Recently, someone posted this question to an online youth ministry forum I'm a part of: “How do you handle disruptive students during a lesson or sermon?”
One of the most helpful ways I've learned to “handle disruptive students” is actually...
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The other day, my teens and I attended a workshop during which we had the opportunity to practice contemplative prayer. After doing so, the facilitator asked people to share their experience with 2-3 people near them.
My teens’ body language...
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There's only one group I know that thinks it's OK to kidnap people: The church.
While most of the world scorns kidnapping, churches use it as a promotional tool.
Just last week I read a blog post from Taylor Bird about helping 5th graders become...
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As a youth worker, I know that relationships matter far more than any talk I'll ever give or any discussion I'll ever lead.
I know this based on my own life experience. Even so, over the years, there have been three talks that have...
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A few weeks ago, my congregation’s associate pastor preached her farewell sermon. During it, she confessed a few doubts about her faith to us.
Afterward, one of my students – who’s been in the midst of her own spiritual crisis – talked about how...
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A few weeks ago, my congregation held it's annual Youth Sunday, a tradition I have the ultimate love / hate relationship with.
For years, I've heard people describe this Sunday as the one in which our youth “take-over” worship. Even though I...
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