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Love Well
Repeat after me, Love the Lord your God Love your neighbor as yourself Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples Love your enemy God is love The greatest of these is...
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Supporting Your Core Parents
If you’re involved with youth ministry and teenagers in any form then you’re going to be involved with parents, the two are kind of linked. Working with parents can be both challenging and rewarding,...
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To The Worrying Leader…
There’s no doubt about it, words have power. Words can be the cause of stress that robs you of your passion, joy and zeal to serve others. That kind of stress can trick us into believing that the grass...
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Student Leadership Idea Swap
Brian Aaby, Director of YS Coaching and YS Search, and author Tash McGill led a great casual conversation with a handful of youth workers about the leadership they’ve developed in their ministries. We...
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Step-by-Step Event Planning Guide
Here is a step-by-step guide on planning events that you can use for almost every event in your ministry. This guide can be used for weekend retreats, days for discipleship, fun events, or any other...
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Silos or Segments?
I was once accused in a staff meeting of existing only in my ministry “silo”. The statement was made by an honest and sincere staffer that I believed was committed to what we were doing in the youth...
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Three Dying Trends in Student Ministry
If there is one constant in student ministry, it is change. The culture is constantly changing around students. Each generation is a testimony to change, as they all possess different characteristics...
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An Interview with Chrystal Evans Hurst
Maina Mwaura sat down for an interview with Chrystal Evans Hurst, the eldest daughter of Dr. Tony and Lois Evans. Chrystal is a gifted speaker, worship leader, and author, with her latest book, “She’s...
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Where’s the Resurrection in a World of Death?
I’m writing this in the aftermath of another senseless loss of life. As I woke up to the news of the sheer devastation in Las Vegas, my heart dropped harder than I ever could have imagined. It seems...
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How NOT to Handle Conflict
Let’s face it: conflict is going to happen, especially in churches. Whether it’s between you and your senior pastor, a volunteer and the parent of “that kid,” or the elders and the church secretary,...
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Discipling the Busy Teen: A Sneak Peek at the NYWC Seminar
75% percent of youth workers identify their students’ busyness as their number one obstacle to discipleship. In this clip, Ash Sanfilippo, Jason Matthews, and Sabrena Klausman discuss new inroads to...
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Time To Reinvent The Wheel
What comes to mind when you hear the words “youth pastor”? We live in an ever-changing world, yet for most people, it seems that the youth pastor stereotype has stood the test of time. We picture...
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Breaking the Habit of Pornography
Habits are a funny part of the human experience. As humans we all experience habitual cycles that, either positively or negatively, affect our lifestyles and interactions with the world. One such...
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Steeping the tea: The importance of timing in Youth Ministry
I am coming up on my 1 year anniversary of living in the UK. As I reflect on the first year of this journey I have a shocking confession to make. I am starting to drink almost as much tea as I drink...
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Use Imaginary Balloons to Lead Better Conversations
I would like you to consider two scenarios after your next small group: In the first, you feel excited! Group members spoke freely, listened to one another, and shared a deep sense of closeness and...
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Negotiating Naysayers
As ministry leaders, you probably have a parental affection for not only your students, but your gathering as well. That feeling grows as you work to create a space where students enjoy being in an...
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9 Leadership Principles You Need To Know
Leadership. Without it organizations crumble, potential is never met, people are left puzzled and frustrated, and everything suffers. But with a strong leader, what can be accomplished is limitless....
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Monday Morning Blues
Every Monday it happens. I awake and walk into the room with my biggest critic. He doesn’t say much, he just stares back at me. He mocks me with his unspoken criticism. My time with him though is...
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Communicating the Gospel to Youth: Instructional Approach
The first approach we’ll consider is the instructional approach, a paradigm familiar to most youth workers because it’s the dominant approach of published curriculum. The goal of the instructional...
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Communicating the Gospel to Youth: A Youth Ministry Course in a Nutshell
Editor’s Note: This is an overview of our “youth ministry course in a nutshell” series, Communicating the Gospel to Youth, taught by Rev. Andrew Zirschky as part of CYMT’s Master of Arts in Youth...
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