Editor’s Note: This is the seventh in a 12-part series on spiritual disciplines for youth workers, based on Richard Foster’s Celebration of Discipline. by Kelly Soifer I have set many goals in my life—here are a few: learn biblical Greek, visit all the national parks with snow-capped mountains (I like alpine peaks), read everything written […]
Editor’s Note: This is the eighth in a 12-part series on spiritual disciplines for youth workers, based on Richard Foster’s Celebration of Discipline. by Kelly Soifer One of the most challenging moments in my career came at my 10 year high school reunion. At that point I was working for Young Life as an Area […]
by Mitch Toler Video games. Some people love them, others hate them, and there is a large group of people that is indifferent. You can find them on computers, phones, in social networking sites, on music devices and tablets; everywhere we look we can see video games. The only place we don’t see them is […]
by Lauren Gilliland While I have not read the Fifty Shades of Grey series, I have heard all the buzz on my favorite radio show, on the news, in my Twitter feed, from blogs I follow, and from some of my high school students. I was intrigued as to why something so sexually graphic would […]
by Mike Langford The word “discipleship” can become a bit of a buzzword in youth ministry. It sounds really important. And it is easy to understand why. Scripture refers to Jesus’ followers as his disciples. He describes rather specifically what it means to be counted among them. And in his parting words to his disciples, […]
by Neal Wilkinson Hello. I’m Neal, though I also go by the alias of “Nellie.” I’m a 25-year-old from Coleraine, on the north coast of Northern Ireland. Despite it being mostly overcast, cold, wet, and windy, it is also the most beautiful place on the planet. I came to the US (and Nashville, specifically) in […]
by Heidi Aspinwall The story of Samuel’s call, 1 Samuel 3, is a simple story of a young man given to serve in the temple by the mother who kept her promise to the Lord. One night Samuel hears God calling his name. Young adults yearn for such a simple call. They hope for an […]
by Erika and Jeremy Shapiro 6/4/13 Youth ministers play a lot of roles, but when and how do you navigate referring teens to counseling? Teacher, friend, advocate, taxi-driver, event planner, travel agent, cheerleader, smoothie date, paintball player, communicator, worship leader, technology guru…it’s no secret that the typical youth minister serves in a capacity that requires […]
One of the most difficult things to learn as a young youth minister is your role as disciplinarian. You may have little to no experience in disciplining others, but this role of the youth minister is essential if you are going to help young people grow in their faith and as individuals. One of our […]
By Center for Youth Ministry Training 5/28/19 Go To Them Navigating summer youth ministry activities can feel impossible. I see youth group after youth group seek to have weekly fun fellowship events, and I talk to youth minister after youth minister who are frustrated that more youth do not show up. More mature (older) youth […]
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