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...
Most students know that we should pray. Some joyfully raise their hands when we ask for a volunteer to pray before a youth group meal. Others sit there anxious at the end of a small group hoping they aren’t forced to pray out loud. However, there might still...
Christmas season is one of the most busy and exciting times of the year in church. My experience of Christmas season at church is probably pretty similar to your experience. The church has Christmas parties, “Living Nativities” (you know where everyone dresses up as...
What message is your programming sending? Just yesterday, our student ministries team was talking philosophy for an upcoming event. We’re essentially rebuilding this event from the ground up. With that, comes a long conversation about philosophy. In student ministry...
At a recent UK gathering of Christian Youth Workers the most requested area of advice and training was surrounding the LGBTQI conversation. Yep, I said it friends, conversation. The use of the word ‘issue’ or ‘situation’ in this context, I find, is at best unhelpful...
