I've made several trips to the post office in the past few days, mailing support letters from members of our mission trip team to their family and friends, asking them to support their trip prayerfully and/or f...

The first chapter of Genesis suggests we are made to make. Yet, if that's true, why do so many of us believe we aren't creative? How can we find inspiration? How can we use creativity to reach youth more effect...

Youth workers live busy lives. As soon as one trip or program ends, the next begins. So it is with mission trips.As soon as you pull into the church parking lot at the end of your trip, inevitably someone asks,...

Young people have the potential to transform society. To unleash that potential, youth workers spend countless hours developing student leaders. What exactly is student leadership? How best can student leaders ...

As a freshman, Olivia was immature. Even so, she faithfully attended every event my youth ministry sponsored. She was often difficult. She cared far more about chatting with her friends than participating in a ...

People strive to be the best, even in the church; but in the world of youth ministry, what does it mean to be, use or do the best? Is being the best unhealthy or God-honoring? To find out, we spoke with four ex...

Whenever I mention my youth ministry's rummage sale to people, they usually ask in disbelief, "You're really doing that again?"To be sure, rummage sales are a ton of work; but as a youth worker, I love how they...

In every youth ministry I've served, I've had students who come from families that struggle financially and, therefore, cannot afford expensive events such as summer mission trips. Although we spend a year fund...

Before ascending, Jesus tells His disciples in Acts 1:8, "You will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Arguably, short-term mission trips help teens obey t...

"Who am I?" is one of the most basic and difficult questions humans must answer. Dozens of factors influence how we answer this question, and our answers impact every aspect of our lives, including faith, vocat...