David Crowder launches squirrel into space!
OK, maybe not all the way into space, but in case you’ve missed the last two videos David Crowder posted on his blog, you definitely need to check them…
Youth Specialties’ The CORE last Saturday
Last Saturday I went out to Youth Specialties’ The CORE training in Maple Grove, Minnesota with several other youth volunteers from my church. The topic…
Freebie Friday #19: 130 Youth Ministry Tips and Ideas Ebook
This week I have a very special resource for you guys. I’ve been working on this project for a while now and am excited to finally release it to you all…
Answering the three most common excuses when recruiting
My youth group volunteers and myself are getting ready to go into a recruiting phase. Our current ratio of leaders to students is about 1 to 10, which is…
Improving my body language with students
There are two things that are vitally important to any youth ministry: relationships and communication. Even though we can’t have one without the other…
Some links to check out
Some notes on dealing with conflict.
Someone who shares my feelings on fundraising for Youth Groups: Part 1, Part 2
If you’re a blogger, this is a good…
Free youth group lesson: “Don’t land in the garbage...
Dennis posted a talk outline on Luke 15:11-32 called, Don’t land in the garbage dump. If you’re looking for a free youth ministry Bible lesson (and…
Should I go into youth ministry?
A female high school student is considering youth ministry as a full-time vocation and interviewed me with a couple questions. Here’s my response. She…
A new name for youth workers
I saw this old commercial video clip at Gman’s blog and thought it was a great illustration of what youth ministry is like. So, this weekend I showed it…
Freebie Friday #18: “Riding the Fence” talk outline
Here’s a lesson I wrote back in 2000 while interning at a youth group in Pennsylvania. It’s been about that long since I looked at it, so reviewing…