We asked several experienced youth ministers about their goal and approach when meeting with a student one-on-one. As you’ll see, they have a lot to say! We hope their wisdom sparks insight and ideas in your own relational…
We have three kids, two of them teenagers, and I have a deep conviction that we should be doing family devotions as our kids grow and mature into young adults. Lest you think my convictions are coming from…
Several years ago, I was leading a discipleship group and wanted a co-leader who could help me give the personal attention that my students needed. So I approached a godly, wise woman in the church whom I considered…
I have a hobby you might find unusual. I collect questions. While some people collect dolls, baseball cards, or antiques, I collect questions. You might wonder why I ever started this; and I’ll tell you: I came to…
As you seek to build a ministry to students upon the sure foundation of Christ’s finished work, I would recommend the following six books.
We asked several experienced student ministers how they balance discipleship and outreach in the context of ministry (In other words, what is the balance between reaching out to new students vs. discipling the students who are already in…
I had a chilling moment in my third year of youth ministry. I came to the last day of a study with senior boys. I had taught them for three years. We had gone through John and Romans….
In his essay, “The Native Hill,” Wendell Berry examines the worth of the two worlds in which he resides; one world is the literary, the place of his profession, and the other the natural, the place where he…
So often, our passions and drives in ministry are the byproduct of an experience or story from our own adolescence. In this series, we asked student leaders what shaped and enlivened their faith as teenagers, and how that…
