We missed last week’s editors picks due to being in Atlanta at the Orange Conference, where we had a blast meeting a lot of our readers and members of our Facebook Community.[...]

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[...]

Odds are, you aren’t on staff at a mega-church that puts on mega-conferences on a yearly basis. Odds are you aren’t on the speaking circuit, traveling from city to city[...]

Let’s face it, youth ministers aren’t always known as the best planners. Sometimes, we do a great job of casting the overall vision of our ministry while neglecting the[...]

Once you have the location picked out and the budget set, the next step is to get the team you want in place. This can be a crucial part of the mission trip planning process. These[...]

Are you lazy?  Let’s be honest, that’s a pretty pointed question.  Most of us recoil defensively, but I think it’s a question we need to wrestle with if we want t[...]

After you have picked the perfect location for your mission trip, the next thing you need to do is to figure out the financial part.  Setting the budget can be one of the most impo[...]

We asked our team this week to recommend one thing they wanted other Youth Pastors to know about it. Here’s what they gave us: Working on an Island by Grace Stadler Changing [...]

In June of 2001, my wife and I moved into an apartment in Plainfield, Indiana, eager and ready to begin our ministry at Hazelwood Christian Church. By August, just two months later[...]

Here’s a fun game we play with our Middle Schoolers quite a bit to get them out of their shell. We’ve never played it with our High Schoolers, but I know they would lov[...]