Your youth ministry needs women leaders.  Before we start arguing the theology of women in ministry, I want you to hear me out:  The purpose of this post is not to advocate for ord[...]

At the pace that technology rolls out, it may be time to call “being on social media” as old school. The idea that church staff must be engaged on social media may be g[...]

I love that chick-fil-a is so committed to making a difference, and takes such great action to see change happen in communities and individuals. Their Leadercast event is always a [...]

Feedback is important to give and take as a leader.  Most of the time an event or sermon happens and there is no evaluation process in place to help improve from it. How do we exce[...]

Helping our seniors make the transition from youth to young adult is one of the most important aspect of our jobs. Depending on when your students enter your youth group, you have [...]

Carey Nieuwhof is writing a Trilogy of books on Change for Church Leaders, and recently I got to read the first one, Leading Change Without Losing It . If you’re involved in [...]

It seems like one of the things so many churches or ministries strive for is to be a safe place, where everyone feels welcome. We come up with catchy phrases like “No Perfect[...]

Here we go folks! We have, in our minds, the best most amazing resource for Youth Pastors, the nominees for Best Youth Ministry Blog Post of 2012. Last year, we quickly learned how[...]

When I started doing young adult ministry, things were going great. Our Sunday school class was growing and students were wanting to have a mid-week gathering. As I started to talk[...]

I broke the youth minister mold, and I am admittedly proud of it.  I’m young, I’m single, I’m female.  Yet at about 23, I’ve already had multiple internships in churches of differi[...]