Last Sunday night at our sr. high large-group meeting I took the teens through Matthew 9 and specifically focused on Jesus’ illustration about old and new…

It’s not a complete list, but here are some biggies for me.
1. The pressure is to perform — have big events, lots of kids involved in activities and…

[ This post is based on an interview I did last year. ]
These lists could be a lot longer, but here are a couple to get you started. I’d love for you guys…

…before I started.
1. It’s very emotional, unlike any other job. You’ll experience the highest of highs, and the lowest of lows.
2. It’s…

Last week in a conversation with my mentee, he asked, “How do you know if you’re called to ministry?” If we’re all honest, there have…

Last week I wrote a guest blog post for YouthMinBlog.com on their weekly topic of building relationships with teens. I decided to take a bit of a different…

It’s a good idea to interview every new youth leader before unleashing them to be a spiritual role model for the teens. If you’re the paid youth…

Changing the world happens one student at a time, not in bulk at big events because students do not connect to programs, they connect to people. The most…

Boundaries are so critical to the health of any youth leader. We could talk about the need to say “no” and protect personal and family time. We…