Youth workers are leaders, but what does it mean for us to lead effectively? To find out, we talked with four experts.

Ready, aim, walk alongside your students as they mature rather than attempting a hit-or-miss approach to ministry.

How does growing up in this day and age look different than it did for previous generations? Why is growing up taking longer, and how can we make sense of this phenomenon?

Loving God and others is the best we can do, according to Jesus. Find out what the youth ministry experts have to say about this command.

"Through the decades, youth ministry has shifted from guarding and protecting the youth from the world to learning to live as followers of Jesus in a radical way. The foundation has shifted from salvation as rescue to salvation as discipleship." —Scot McKnight

Though renowned as the author of The Message, pastor-writer Eugene Peterson was also a church pastor for 29 years. To this day, his love of the church is evident. Yet, his latest book, The Pastor: A Memoir honestly reveals how painful and lonely a life in ministry sometimes can be. In one of the most...

In the youth ministry world, Eugene Peterson is perhaps best known for his work in translating the Bible into contemporary language in The Message. In addition to being a prolific author, Eugene is also a ministry veteran, having pastored a church for 29 years. In his latest book, The Pastor: A Memoir,...

Is it really possible to love Jesus and not the church? Is the church really dying? Not according to the four experts to whom we spoke.

“My church’s leadership explored and prioritized my recommendations, then dreamt with me about how best to implement them. In the process, a true collaboration formed that allowed us to use our gifts better to serve our church.”