In January 2009, I jumped headfirst into a position with which I had no experience and no understanding of the time and emotional demands. I became a youth director.

Rob Bell is the founding pastor of the Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His most recent book, Drops Like Stars: A Few Thoughts on Creativity and Suffering released in August. A graduate of Wheaton College and Fuller Theological Seminary, he is one of the most popular preachers in America....

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.

As I moved into college I began to feel a call to full-time youth ministry. However, as I expressed this call to one of my mentors and mentioned I was looking at M.Div. programs with an emphasis in youth ministry, she quickly frowned. She thought it would be better for me to get a regular M.Div. so that...

The search for a new youth ministry call begins with a season of self-reflection. It takes prayer, time, and perspective to be able to see the present clearly and discern God’s way forward.

Despite the fact that most Americans believe that God created life, the only “origin of life” theory taught in the majority of American schools is Neo-Darwinism, which at its core holds that a random undirected process has led from non-life to all of the marvellous complexity we see in the living world.

What makes a real pastor? Veteran youth worker, Jennifer Bradbury, responds to a student's challenge about her title, position and educational background.

Is your youth ministry in a holding pattern? Is it just Sunday morning, Sunday night and Wednesday night as usual?

In an issue of YOUTHWORKER JOURNAL dedicated to the truth, I thought it would be appropriate for me to take a moment and talk about some of the lies of youth ministry. Lie Number One: Youth Ministry is about numbers. It's the question that plagues youth ministers across the country: “How many kids are...