Youth Ministry Conversations

Supercharge your volunteer training
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.
What the church communicates as important
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
Book Review: Sifted
Have you ever contemplated the following words of Jesus in Luke 22:31-32, where Jesus says to Peter – Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat; but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.” “Sifted: God’s
Best iOS apps for Youth Ministry (Fall 2011)
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
What Teens want in a church
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
Happy Holidays, Merry X-Mas, and other such junk
“Happy Holidays!” You hear that from the lips of a cashier at the local store. Clearly, she’s a spawn of Satan who wants to demote Christmas into a day no bigger than Memorial Day, New Years, or Thanksgiving. “Merry X-mas!” That was written on the inside of a Christmas card from a relative who you

Aug 17

Bill Nance

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Using Minute to Win It in youth ministry

If you would have told me NBC would become the #1 supplier of awesome youth ministry games, I would never have believed it. But Minute to Win It (heretofore described as MTWI because I am lazy) has provided AMAZING material for youth ministry – are you taking advantage of it? If you’re not familiar with

Aug 16

Bill Nance

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Following up after a fall kickoff

The dog days of summer will soon be kibble. Back to school sales will quickly turn into Halloween pumpkins. Yellow buses will once again terrorize our young. That means summer is soon over and fall will be here very quickly. In youth ministry, that often means “FALL KICKOFF” time! I knew it was fall kickoff

Jul 27

Bill Nance

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You Are Called

How are things? Really, how are you doing in ministry? I hope and pray that things are going well. I know that it is for me right now. Its not always that way, of course. Those of you having rough times right now can probably give a pained “Amen” to that. Ministry is great but

Jul 22

Bill Nance

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Game–Alka-Seltzer Battle

This is a fun game for a smaller group. Each person should be given an alka-seltzer tablet and a small water gun (you can buy them in packs of 4 for a $1 at Wal Mart). Attach the alka-seltzer to each person’s chest (or arm, or back, wherever…be warned, if you put it on their

Jul 20

Bill Nance

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The Busy Bee Youth Minister

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You ever have those times where you feel like everything you have to do is just overwhelming, and you’re not even making a dent? I’m not just talking to do lists, but you feel like you’re putting in all this effort and not making much of a noticeable difference in teens lives… Youth ministry can

Jul 18

Bill Nance

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What Teens want in a church

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

Jul 17

Bill Nance

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Off to camp…

I’ve been going to camp since I was 9 years old, first as a camper and then as a volunteer. I LOVE CAMP! Last summer, while I was wondering in the desert of ministry unemployment, I missed camp for the first time since I was that little 9 year old. l hated to not be

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