Since I'm not a youth pastor anymore, I've been "downloading" my habits, rituals and best practices and mentally shifting gears. Summer certainly reminds me of a lot of great memories in youth …
Middle Schoolers Get It
I have been out of youth ministry for 10 months, and there are a few things I miss. Relationships with leaders. Great weekend retreat experiences (although I don't miss late nights and early …
The Underdog Kids
'This is not an argument in favor of orphanhood and deprivation,' Brown writes, 'but the existence of these eminent orphans does suggest that in certain circumstances a virtue can be made of …
Making Lemonade
This blog post originally appeared back in 2010 on our youth ministry blog, archived at GaytonChurch.org. At that point in time, we were trying to make a lot of good come from disappointing …
All About Parenting Youth
We talk all the time about wanting to help parents be good parents through the Church. After reading a lot yesterday in YouthWorker Journal [YWJ] about discipling the youth in our ministries, and …