by Mark Taylor This past fall, my position in youth ministry was cut from my church.  It marked a time of transition and uncertainty.  I had been a paid youth minister for the past seven years and received an MA ...

Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from It Happens: True Tales from the Trenches of Youth Ministry, edited by Will Penner. by Steve Argue Bill and Jane were every youth worker’s dream. They registered their daughter, Sarah, for the freshman ...

Whomp, whomp, whomp… That's the sound of the rotors turning on “helicopter parents.” You have them in your ministry and frankly they can drive you crazy. The “whomp whomp” of their questions can begin to sound like the drone of ...

by Hank Hilliard I was having a great conversation with two parents whose kids had come to a youth event the previous night. I was enjoying seeing how energized these parents were about their kids’ involvement in the ministry. Suddenly, ...

If asked an important question about the youth ministry at your church, would your pastor know the answer or have to say "I don't know." Not sure. What about these questions: 1. What is the mission of the youth ministry? ...