Over the last 25 years of being involved in student ministries, I have seen many churches and youth ministries hire the right people and hire people that they wish they could have used a mulligan (a do-over).  I have seen new hires make the organization look like a brilliant success and I have seen some [...]

We all love events in youth ministry. We lead camps, mission trips, weekend retreats and other events that are designed to be fun and bring growth to our students’ lives. The problem with most youth ministry events are they lead to a mountain top experience that brings a big rush but not long-term growth.  So [...]

When I was a youth pastor the hardest thing I ever had to do was remove an adult volunteer. Kid problems are easy to deal with, its  way different when you have to tell an adult that they behavior is inappropriate and that they need to take a step back. Consider using the following steps [...]

YM360 is giving away a free lesson with accompanying Student Guide. It’s a big picture overview of Jonah’s life with an eye toward helping students identify what running away from God looks like, and how to move toward living out God’s will in their lives. You can follow this link to the ym360 Blog to download [...]