A tired, defeated youth pastor emailed me recently asking for advice about behavior issues during youth group. She had already stepped down from her volunteer youth pastor role after a particularly rough night where the students wouldn’t listen. The room felt out of control. Nothing seemed to land. And by
It’s a fact: we could not do youth ministry or have a thriving group without our volunteers. Volunteer leaders allow us to disciple students well, run activities smoothly, and round out what our ministries can provide the students we shepherd. But how do we love our volunteers well so that
If you’ve been in youth ministry longer than a few years, you’ve had a student bring up divorce at youth group. It’s tricky to know what to say or do–especially when you’re relatively new to the world of youth ministry! You can read all of the books, scroll through the
