Month: May 2012
In youth ministry, we all have things we love to do that refuel our tanks or give us energy. Then there are those things that we must do that drain us. Unfortunately what refuels one leader doesn’t necessarily refuel every…
Social media has been around longer than most adults realize. Most of the middle school students in your church can’t remember life without Facebook or Twitter. Do you remember the very for 6 hours you spent exploring Facebook?…all in one…
This is still the most frequent question that I am presented with everywhere I speak. Not every inquisition is antagonistic towards the discipline of local church youth ministry. However, every time the question is raised, I can’t help but become…
Teenagers with a biblically grounded Christian worldview do not just happen, they must be built. “In the absence of biblical formative instruction, secular formative instructors take over. Our hearts are easily captivated by the hollow and deceptive philosophy of…
In the classes that I teach I am constantly asking the question, “What is discipleship?” If I have 20 students, inevitably, I will receive at least 7 different answers. At the Center for Youth Ministry we believe above all else…