Mark Oestreicher

Below you’ll find articles by Mark Oestreicher. All of the articles on YouthWorker.com represent some of the best youth ministry content, written by experienced pastors. We pray you’ll find these to be a helpful resource in your ministry.

Middle School Ministry: The Value of Fun

Mark Oestreicher

(April 2013)

Fun plays a role of primary importance in the lives of youth, and it's strongly advised that fun be an integral part of your ministry with and to youth.
Middle School Ministry: How Cognitive Development Shapes Identity Formation

Mark Oestreicher

(November 2012)

Do your students have an accurate sense of who they really are versus what they do?
Be Prepared, but Be Flexible

Mark Oestreicher

(August 2012)

Students always will have questions we didn't plan to address. It's time to change our plan and respond to the ones God has placed in our care.
Middle School Ministry: 12 Things to Love About Middle School Ministry

Mark Oestreicher

(April 2012)

What's not to love about middle schoolers?
Middle School Ministry: Gut Check: Can I Say Farewell to Middle Schoolers?

Mark Oestreicher

(December 2011)

Age has a way of impacting all of us, even those who spend most of their time around youth. Find out Marko's thougths about aging among middle schoolers.
Middle School Ministry: Girls Over Here, Guys Over There

Mark Oestreicher

(August 2011)

Developmentally, it’s critical that we create good and safe places for young teens to try on relational connections across gender lines, without all the cultural and sexual pressures that are common at school and the mall.
Middle School Ministry: The Nest Is Almost History

Mark Oestreicher

(April 2011)

“Kids really are ready to move on and have their faith challenged in our church’s high school ministry in a way they probably aren’t being challenged in our middle school ministry.”
Social Networking and Middle Schoolers: Not Necessarily a Good Fit

Mark Oestreicher

(January 2011)

“Here’s a rule I try to live with as a middle school youth worker: I never want to join the cultural juggernaut rushing young teens into adolescence.”
Middle-School Ministry: The Fifth Week

Mark Oestreicher

(July 2010)

“Be ready for a great time of deep discussion to show up when you least expect it.”
Middle School Ministry: Ministry Insights from My Son, Max

Mark Oestreicher

(March 2010)

I hope this doesn’t make you mad, Dad, but I don’t think I want to be a pastor like you.

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Mark Oestreicher

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