Do you wonder where the passion, energy, and drive you once had for youth ministry has gone? Apathy among students, absence of parental involvement, and a lack of leadership commitment can take a toll. Our ministry conducted a survey of youth workers and found that more than 42% related their greatest challenge to: A need […]
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The role of a youth leader is very important in the spiritual development of students. However, we will never replace the influence that parents have on their own teenagers. About 12 years ago, I first read Steve Wright’s book Rethink. A youth pastor at the time, he said the following as it relates to the
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It’s graduation time. Soon your students will enter into their next chapter of life, and for many of them,this means they will be heading off to college. Life on campus can be difficult for a Christian, but thereare some things you can do to help make that transition easier. Prepare them for the questions and
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Christianity is losing this generation. It sounds like a drastic statement, but by the year 2050, 35 million youth raised in Christian homes will disaffiliate from Christianity. The overall Christian population will drop to 59 percent, from today’s 73 percent.[1] Today’s students need youth ministries built on strong relationships where they can observe and experience
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About 3 years ago, I had Dr. Tedd Tripp on the Multiply! Youth Ministry Podcast. Our discussion is one I regularly go back to because of the emphasis on heart change instead of behavior modification. We talked about a couple of specific areas as this emphasis on heart change relates to youth ministry. In this
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Every new believer needs to connect with a mature believer (adult or fellow student) in order to help them understand some key foundational truths and grow in their new relationship with Christ. In the last article, we talked about a three-part strategy for following up with a new believer; now we will discuss the content
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Newborn babies, besides being incredibly cute, are also incredibly vulnerable and needy. They need to be cared for, including being fed and having their diaper changed multiple times every day. They cannot survive without loving and personal care. New believers are also incredibly vulnerable. They need to be fed the milk of God’s Word. They
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After attending a youth leader’s conference, a good friend shared that after 10 years of leading the youth ministry in his church, he felt like much of his time was spent entertaining students and feeding them pizza. He had been challenged to consider the key outcomes he should be seeking to develop in the lives
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For the last few years, our youth ministry has been trying to become more gospel advancing. We want our students to be the ones reaching their friends. They don’t have to bring them to me; they can be the ones to share the gospel with them. Early on in this process, we learned about a
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In his book, Atomic Habits, James Clear says, “You do not rise to the level of your goals; you fall to the level of your systems.” Being successful at Scripture memory is not about having a great memory but rather, how good your Scripture memory system is. I can make the following two promises from
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The phrase “bring out the big guns” means to use the most powerful weapons available. What a great word picture for the practical use of scripture memory in the life of a Christian teenager… and every believer! When was the last time you memorized a Bible verse or passage? Possibly in grade school? Scripture memory
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A Recipe for Pursuing the Purpose of God In our last post, we reexamined the need for churches and ministries to keep missions as a priority in the discipleship process with the young people they serve. Even if we can’t do missions right now like we once did, we can at least continue to pursue
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