There are certain lessons I have learned over the last decade and a half in youth ministry. I learned early on that taking students to play paintball really means open season on the youth pastor, and I learned that something always gets broken during a lock-in. I found out that pla...
Author: Danny
With 17 years of experience in youth ministry, Danny has had the opportunity to first hand see teenagers wrestle with and come to grips with their own relationship with Jesus.
The Future of the Church?
Given the overwhelmingly negative statistics concerning young adults and church involvement, I am willing to go out on a limb here and suggest that engaging teenagers in the life of your congregation is one of the more important things you can ...
UnChristian: What a New Generation Thinks About Christianity… And Why It Matters
In my opinion, it is time to move away from pointing out the issues of the church and move toward finding biblical solutions to those problems. Much to my surprise, I found that the authors of UnChristian worked hard to strike the appropriate balance between critique of the church and solutions f...
Asking the Right Questions About Youth Ministry, Part 2
From the origin of your calling to work with the next generation to the importance of assisting parents in raising their children, a covenantal understanding of scripture has multiple implications for youth ministry. Let me try to whet your ...
Asking the Right Questions About Youth Ministry, Part 1
The first question of youth ministry is one of theological foundation. I am convinced that the particular model of ministry that a church uses is secondary to the theological foundation on which the model is built.