Teenagers Need the Church as the Place of True Community
We should fight for community. Our students are dying for it. The Church is built on it. Our mission is driven by it.
If I am faithfully following God’s call on my life, and if that call means that I minister to teenagers rather than adults, then the way that some people regard me is irrelevant.
We should fight for community. Our students are dying for it. The Church is built on it. Our mission is driven by it.
In the past several years that I’ve served as a youth pastor, I’ve noticed a concerning trend. We have three Sunday morning services, with Sunday School meeting during the second and third services. As our student ministry has…
I had found myself in a place in ministry I had yet to tread, a place which honestly had me doubting my ability to press on in the work.
This is the fourth article in our series, “The Hard Questions.” Working with students is tough. You’re often the person approached with some of life’s most challenging questions. Sometimes you know what to say right away. Other times,…
This is the third piece in our series on youth group culture that asks the question, “How do we create a culture of participation, passion, and engagement in the broader church in our youth groups?” The second piece…