Under the category of “things you didn’t know you’d have to know as a youth pastor”… Budgeting. Whether having to create a budget, maintain a budget or fundraise to get a budget, youth pastors have to become proficient in the skill of budgeting. Brent Baskins is a youth ministry professor at Shorter College and spends a…

Today we’re opening the youth ministry vault and sharing with you 5 great summer youth ministry ideas and here’s the bonus… We both share 5 each so it ends up being 10! Plus a bonus idea, so really 11! If you’re still looking for some ideas for this summer or are hoping to freshen things…

Recently on our super secret Facebook Group, we were asked to address the topic of how to deal with discipline with teenagers. We immediately loved the idea as we remembered how much of a challenge this issue has been over the years. Because we knew it was a tough topic, we decided to invite back…

Episode 90! We’re pumped! We both started doing youth ministry in the ’90s so we thought it’d be fun to do an episode highlighting all of the things we’ve seen change over the years… can you say overhead projectors??? It turned out to be a fun one with a few great tips along the way….

Trust us when we say that there comes a time in all ministry callings where something will not go your way and you will face discouragement. Don’t get us wrong! We love what we get to do! Youth ministry can truly be one of the most rewarding gigs out there. But with great potential for…

We had a chance to sit down with teaching pastor and youth ministry communicator, Nick Person. Nick LOVES youth pastors and clearly has a heart for youth ministry. We’re all likely going to face changes in our calling at some point in our ministry or at least be asked to do things that we didn’t…