Andrew Hedges

God loves us, but most of us have no clue as to what that means.

Youth workers desire growth in the lives of their teens. If they don’t, they shouldn’t be in youth ministry. Yet, how we tend to evaluate and plan for growth can be totally messed up.

When you take a look at a typical youth group gathering, what is the general age range of those present? The obvious might be that the participants’ are in their teens because they are youth. At the risk of insulting your intelligence, let me ask you: When you consider the activities, studies and topics...

Relationships are essential to life. No one knows this better than teenagers, and youth workers seem to be aware of this. We often provide creative activities to promote teen-peer relationships and word hard to build relationship between ourselves and individual students, but we are still missing a key...

Young people bring fresh hope and perspective to worship, and your students need to feel that they are an integral part of your church family and ministry.

Then it occurred to me--it was from her heart. Anna's heart was so full that she simply felt like a star--like a princess. On a John Deere? Yes, but more specifically, on a John Deere with her daddy. I didn't have to play games. We didn't even have to talk. Simply being with her daddy brought peace,...

At the start of the 21st century, American churches seem to lie in a funk--paralyzed. The reasons for the decline later will be debated by historians, yet could some of them be the development of commerce, increase of wealth, breeding of materialism and parents remaining silent in their faith to allow...

I've never studied either, but I've been "called" upon to lead music, drama and worship in three different positions. Through it all, I've learned some great ways to incorporate my passion for students into my newly created job description.