Although we may often put lesson prep off to the last minute, it’s rarely without consequences. Here are 10 reasons why it’s best to prepare early.

Last year I shared with you some of the ways my youth ministry communicates with teens and parents throughout the week, and last week I posted the entire video…

Last weekend at the Simply Youth Ministry Conference I was scheduled to present the same seminar I lead at conference the year before, “Communicating…

Just a quick reminder that that Online Missions Trip starts this Sunday! Greg Stier reminded us about it this morning, too.
If you’re not familiar with…

A couple months ago Joshua Griffin posted a big, yellow smiley face they used for a teaching series at Saddleback. I looked at it and thought it could work…

If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook you may notice that I already published this document earlier in the week on my personal blog, but since I put the time…

For good or bad, how well you communicate with teens and parents sets the perception of your leadership’s competency.

Last week my youth group’s news video featured my 2-month old daughter sharing some announcements using the JibJab effect along with my wife’s…

The following guest post is contributed by Jason Stemm.
Is your student ministry leading students into the presence of Christ? As a youth leader myself, I know…

A few weeks ago, Adam Walker Cleaveland, Minister for Youth & Young Adults at Asbury United Methodist Church in Livermore, CA, was sitting down to put the…