Friday Review (12/1/23)
This week’s top articles for youth workers on biblical and theological studies, youth and pastoral ministry, partnering with parents, and cultural engagement.
Discussing Theology With Students through “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes”
The latest Hunger Games prequel offers meaningful prompts to discuss important theological truths with students: What does it mean to be a human, What is goodness, and How can we be saved? (Spoilers ahead)
Who Were the Magi and Why Do They Matter?
Here’s what we know about the Magi or “Wise Men”, what we don’t, and a few lessons teenagers can learn from their presence in the Christmas story.
YPT Podcast Episode 52: Intentional Youth Missions (Alison Woodrow)
Youth Ministry has a long legacy of commitment to missions, but where can that go wrong and how can we think more intentionally about giving students a vision for the Great Commission?
Friday Review (11/24/23)
This week’s top articles for youth workers on biblical and theological studies, youth and pastoral ministry, partnering with parents, and cultural engagement.
Building an Advent/Christmas Series for Youth Group with Simplicity and Depth
Let’s not be so clever about building our Christmas/Advent series that we’ve lost the plot. Here are three ways youth groups can study Christmas and Advent while keeping Jesus’ birth central.
YPT Podcast Episode 51: Church Membership for Teenagers? (Justin Wong)
Should teenagers become members of the local church? Justin Wong joins the podcast to chew on the ways church membership can be a meaningful context for student discipleship.
Friday Review (11/17/23)
This week’s top articles for youth workers on biblical and theological studies, youth and pastoral ministry, partnering with parents, and cultural engagement.
Five Ways to Observe Christmas Afresh
Here are five ways to approach Advent and Christmas in your student ministry afresh, as either a one-off Christmas message or an Advent series.
YPT Podcast’s 50th Episode! (featuring Jason Engle, Alex Tufano, & Will Standridge)
In this special 50th episode, Mike is joined by three of YPT's regular writers to discuss what it means to be a youth pastor theologian and to celebrate what the Lord is doing through this ministry.