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As youth pastors, summers may be the busiest time of the year. We have camps, connection events, weekly ministry, and mission trips. Oh, and not to mention, our own family vacations…hopefully. If we aren’t careful, we can be so busy in the summer months that we forget why we exist – to help students know Jesus, and make Him known. Our job isn’t to be event planners but to equ...

Stepping into a new ministry setting, whether it’s your first church or your fifth, comes with expectations. Some are spoken, and many are unspoken. And without even realizing it, you may begin trying to match an identity you were never meant to carry. Questions begin to creep in. Questions like:

“I thought I’d be in a different place in my ministry…”

“Am I still able to do this?”

“Do I want to be in youth ministry forever?”

If you’ve been in ministry for long, you’ve likely thought these questions to yourself. Maybe you wouldn’t say them out loud to someone else, but those thoughts are there. We wonder if we should be in a bigger church. Our bodi...

Students are out of school, the weather is warming up (or downright hot if you’re in the South), and vacations are underway—summer is here! This season presents a unique opportunity for youth ministry to thrive, allowing leaders to break away from the routine and explore fresh, engaging ways to connect with students.

With longer days and a more relaxed pace, summer pro...

Pizza. Lock-Ins. Trampoline Parks. Camp. Pool Parties. Pizza. Dodgeball. Movie Nights. Video Games. Pizza. Church Vans. Chaperones. And more…

These are some of the things that might come to mind when you think about a summer in student ministry. Some student ministries take a break from midweek programming in the summer, while some continue through the summer and the w...