1. “Eh, it’s good enough.”
This is not an appropriate attitude to have toward your ministry! You should never look at a Bible lesson, worship…

No one is perfect and we all make mistakes, but, as youth pastors, we seem to error in a couple common ways.
1. Only listening to the innovators. As I…

In 1950 a group of television producers funded a research project to evaluate the effectiveness of TV commercials. Part of the project’s findings…

It’s ironic that churches are all about promoting change in people’s lives, but change in its own ministry is often met with great resistance. The…

In the summer of 2000 I was ecstatic to lead my very first youth group at a church in Virginia Beach, Virginia. With two years of Bible college and a 1-year…

by guest blogger, Bill Allison
Are You Controlling Your Emotions or Are Your Emotions Controlling You?
It is very important to note that before David had…

by guest blogger, Bill Allison
David’s Discouraging Dilemma
In I Samuel 30 we read of the horribly discouraging day David and his men experienced. While…

by guest blogger, Bill Allison
While everyone has highs and lows, it has been my experience and observation that church leaders seem to have a proclivity for…

by guest blogger, Bill Allison
I was twenty-two years old and in my last year of Bible College when I got a phone call from a senior pastor telling me that the…

Every couple weeks I tend to get an email from a church asking me to recommended candidates for their youth ministry position. Although I have made…