Sunday school activity: Scramble prayers for children

By Cathy Skogen-Soldner August 6, 2019

Remember when your teacher put “Thanksgiving” up on the board and challenged your class to make..

Nurturing a Mindful Ministry

By Marissa Letscher July 30, 2019

Looking back over my early childhood in the Lutheran church, I've observed how deeply ingrained an..

Four tips for new youth ministry workers

By Bryan Bliss July 23, 2019

A first youth ministry job can be intimidating at the start. The church you're serving likely has..

Budget, schmudget: Thoughts for creating a budget for your ministry program

By Marissa Letscher July 2, 2019

I loathe budgets. Wouldn't it be fabulous if money just grew on trees?! Alas, that is not reality,..

Relational Youth Ministry 101

By Bryan Bliss June 5, 2019

"Relational" is one of those words that is everywhere in youth ministry. Books, videos, and entire..

Slowing down for summer

By Rebecca Ninke May 29, 2019

I have a friend who has been telling a little fib to her children their entire lives: that church..

Youth Ministry Mission Trips: Part Three

By Erik Ullestad May 17, 2019

You made it to the finish line. Your mission trip week has come to an end. It was a week of..

5 great youth ministry games

By Bryan Bliss May 15, 2019

Games have been a part of youth ministry since Noah got off the ark... or, something like that. 

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Youth Ministry Mission Trips: Part Two

By Erik Ullestad May 13, 2019

In the part one blog post (here) I shared the ways that a Mission Trip is like running a mile,..

Youth Ministry Mission Trips: Part One

By Erik Ullestad April 30, 2019

I used to run the mile in track. Four laps around in a circle. My coach used to talk about the..

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