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…

As I prepare to move to a new youth group in Minnesota, one of my first tasks is to establish a system for communication with a couple hundred students, parents…

Using Blogger to communicate youth group news isn’t really a new idea. I know of several churches that use it quite effectively. However, a new blogging…

Here’s a summary list of every issue in youth ministry that’s been mentioned by one of the series contributors. Whew! There certainly are a lot of…

WHY YOUTH MINISTRY MUST BE HIGHLY RELATIONAL AND EXPERIENTIAL
Last Monday I attended a seminar by Todd Hall, Ph.D., and Mark Matlock’s Wisdom Works…

Mark Batterson wrote about their bulletin’s facelift. He said, “Bulletins are first impression pieces so we take it pretty seriously.”

I…

What do you see as some of the main issues youth ministry is struggling with today?
A solvent and solid theology of youth ministry as family ministry. I’m…

Hmm… Our interim pastor just called me and said that the guest speaker for Sunday had to cancel due to some scheduling conflicts and asked if I’d be…

I love it when visitors e-mail me with questions. They usually turn out to be excellent blog posts! Here’s one such example:
I am thinking of putting some…

Cory Miller of ChurchCommunicationsPro.com contacted me a while back and asked if I’d answer some questions for his series, “Blogging for Pastors…