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Since I was 11, I’ve dreamed about a sweeping Gospel movement, led by a generation of on-fire young people. Yes, I was that weird kid, brainstorming movements, when I could

Of the 20-plus books I’ve written over the past 20-plus years, Gospelize Your Youth Ministry is the most important. My friend Doug Fields, of downloadyouthministry.com, wrote these humbling words in

“Sanctify them by the truth; your Word is truth.”  John 17:17 Part of my ministry calling that I love is helping unite churches and youth ministries in a city or

Sometimes I get criticized when I preach to teenagers. When I speak to teens, I do so with such passion and emotion that it often takes the crowd by surprise.

The word philosophy may bring to mind heady scholars in stuffy lecture halls. But when applied to youth ministry, it’s an incredibly practical, transformational term. Having a clear philosophy enables

According to George Barna, this current generation of teenagers—nicknamed “Gen Z”—is the first “post-Christian” generation in U.S. history. So, as we seek to equip our teenagers to reach their non-Christian

We’ve all heard the scary statistic that the average stay of a youth pastor is around 18 months. Although I can’t confirm this exact number, it’s clear that youth pastor

I used to think there was one “right” approach to evangelism. But my wife, as so often happens in marriage, changed my way of thinking. About 25 years ago, I

Every once in a while, you read something that stops you in your tracks. For me, recently, that “something” was a chapter in a book called While Shepherds Watch Their

Every major spiritual awakening in the history of the United States has had teenagers on the leading edge. If you miss youth, you miss the movement. The vast majority of

Have your teenagers pray for each other and their unreached friends. “I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their

Someone once said, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.“ This is true in life. This is true in youth ministry. For the