Dan here again. My wife Clare and I met while volunteering in a local youth group almost three years ago. Even though my schedule had me away a lot, we still loved going to youth group events, working in small groups and mentoring students. About a year into volunteering, we started attending a different church [...]

One of my staff members Dan just got back into the office today after leading mission trips in Kentucky for the last three weeks, so we took some time to sit with him this morning and ask a lot of questions about the trips. It was great to hear how God was moving in and [...]

Spend 3 days with a small group of youth workers, facing down the leadership challenges of youth ministry. Doug Franklin, the president of LeaderTrks will lead you through a time of leadership training, personal assessments, intentional coaching, and soul care. Get all the information at http://leadertreks.org/refuel-in-the-rockies.html We will be staying with Wildernest Lodging in the [...]

What do you do when a kid from another youth group shows up in your youth ministry? I like using the word “etiquette” when talking about this issue in youth ministry because I doubt many youth workers think about “etiquette” when doing their jobs. Normally we think about who can be the loudest, the wackiest, [...]