Not Everything is Discipleship
Rather than viewing discipleship as a rigid education plan, have we started to treat all ministry as discipleship?
Whatever You Do, Don’t Do This…
Clickbait leaves no room for meaningful thought and reflection, which undermines the nature of biblical discipleship. What’s that mean for our youth ministry?
Don’t Copy and Paste Your Ministry
While copy and paste is great when it comes to sending texts, it is a terrible ministry strategy. This is something I wish I knew before I entered student ministry.
YPT Podcast Episode 33: Discipleship as Alignment (Jason Engle)
Every youth pastor theologian wants to make lifelong disciples. We know that’s the mission. But how do we plan our ministry with the end in mind while avoiding the temptations of pragmatism and information-transfer?
Organizational Leadership for Gospel Centered Youth Ministry: Mission Statements and Ministry Values
How do youth pastor theologians write a good missions statement for their student ministry? How do you identify your ministry values? Here’s some practical counsel on organizational leadership as the school year resumes.
Learning from “Thor: Love and Thunder” About Distraction
This spoiler-free article considers how Thor: Love and Thunder can serve as a reminder for youth workers to resist distractions from their mission, regardless of how fun or entertaining those distractions may be.
Building a Discipleship Plan in Youth Ministry
In this excerpt from episode 7 of the YPT Podcast, Vince Greenwald shares how the youth ministry at Immanuel Church in Nashville sought to build a discipleship plan that aligned with the whole church.
Building a Healthy Ministry Calendar
Here are some reflections about what it means to build a healthy ministry calendar around your theology of youth ministry.
Incentivizing Discipleship
Should youth pastors motivate students to read the Bible and invite friends to youth group by offering incentives and rewards? Here’s wisdom from our YPT Facebook Group.
Aligning your Professed and Actual Theologies
If you reverse-engineered the theology and ministry philosophy that’s apparent by your programming, budget-priorities, and emphases in teaching - would it reveal the same theology and ministry philosophy you profess?