Volunteers don’t just show up on your doorstep fully prepared to handle all that student ministry will throw at them. Most of the time, their hearts are right but they need to be trained. It is your job to take their passion and form them into great volunteers.
If you’ve worked with teens in church for any length of time, perhaps you’ve heard someone say they following to you… “Those teens keep talking during church!” “They were passing notes during the sermon!” “Can’t you get those teens to come in from the foyer and sit in the pews?” “Did you see how those
The iPhone 5 is rumored to be out in less than a month. IOS 5 will likely be released alongside it. Even the iPad 3 will probably be here early in 2012. So that means another installment of the best iOS apps for youth ministry. You can check out the previous articles by going back
I got asked this question the other day – “What do teenagers want in a church?” It’s a tough question to answer, because its like asking “What kind of music do people like?” or “What food do kids eat?” What people look for in choosing a church is often personal taste – location, denomination, people
Inspired by a friend’s rather interesting twitter feed, “Stuff Jesus Wouldn’t Say” (@stuffJesusXsay), I give you 10 things he wouldn’t say at Youth Group… Hey, lets only hang out with the cool kids! I really hope this youth minister is young and hip… I can’t wait to play the game that makes a victim out
In 10 days, the Simply Youth Ministry Conference will kick off in Louisville (pronounced Looovul) Kentucky. I’ve been going to SYMC for years, and in my mind it is the greatest youth ministry conference around. If you’ve been before, you know what I mean. Those planning the conference, teaching the workshops, leading connect groups, and
The winners of our two “Bare Facts” book are… (Drumroll please) BJ Bethune and Scott Egan! Please email me your addresses so I can mail the books out to you. You can email me at bill at billnance dot org. Congratulations, and everyone keep your eyes out for the next contest coming up soon!