Youth Ministry

Remember Who You Are As youth ministers we wear many hats and we are expected to become many things. One thing that we really need to be aware of is that we cannot get on the level as our teens. I’m not saying that you can’t have fun or hang out with them because you [...]

Small Group Bible Study Leaders Some of the most powerful classes and lessons learned come from a small group atmosphere. Use parents to lead these groups. You will be amazed at how much the parents grow as well as the teens. Phone Tree Coordinators When you need to get the word out in a hurry [...]

We just got back from our staff retreat. It was a great time away to help us refocus and refresh. We spent a lot of time in prayer and worship to help us all work together as a team. But you know what? Wednesday night is here again! Even though we spent the past three [...]

Respect We beseech you, brethren, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. I Thessalonians 5:12-13 Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to teach students the concept of respect and to apply it. [...]

Luke 6: 12One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. 13When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles: Mark 1: 35Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, [...]

Al and I are spending the next 2.5 days on a church staff retreat. About once a year we get away as a team to refocus and refresh. We ALL need that. Our youth groups need retreats. Our leadership teams need retreats. Our families need retreats. Even Jesus needed retreats. (Matthew 14:13; Mark 6:32; Luke 4:42) [...]

It is often hard to come up with ways to show appreciation to those who lay-it-on-the-line for you each week.  I hope the following helps get you started.  Be creative and add to this list and pass it on to your friends. Take one or two volunteers to lunch as often as possible. Help your [...]

Roy H. Williams wrote in his book, The Wizard of Ads: Nuclear fusion fails in comparison to nuclear vision. Nuclear fusion is a fueling source and nuclear vision is a dreams to reality source. John F. Kennedy showed us nuclear vision when he said, I’m going to put a man on the moon. Do you [...]