Practical Youth Ministry

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from It Happens: True Tales from the Trenches of Youth Ministry, edited by Will Penner. ...

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from It Happens: True Tales from the Trenches of Youth Ministry, edited by Will Penner. ...

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from It Happens: True Tales from the Trenches of Youth Ministry, edited by Will Penner. ...

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from It Happens: True Tales from the Trenches of Youth Ministry, edited by Will Penner. ...

What is the most powerful form of communicating the Gospel? Preaching? Teaching? Studying scripture? While all of those are adequate, I believe that the most powerful form is testifying and witnessing to God's work in our lives, because testimony gives ...

by Kris Konsowitz The discussion on appropriate dress can be taken to extremes by both youth ministers and churches. I was recently told of such an extreme experience by a young youth minister who was taken shopping by an older ...

As a young youth minister, one of my greatest challenges was knowing what to do with my youth council or youth ministry team. At the Center for Youth Ministry Training (CYMT), we experience this challenge with all of our residents. ...

by Jason Sansbury Whether we like it or not, the fall school season is almost here! Here is a quick look at some of the things that you should consider as you get ready to start your fall programming and ...

Editor's Note: This is the ninth in a 12-part series on spiritual disciplines for youth workers, based on Richard Foster's Celebration of Discipline. by Kelly Soifer As I write this I am finding myself sucked in, day by day, to ...

At one time or another, I have played every kind of youth ministry game, from gross food to trust falls, from shaving cream to marshmallow wars. I have always and will always incorporate games into my ministry. I know folks ...

For every youth ministry summer trip, there are more "God moments" to share than you could fit into a 15 minute conversation.  Sadly, most of these stories are never shared within the youth group and certainly not shared with the ...

Several years ago, I was working with our youth leadership team at our church. The youth leadership team were the youth who were willing to take on a leadership role to minister to others. We had been working with the ...

by Hank Hilliard These quotes can open the door to deep reflection and discussion about the state of youth ministry at your church. Some of the quotes challenge us to move deeper in ministry. Some serve as encouragement and inspiration. ...

Editor's Note: This is the eighth in a 12-part series on spiritual disciplines for youth workers, based on Richard Foster's Celebration of Discipline. by Kelly Soifer One of the most challenging moments in my career came at my 10 year ...

The Center for Youth Ministry Training recruits partner churches where our graduate residents serve as youth ministers while in our program.  At a recent recruitment meeting at a prospective church, I was asked something that I'm asked at more than ...

The Center for Youth Ministry Training exists to train and equip youth ministers and churches to develop deep impacting, sustainable youth ministries.  My job is to help young youth pastors succeed in fulfilling their calling which is why I LOVE ...

Some days my job is a joy at the Center for Youth Ministry Training.  Staff and graduate residents tell me stories of all the wonderful things that God is doing in and through our ministry.  I love those days. Other ...

A friend commented yesterday that they weren't sure that any of their youth group would be a dedicated Christian before they left for college.  He was truly frustrated with their umm ... lack of getting it.  Another friend asked if ...

Editor's Note: This is the seventh in a 12-part series on spiritual disciplines for youth workers, based on Richard Foster's Celebration of Discipline. by Kelly Soifer I have set many goals in my life—here are a few: learn biblical Greek, ...

Over the past five years, I have been blessed to get to know Kara Powell and Brad Griffin from the Fuller Youth Institute.  In 2006, I got my first glimpse of the initial findings from the College Transitions Project research when ...