Time Out: Is the gift of leadership necessary for working with youth?
Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
Like many pastors, I first cut my teeth in ministry by being a youth pastor. While God has graciously gifted me in several ways…
Freebie Friday #82: Free Bible lesson based on the movie Wall-E
Youth Specialties has a free Bible lesson based on Pixar’s latest movie, Wall-E. I haven’t used it myself, but it looks like it could spark some…
I’m giving away 5 Unlimited Passes for Animoto.com
I’m very excited about what Life In Student Ministry has become over the past two years. I certainly did not originally intend for this site to grow into…
Competing with other local youth groups
Adam McLane and I were talking via Twitter about his post, 3 Lies of Church Growth Experts. It really is sad how many churches have become more focused on…
Q&A: How to come up with a youth group name
Casey writes with the following question:
“I am sitting here trying to burn my energy and all my time and can not seem to come up with a youth group name…
Podcast: Helping teens pursue a calling into full-time ministry
Last Friday Steve Quatro joined our Skypecast as our featured guest. He is the director of the Kern Center for Vocational Ministry, a ministry that helps high…
Time Out: If you think you have the gift of teaching…
Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
Good! At least it is mostly good. Shepherds are responsible to feed their sheep, and we feed by teaching. So being a teacher is…
Freebie Friday #81: Adult youth worker volunteer application packet
Kevin Twombly, youth pastor at Grace Capital Church in Pembroke, NH, contributes today’s Freebie Friday. It’s his youth ministry’s volunteer…
Special guest on our Skypecast this Friday
We’ve taken a little break from our Friday Skypecasts since I was away on a missions trip for a couple weeks and then last Friday was July 4th. I’m…
New! Life In Student Ministry Mac dashboard widget
If you’re a Mac user and are looking for a new easy way to subscribe to the content here at Life In Student Ministry, check out this new Mac dashboard…