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Responding to Arguments Against Abolishing Youth Ministry

This past weekend, we proposed to our church the possibility of integrating our youth in with the adults, effective when the current school year ends. Youth would attend adult Bible study classes with their parents and o…
The Real Failure of Youth Ministry

I've been seeing an article floating around called 10 Surprising Reasons Our Kids Leave Church by Marc Yoder. I've seen other articles like it over the past few years. The arguments are solid, but there's one reason he d…
Are Christian Teenagers Practicing a "Fake" Faith?

[This is reposted as part of our Best-Of Revelife Week. It was originally posted on August 28, 2010.] Are you a Christian teenager? If you are, according to a recent CNN article, there's a good chance you're following a…
10 Tips to a First Encounter

By David Miller Simple words of wisdom from Youth Specialties to keep in mind durring that first encounter with a student. It doesn’t matter if you are a youth pastor, small group leader, sunday school teacher, or…
Proud of a Son Who Isn't Mine

The other night at the high school youth group I help out with, one of my former students showed up. Jesse* occasionally drops by just to say hi to us; he's busy working these days so our hellos are few and far between.…
Youth Ministry Concerns: Are We Preaching the Gospel or Just Entertaining?

By The Closet Calvinist Pyromaniacs blog featured an open letter written by a former teacher at a Christian school in the Chicago area to pastor James MacDonald regarding the fact that the youth he saw from Harvest Bi…
Youth Ministry: The Hardest Job at Church?

Readers note: I have no stats. I have no polls. I just have raw information and mental notes from my 4+ years of ministry, and what I have witnessed in the lives of youth pastors around me. Take this as you will……
Are Christian Teenagers Practicing a "Fake" Faith?

Are you a Christian teenager? If you are, according to a recent CNN article, there's a good chance your're following a “mutant” Christianity that features a “watered-down faith” with a God &ldquo…
Advice Needed: My Future - Filmmaking or Youth Ministry?

I've run into a bit of a problem this weekend. I went to Chicago. I loved it to say the least. I mean, I've been to Chicago a few times before, but this time, something really spoke to me... and it confused the h*ll ou…
Question of the Day: Youth Ministry

by revelife crew Are you or have you been part of a youth ministry?