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Often we spend time reviewing what we have done and making plans for what we need to do in the coming season. It is a time of getting feedback, trying to figure out how we can do things better and what changes could or need be done.
When we make changes in ministry, is it proactive and calculated or is it reactive?
As we find rest from a busy season, how are we preparing to refill our cup?
Looking for bible studies that focus on specific books of the Bible for teens.
Try these four strategies for implementing Sabbath a bit more effectively.
Telling others about Jesus does not have to be scary.
I recently read an article that stated how important it was for youth workers to have patience. I immediately thought: “uh-oh, I’m in trouble”. Patience is definitely a virtue I did not receive in plenty.
A young adult told me the other day that maybe we should look at the Sabbath differently. See how her perspective helps us rethink the Sabbath.
“Can you recommend a good devotional for teens?” “Good” is completely subjective: a devotional that connects with one teen ends up collecting dust for another.
A video compiled remembering Jake Hiemstra
The words we use to describe what we do has a direct relationship to how our ministry is perceived by the congregation and the people we serve.
There is a room in God’s Kingdom somewhere in northern Alberta where His children tried something quite radical.
Should we quit church, abandon Christian friends, or presumes God does not exist? Or should we share to a person of faith?
My name is Ron deVries, and I will be your next Youth Ministry guide. I am privileged to walk alongside incredibly gifted Youth Leaders from across Northern Alberta, and have engaged in conversations about youth ministry with passionate people in many corners of the denomination.
This webinar will explore the current youth ministry landscape and the challenges of developing a contextual approach to discipleship that is good for the local church.
On Wednesday, Feb 26, the youth community in Ontario lost a giant of a man. Jake Hiemstra was a volunteer youth leader at his church in Goderich, Ontario.
She can’t believe it! Relationships are actually work? How can this be possible. Love is, after all, an emotion… right? That’s what Google tells me.
I am hoping to lead my youth group on a mission trip this summer in our city of Seattle. I have never lead a mission trip before, so I am starting to feel a bit overwhelmed with all the components.
Youth Ministry has been messy. It’s a new focus in the life of a congregation, arising less than 150 years ago, gaining significant momentum in the last 50 years. Recent changes in culture are also redefining what it means to be youth pastors. So what is the way forward?
The truth is, I don’t know what to tell them. I think “finding your identity in Christ” is a starting point, but the particulars of how that looks in everyday life are a very different story—which isn’t a very pretty, wrapped-with-a-bow answer to hand middle and high schoolers.
What books reflecting the Reformed world-and-life view might you recommend for teens?
As youth group leaders, how can we help our youth to experience Jesus not just know about Him? Maybe hearing some great stories can inspire us all.
Our generation is so quickly drawn to skepticism and cynicism. Not that taking our time to make good decisions is a bad thing, or that healthy lives is an unhealthy way to live, but maybe it’s not what Jesus had in mind.
There’s no doubt about it. Many youth in this generation are leaving the church. But what if we looked at this as an opportunity instead of an outrage? What if it’s not the person of Jesus Christ that these students are running away from, but rather the claustrophobic nature of our churches’ four-walled worship?