If you’ve been in youth ministry for longer than a year or two, you’ve probably experienced summer attendance drops in youth ministry. 🌴 Families take vacations.⛺ Students go to camps.⚽ Schedules get packed with sports and jobs. It’s easy to feel discouraged when your normally packed room turns into a
Rejection and failure feel personal to teenagers. And when they experience rejection, many students internalize the lie that they’re not good enough. But the gospel tells a different story. As youth pastors, we have the opportunity to help students see rejection and failure through the lens of the gospel—not as
I’ve been in youth ministry for a long time. Over the course of that decade-plus tenure, I’ve had to come to grips with a difficult truth. It’s one that feels unpopular, and it’s one I’ve had to reconcile with my desire to create the best resources for the youth ministry
