I Wish I Knew: Who Isn’t Here?

I Wish I Knew: Who Isn’t Here?

We are going to write a few articles this month about things we wish we knew when we started out in youth ministry. I had the joy of doing youth ministry for twenty years and there are many lessons I’ve learned. One that came to mind this morning was something...
Following Well and Why It Matters

Following Well and Why It Matters

I spent about 6 years as a volunteer in youth ministry before I became a Youth Pastor. During that time, I found myself waiting, not so patiently, for my opportunity to lead. I began to feel a growing call to ministry, specifically youth ministry, and I wanted to lead...

Don’t Overlook Even One

How important are our youth? That is a question that deserves full attention from anybody at any level of ministry. I have a very prejudiced reason for saying that. In the early 1970’s there was a pastor’s wife in a small town in Maine who always noticed the...