What do you do when your group shrinks?

What do you do when your group shrinks?

I have found that youth are attracted to each other. What I mean by that is if your youth group size is less than 10 it can be hard on a night that only 4 make it. One reason they come to youth group is to see each other and be around other youth. If they perceive “no...
3 Questions I Ask My Teen Leaders

3 Questions I Ask My Teen Leaders

  If you’re in youth ministry, and you’re smart, you’ve surrounded yourself with talented, capable people who love your teenagers just as much as you do.  People who can multiply your leadership and help crank up the volume on how many teens your youth ministry...
Project Timothy Rockies Recap!

Project Timothy Rockies Recap!

http://dev-vineyard-youth.pantheon.io/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Project-Timothy-Recap-VIDEO.mp4   This summer, Project Timothy welcomed 22 students to the Rocky Mountains from all over the region, including Texas, Idaho and California. In 5 short days, we packed...
What’s Happening in Colorado

What’s Happening in Colorado

I just returned back to PA, after spending a whirlwind 3 days at the Vineyard of the Rockies in Fort Collins, CO.  I was there for the launching of the first The Rockies Project Timothy!  This is so exciting, and I was honored to be invited to be part of the kick off....
Ministry Logistics: A Full-Circle Checkup

Ministry Logistics: A Full-Circle Checkup

Canyon View Vineyard Church in Grand Junction, CO had hosted a winter youth conference called White Out for years.  They had finally outgrown their beautiful venue in Buena Vista, CO called Young Life’s Frontier Ranch, however;  the 500 available slots were scooped up...