Brian Neugent

I recently had Johnnie Wilson from Faith AG in Orlando to speak at our Youth Convention. Before the service I casually asked Johnnie what he was speaking on? Johnnie replied “Isaiah 6, "Woe I am undone a Man of unclean lips".

Rodney W. Wardwell II

The other day I was having lunch with a friend, and our conversation crossed over to this topic: The Evolution of the Youth Pastor. Recently, I had the honor of celebrating my fifth anniversary here at Central Assembly of God in Enid, Oklahoma and our tenth anniversary in full-time student ministry.

Mike DeVito

A local network can rally around many passions and causes, but one of the most obvious is the local school. It is the one thing that all youth networks have in common.

Rod Whitlock

The life of a youth volunteer is filled with all types of tasks and responsibilities. Everything from setting up chairs, running the sound, calling students, helping with worship, running errands, attending events...the list is virtually endless.

Mark Zweifel

There have been many times in the process of impacting this emerging generation with the life-transforming message of Christ that I have found myself surrounded by what I have chosen to call porcupine people.

Dan Herod

One of the greatest joys I have in youth ministry is watching others succeed. While youth pastoring in Wisconsin I was able to see many of my students soar in ministry.

Podcast

Join Rod, Steve and Chet in this podcast, as they discuss how to maximize student ministry throughout the summer months.

David Hertweck

Love them or loath them, big events are a part of youth ministry. How do we maximize and sustain the impact of Conventions, Camps, Retreats and the like? Here are some quick tips.

Rodney W. Wardwell II

More than any generation that has gone before us, today dysfunction in the family unit has become an epidemic. As youth workers, the question we are left asking is, “What are we to say to help our students deal with their tough family situations?”

Steve Pulis

If a youth leader isn’t doing campus ministry, then he isn’t doing youth ministry. A student's world is at school. If a youth leader does not stay connected to the student's world, the ministry's potential impact dramatically decreases.