This is a nonsense post. I’ll be upfront with you on this. Sometimes I write serious, thoughtful material that will help you minister better. This is not one of those posts. But this will revolutionize how you run games. You’ve probably played games where you need to collect points to win. Maybe it’s a faculty [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]