Events are a part of life in Youth Ministry.  Whether you are a Youth Worker or a Youth Pastor, events can hurt or help your ministry.  Events can be for the entire ministry, segments of it, or for your Sunday School class or small group.  Since events are a given, you must be intentional to…

Are you making the most of mission trips? Mission trips for your students can be life changing.  They can open the eyes of your youth to what the world is really like outside of their little bubble.  These trips can show the power of the gospel and build a heart for the nations in your…

In a previous post, 5 Things Parents Do Not Know About Their Youth Pastor, I looked at the side of Youth Ministry many never see.  Because ministry requires you to lead, you are often alone.  Ministry can be a lonely place to serve and be.  In general, we are all needy people, and more often…

In the last post we looked at 20 Myths About What Makes A Great Youth Worker.  There is no shortage of stereotypes of what a great Youth Worker is or is not. I am convinced that most, if not all of those are made from adults.  We feel pressure to be what we feel is…

What exactly is needed to be great Youth Worker?  There are many things as a Youth Pastor I look for and expect from a great Youth Worker.  There are however, many things that I believe are unfairly assumed. These are myths of what a great Youth Worker looks and acts like.  These myths may be preventing…

It has been my experience that in Youth Ministry we generally operate from one of two modes.  We either do our best to protect our youth from or prepare our youth for what they will experience beyond the safety of the church.  The best approach is undoubtedly a balanced approach that takes both into account….