Rethinking Partnership with Parents (Confessions of a Struggling Youth Minister)
The goal of the youth minister should be to rely on the Word of God and the grace of the Savior, not choosing the winning side of a church politics debate.
We’re called to accept each other because Jesus. accepted us.
The goal of the youth minister should be to rely on the Word of God and the grace of the Savior, not choosing the winning side of a church politics debate.
Cultivating encouragement is the means by which the Spirit gives us greater confidence and perspective as we point students to our all-sufficient savior Jesus Christ, the hope of glory.
One of the most powerful ways youth pastors can ensure the gospel is made clear to students is to embody the gospel in the group’s personality.
Milestones should promote God’s call for faithfulness and sanctification, regardless of where students fit on a cultural sliding scale.
Games help to create a culture of welcome that draws teenagers into gospel community.
The question for youth workers is this: how do we create genuine belonging in our ministries, such that youth never have to go through the pain of dechurching?