Spiritual Gardening
We are excited to share this post from Mike Langford and we're thrilled that he'll be at NYWC Sacramento! Original photo by Lisa.According to a 2012 study by the Pew Research Forum, more people than...
View ArticleTrending This Week (Oct 3)
Every Friday we pull our favorite links from across the inter-webs. This week's trending links include some encouraging words for women in ministry, things to know when starting in ministry,...
View Article“Why Won’t They Listen?” The Cry of the Small Group Leader
We are excited to share this post from Jonathan McKee, who was one of our speakers at NYWC Sacramento and we're thrilled to have him with us at NYWC Atlanta! Original photo by Jonathan Powell.I’ve...
View ArticleTwo Questions To Ask Before You Plan A Mission Trip
We are so fortunate to know youth workers like Coby Cagle that are doing great work in youth ministry and are willing to share guest blog posts like the one below. Original photo by Natalie...
View ArticleTrending This Week (Oct 10)
Every Friday we pull our favorite links from across the inter-webs. This week's trending links include 3 takeaways from NYWC, ideas of what to do after the big conferences, big motivation killers for...
View ArticleYS Idea Lab: Best Youth Ministry Ideas from DYM
In this YS Idea Lab, Neely McQueen interviews Josh Griffin about his 10 best youth ministry ideas from DYM. Even though they try really hard to get to all 10, they only hit 5... BUT those 5 are awesome...
View ArticleSave the date for the National Youth Ministry Networking Day October 16!
We are so excited to share about the upcoming National Youth Ministry Networking Day (NYMND) for all youth ministry networks! This incredible day is a gathering of youth leaders to build movement,...
View ArticleA Recap of NYWC Sacramento
Our hearts are still overflowing with encouragement from our time with youth workers at the National Youth Workers Convention in Sacramento. From October 2-5, about 2,000 youth workers poured into the...
View ArticleNational Youth Ministry Networking Day!
Today is the National Youth Ministry Networking Day!All over the U.S., youth ministry networks are gathering today for a time of prayer, encouragement, and connection. We are so excited to have been...
View ArticleTrending This Week (Oct 17)
Every Friday we pull our favorite links from across the inter-webs. This week's trending links include a great perspective on working with students on the autism scale, looking at the power of...
View ArticleQuestions That Will Help You Plan A Mission Trip
We are so fortunate to know youth workers like Coby Cagle that are doing great work in youth ministry and are willing to share guest blog posts like the one below. Grateful for the original photo by...
View ArticleFour Steps to Intentionally Develop Volunteer Leaders
Jared Kirkwood taught a great seminar at NYWC Sacramento called "The Farm League: Intentionally Developing Leaders" (check out the audio for it HERE) and he wrote the following post as a quick-look at...
View ArticleTrending This Week (Oct 24)
Every Friday we pull our favorite links from across the inter-webs. This week's trending links include a discussion about mentoring across genders, an interview with Andrew Root about his latest book...
View ArticleEncouraging Students to Know and Share Their Personal Faith Story
We are thankful to have been introduced to so many incredible youth workers that lead students to find and follow Jesus. The post below is by one of those youth workers, Joe Garrison.We are grateful...
View ArticleContemplative Prayer
We are excited to share this post from Archie Honrado, who is one of our NYWC spiritual directors and we're thrilled to have him guiding more prayer experiences at NYWC Atlanta! We're grateful for the...
View ArticleTrending This Week (Oct 31)
Every Friday we pull our favorite links from across the inter-webs. This week's trending links include some ideas for ministering to changing families, encouragement for parents, a reminder about...
View ArticleAssessing the Health of Your Ministry
On the Idea Lab stage at NYWC in Sacramento, I had the pleasure of interviewing our very own Brian Aaby who serves as the director of YS Search and YS Coaching. Brian took a few minutes to share some...
View ArticleWhat Can Muslim Youth Work Teach Us?
We are excited to share this post from Len Kageler, who is one of our NYWC speakers and we're thrilled to have him with us at NYWC Atlanta for 3 seminars! Original photo by Gisella Klein.Don’t...
View ArticleTrending This Week (Nov 7)
Every Friday we pull our favorite links from across the inter-webs. This week's trending links include how we can learn from disappointment, an interview with Taylor Swift, doing youth ministry with...
View ArticleMinistry That Launches
We are fortunate to know so many incredible youth workers that are far wiser than we are and Stephen Ingram is one of them. We're excited to share this guest post from Stephen.Original photo provided...
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