Our teenagers inhabit a world where spiritual beliefs are fluid and worldviews often get mixed and mashed together like a smoothie in a blender. Teenagers (and adults) increasingly like their spirituality customized to their personal taste…sort of like a “God-made-in-your-own-image” smorgasbord. It’s a tempting proposition, isn’t it? Want to believe God’s like this? Go ahead. […]
Student Ministry
How to Build a Laser-Focused Youth Ministry
A light bulb can brighten up a dark room. A laser can cut through steel. Light bulbs disperse soft light in every direction for a short distance. Lasers can only be focused in a single direction, but theoretically, one beam can travel infinitely. In the same way, your youth ministry is either a laser or […]
Light! The High Calling of Every Christian Teenager
“I am the light of the world,” Jesus said. “Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12). Jesus came shining the light of love. And that light rescues and brings the warmth of hope to us in a dark, cold world. As Christians, we know this […]
The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Ministry Rundown
“Give me five minutes with a person’s checkbook, and I will tell you where their heart is,” Billy Graham once wisely observed. In the same way that a checkbook reveals Joe Schmo Christian’s true priorities, a youth leader’s weekly rundown sheet reveals his or her true ministry priorities. But before you take a hard look […]
3 Questions to Help You Program Your Priorities
Do you ever feel like you’re little more than a glorified activities director? As a youth leader, it’s all too easy to fall into this trap, even though what you really want to do is impact students for Jesus and leave a legacy of eternal significance for Christ and His Cause. Mr. Bill Freund was […]
Don’t Be Afraid to Recalibrate
Keeping a pulse on the success and health of your ministry is important. But sometimes the fruit is less than you’d hoped and prayed for. This happens to all ministries big or small. You implement a discipleship strategy and come up with evangelistic goals, yet the ministry doesn’t achieve what you set out for. This […]
