Last week we took our students on a backpacking trip to Colorado. It was fun—although a bit unnerving—for me to be under the leadership of our guides. It didn’t take me long to realize that following our guides was a great parable for following God.

Church On The Move creates a lot of resources for their own church and then puts them online for other churches, like yours, to freely use.

YouTube has replaced television for me and many teens. I love the interactive community on YouTube that TV is missing.

It’s easy to talk about problems and solutions, until we have to think about our individual attitudes and contributions. Jesus talks about the supreme importance of reaching the lost in Luke 5 and Luke 15. How does that play out in our lives?

How is Facebook defining relationships and expectations for communication that influences teens’ faith and prayer?

Two free resources for debriefing your youth group teens after a missions trips. A 10-part series and video to use.

Maybe discipleship is more effective when it’s not just teaching and communicating information in a sterile church environment.

What guidelines should a youth pastor follow for texting students in their youth group, especially teenagers of the opposite sex?

Have you ever really stopped to think about some of the things that we pray about? Doing that has really caused me to personally question my prayer life, and take to heart some of Jesus’ words about prayer.