Preparing Parents for a Mission Trip

Youth workers tend to be huge fans of opportunities that stretch students spiritually, if not also a variety of other ways. We're often in our sweet spot when we see teenagers growing beyond what's comfortable....

Managing Transitions

Sometimes you see change coming. Maybe your group has been morphing in size, and it's about time to do something about whether middle school and high school students will meet together or separately. It could ...

Designing Epic Mystery Trips

"I'd like to take your teenager and several others on a road trip for multiple days without explaining to them where we're going." doesn't always sound like a great idea - to parents.

Movie Review: Woodlawn

Once upon a time, Christian movies seemed to be a great idea...until we watched them. "Horribly cheesy" seemed to be the dominant review comment. Granted, that still may be the case in many cases. The...