Splitting your youth group into separate middle school (grades 6–8) and high school (grades 9–12) ministries can spark intense debate among church leaders and volunteers. Should you split your youth group, or keep everyone together? The right answer often depends on your church’s size, culture, staffing, and discipleship goals. In this post, we’ll weigh the […]
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I recently asked a group of middle school students what they thought of when they heard the word, “evangelism”. Their answers varied about where they pictured sharing the Gospel, but their answers were all similar in that they viewed evangelism as an event. For most students, as well as adults, the idea of witnessing is
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A few years ago, while attending a biblical training conference, it seemed as though one of the messages was aimed directly at me– so much so, in fact, that I scrunched down in my seat a bit from discomfort. God worked mightily in my life that week, and through the teaching of the scriptures, He
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Whether you’re encouraging a group of middle schoolers to focus or trying to get high schoolers to open up, does it ever feel like having good conversations in your small group is a pipe dream? You have more control over how the discussion goes than you think. Here are three practical steps to having great
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Apathy is one of the greatest faith killers, and it infects teenage boys at an alarming rate. What can you do, as a youth leader, to pull guys out of their apathetic state? I’d like to remind you of four basic biblical truths that will put you (and the guys in your youth group) in
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Have you ever hosted or attended an evangelistic event and found yourself looking for people who could counsel those who made decisions? As a youth leader, you have an incredible resource sitting right in front of you every time you have a youth meeting– I’m talking about the teens! Specifically, I am talking about the
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What does revival look like? Could it look like a generation of students filled with passion for Christ, who desire to make a difference right where they’re at? Yes! That’s why we’re excited about 20in20. 20in20 is all about reaching every student in every school. It is a movement of students who have a desire
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In youth ministry, the word “program” can bring different responses. Some want to shy away, while others understand that “program” relates to the strategy, systems, and resources you use to carry out ministry. Whether you created it all on your own or you use outside resources, we all have a program. Here are three powerful
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After spending months of meeting with your students online, maybe you are feeling like me– disconnected. Zoom meetings are better than nothing, but they’re not the same. Now that most are either meeting in person or will be soon, it is time to reconnect. As we think about reconnecting, this is a perfect time to
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(The value of the 30,000 ft. view in youth ministry)By: David Livingston Have you ever looked down from your window seat on a flight and noticed how different everything appears from 30,000 feet? You see the big picture—the way the rivers and lakes and highways lay out on the ground map. Seeing things from way
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