We often measure the size and impact of our youth programs by counting the number of students that come each week. But have you ever thought of your ministry in terms of capacity for developing transformational students? It’s easy to talk about how many students are coming; after all it’s what most sr. pastors want [...]

 I spent this last weekend at the wedding of my friend Paul. What is so amazing about a wedding is the people you meet who were influenced by the people getting married. They come because they want to honor the people who have invested so much in them. This wedding had many of these people [...]

Every fall youth workers want to train their new volunteers to be impactful with students. That starts with volunteers building relationships with students. We understand that if our volunteers are able to build strong relationships with students then students will turn to them to learn truth about Jesus Christ. So we must train our volunteers [...]

Many of us in youth ministry know how important our words can be. We try and say things that will uplift and encourage our followers. We know that our words have the power to cut or care so most of the time we say things that help people. But sometimes we say things that we [...]