One of the things about student ministry that I truly love is being able to go to our local Jr/Sr High School to cheer on our students as they compete in their various sporting events. For me, this is an area where we can make some of the biggest investments in our...
Summer is coming. Some youth workers read the previous sentence and have a sense of excitement over what the summer months will hold. Others are overwhelmed by anxiety not knowing how to fill extra time with students outside of the normal school year programing. Yet...
No one likes being sick, especially when you are actually sick. But too often we neglect our health in the name of ministry. I know I do. And I have paid the price. After struggling with a nagging cough for a number of weeks, I was sidelined and confined to the house...
Are you in a pinch? Need a creative last minute idea before Easter? Our friend, Stephanie Caro, shared an Easter version of the game, Freeze Frame. Check it out below. The Holy Week Story in Statues – The Scripture in Sight and Sound 1) Gathering/Large Group...
What do you do to celebrate the milestone moments in your students’ lives? Over the years, I’ve learned that even the smallest moments in a student’s life come with big opportunity to celebrate. What am I talking about? The big birthday markers, 13, 16, 18; these are...
