A while ago Greg Stier told me to check out the Deep & Wide ministry strategy and asked me to share my thoughts with him. I honestly put it off for a while…

Indoor Game; All Ages; 4 or more kids
We played this a couple weeks ago in both our Jr. High and Sr. High ministries. The facial expressions and reactions are…

I sometimes post the youth ministry questions readers submit, with permission, of course. Figured I’d turn it into a regular series starting today. Please…

There, I said it — everything you’d like to say to parents, but don’t have the freedom or guts to express.

Kids come because they want to be deeply challenged in their faith…

I don’t blog advertisements…
Anyone who’s been around Life in Student Ministry for a little while knows that I almost never write product…

I choose not to take time at youth group to make announcements. Here’s how I communicate news and why.

Indoor Game; All Ages; 4 or more kids
Supplies: One Twister mat for every 4-5 students. One Twister spinner.
Tonight with the Jr. High students we played…

In a couple weeks I’ll be part of a discussion with some other denominational leaders about the missing 20-something age group from churches in our…

A youth ministry should never be based on just one person. Here’s why.