4 Different Roles To Create For Your Ministers

“I don’t think I’m qualified.” It’s the answer most of us hear when someone turns down an invitation to serve in student ministry. The question is,...

How To Find Time To Be Healthy

I’ve spoken to a few youth ministers and they tell me that the #1 biggest obstacle they face when it comes to healthy living is time. Every one of us…

accountability

Who’s Helping You Become A Better Leader?

Regardless of what happens I’m wiped after a night of youth ministry. Maybe I’m physically tired from the high energy or emotionally drained from a...

3 Steps To Raise The Bar On Student Leaders

Your youth ministry is designed to commission next generation disciples. That means teaching them how to grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ...

How To Make Youth Ministry Less Messy

Youth ministry is messy in so many ways. It’s messy because it involves relationships. And because it’s messy it’s tiring and draining. But,...

Communication

4 Principles To Help You Move People To Action

Remember when communicating was simple? If you wanted teens to come to an event you sent home a flyer. If you wanted people to join your volunteer...

Ave Maria Press

Rebuilding Your Message

It doesn’t matter if you are staff, volunteer or parishioner at your local church. It doesn’t matter if you are full time or part time, we all have a...

build a team

What To Do With Disruptive Teens

If you’ve been in youth ministry (Especially middle school youth ministry) long enough you’ve had those moments. Those moments where something...

accountability

5 Guardrails All Youth Ministers Need

There are times when I wake up on a Friday and wonder, “Did we have high school ministry last night or did I go clubbing?” Youth ministry can be...

Communication

How Involved Should Your Pastor Be?

There is the pastor that never shows up or even asks about your ministry. Then there is the one who is more involved than he should be. Both can...

Communication

How To Pull A Youth Ministry Audible

Football is back and so is a new season of youth ministry. And just like football there will be times when you need to make a last second change....