, “Grow, Minister…

This week I have a very special resource for you guys. I’ve been working on this project for a while now and am excited to finally release it to you all…

Here’s a lesson I wrote back in 2000 while interning at a youth group in Pennsylvania. It’s been about that long since I looked at it, so reviewing…

This week’s Freebie Friday idea comes from Ben Kraker, a youth pastor in Elmira, Oregon. Thanks for submitting your idea, Ben!
In March and April I did an…

The Scenario
I think it’s important to be intentional about creating positive first impressions for visitors. Most people who enter a church for the first…

Whenever there’s an unusually large crowd in an unusually small space, game options are pretty limited. Fortunately, this Deal or No Deal Flash game can…

This week’s Freebie Friday comes from TeenLifeMinistries.com, an online resource that equips youth workers with training materials, new Bible lessons and…