How to Cultivate and Develop Student Leaders
We can develop leaders in our student ministry in these two ways: casting a biblical vision of leadership and cultivating a system for leadership.
Friday Review (12/22/23)
This week’s top articles for youth workers on biblical and theological studies, youth and pastoral ministry, partnering with parents, and cultural engagement.
Volunteers: The Unsung Heroes of Every Ministry
Investing in your volunteer youth leaders is one of the best ways to set your ministry up for growth. They are the unsung heroes in youth ministry.
Friday Review (12/15/23)
This week’s top articles for youth workers on biblical and theological studies, youth and pastoral ministry, partnering with parents, and cultural engagement.
Service Projects and A Culture of Servanthood in Youth Ministry
Service projects and developing a culture of service in your youth group is an important way to grow students in Christian maturity. Here’s what that looks like and some help to get started.
YPT Podcast Episode 54: Discipling New Believers (Aaron Armstrong)
Discipling new believers is an incredible blessing, but also a challenge. What should they learn and where do we begin?
Friday Review (12/8/23)
This week’s top articles for youth workers on biblical and theological studies, youth and pastoral ministry, partnering with parents, and cultural engagement.
Should Christians Celebrate Hanukkah?
How should we respond when students ask about Hanukkah? Here’s a short primer on what Hanukkah is about and how Christians can interact with it.
Are Short Term Missions Trips Worth It?
Youth missions trips are a lot of work, and they’re expensive. When are they worth it, when are they not worth it, and how can we be more intentional?
YPT Podcast Episode 53: Video Games and Youth Ministry (Patrick Miller)
Patrick Miller joins the podcast to discuss how youth workers can think theologically about the allure and world-building of video games. We also discuss gaming addiction and make suggestions about how to engage gamers more effectively.