Rethinking Worship Services
Youth ministry has an unwritten rule of what every worship service should look like. A game, a few announcements, 3 songs, and a 30-minute sermon. We build it this way, hoping stud...
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Youth ministry has an unwritten rule of what every worship service should look like. A game, a few announcements, 3 songs, and a 30-minute sermon. We build it this way, hoping stud...
The longer I do ministry, the more I understand that I never make good decisions in a bubble. Whenever I bounce ideas off of volunteers or students, they will begin to see how we c...
The most valuable thing you bring into your youth room this week is not your budget. It is your presence, your honesty, and the gospel of Jesus Christ proclaimed by people who love...
Fall Kickoffs. Once you’ve done Paint wars, Nerf Wars, Slip-n-Slide Kickball… You kind of start running low on ideas… Then you run to the DYM Facebook Group which gives you all the...
Summer youth ministry has its own kind of math. You plan for twenty students, and eight show up. You plan for eight students, and thirty-two show up. You schedule a simple hangout,...
Fall is here! At least for most of us. And school starting up means fall ministry is getting off the ground too! What steps can you take to get ready for the new school year? I’d...
Every youth pastor has had a summer event that looked better in the planning meeting than it did in real life. You had a theme. You had snacks. You had volunteers. You had the perf...
As the summer sun begins to set and the excitement of another school year begins, it’s time for youth pastors to take advantage of the reality that school is back! Take a second an...
Our mission as youth pastors and leaders is to show our students how to love Jesus and tell others about him. The enemy would love nothing more than for the distractions he sends o...
If you tend to your soul, your church as a whole and the youth ministry will be healthier. A leader’s energy and ambition to change lives, while admirable, can lead to burnout if n...
Having proper expectations about bearing and enduring through difficult seasons of ministry is a key way God’s love flows through youth ministers. The post Managing Expectations in...
I am about to record a youth ministry podcast about the 3 big Pressures youth workers face every fall - wanted to run them by you and see if you agree and what you would add to the...
We wanted to provide you with a quick cheat-sheet of everything you need to know for the upcoming school year. The post Youth & Parent Meeting 2026: ICYMI appeared first on Fir...
As a Youth Pastor, you have the potential to influence many people’s lives throughout your ministry. If you’re intentional about making interpersonal connections with the parents,...
I get it. I’ve been there. Some days, you’re trading out one hat for another as you prepare for the events ahead. Whether you’re wearing the pizza party hat for the senior girls, t...
As the school year speeds into view, youth ministers everywhere are busily making plans for the fall semester—including what you’ll teach students from the Bible. The post Teachin...
To build a volunteer team that loves students well, we must encourage our volunteers toward faithfulness, because in God’s kingdom, faithfulness leads to fruitfulness. The post Bui...
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you think the ministry or the church should go in one direction, and a fellow staff member, a pastor, or your supervisor thinks so...
I'm not the best at receiving feedback. Whatever it says about me, I usually think it's a personal attack or another person telling me that I'm doing a bad job at something I am pa...
As important as youth and family ministers are, we were never meant to carry the weight of being your students’ savior. Neither were their parents. The post What Parents Need From...
Welcome to Rooted's Top Ten, a curated reading list for youth ministers. Each month we find ten articles, and sometimes videos or podcasts, from various sources that we believe wil...
Rooted’s curriculum will create a steady foundation that will give you the freedom to use your gifts, lead your students, and run the race you have been called to. The post How (An...
Welcome to Rooted's Top Ten, a curated reading list for youth ministers. Each month we find ten articles, and sometimes videos or podcasts, from various sources that we believe wil...
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