On this episode we about using summer missions trip as a discipleship opportunity. We saw a lot of intense discipleship taking place in Haiti and share how to carry that to your youth ministry.

READ PART 1: Yesterday I shared 3 things I want my students to know before they graduate – part 1. This second part addresses how we try to accomplish…

Graduation is coming up soon. What do you want your seniors to know, do or experience before they leave youth group?

Paul Turner, a 15 year youth ministry veteran, emailed me this past week with an interesting projected called, The Cure for the Common Youth Ministry. Just shy…

The media is has really latched on to the Online Missions Trip over the past two weeks and given it more publicity than I ever imagined. In fact, last week I…

I’ve used many curriculum packages over the years. Here’s what’s worth your time and money.

We’ve all had them — students who cause trouble, play on their cell phones all night, are disrespectful, and generally seem mad at the world…

Eric Groezinger writes with the following question:
I’ve been challenged and motivated to consider [implementing the Deep & Wide ministry strategy]…

We’re in youth ministry because we want to see teens become spiritually passionate, but when time passes and there’s no signs of growth, it gets frustrating.