3 Ways Student Culture is Changing
Being a youth worker is hard. It’s kind of like being a missionary who changes countries every 2-3 years. Just when learn to zig in response to student culture, it shifts and we must learn to zag. So, what’s the latest zag?… Read More
The XP3 Students Scope & Cycle Release Strategy
Here at XP3 Students, we receive a variety of questions from youth workers such as you. Questions like: Are your graphics editable? How would you approach combined groups of middle and high school students? Is it Laurel or Yanny? Well: 1- Middle… Read More
Identifying Student Leaders
“Imagine a large river with a high waterfall. At the bottom of this waterfall hundreds of people are working frantically trying to save those who have fallen into the river and have fallen down the waterfall, many of them drowning. As the… Read More
Suicide Prevention Month: 3 Things to Remember
Written by Brett Talley, an Orange Specialist, and Mandy Baldwin, a Licensed Counselor for Couples & Teens in Indianapolis, IN As you may have heard, the month of September is National Suicide Prevention Month. So, we want to take a few minutes… Read More
5 Vital Things Youth Workers Should Keep in Mind When Talking About Bullying
If you’ve spent any time in youth ministry over the last decade (if you’re reading this, chances are you have!), then you don’t need us to tell you that bullying is a hard-to-handle hot topic in the lives of most students. You’ve… Read More
XP3 Middle School WINTER 2018 SEASON RELEASE
I’m so excited to share with you what we’ve got coming your way this Winter in our brand new season of curriculum at XP3 Middle School. We’re covering four very different and super important topics this season that we think have the… Read More
Leading a Volunteer from a Fan to a Raving Fan
We all know that ministry would be next to impossible without amazing volunteers. And from what I’ve seen, most of the work in volunteerism and most of the questions that are asked about volunteers happen on the recruiting side. While that’s great… Read More
Why Influnsr?
Once upon a time there lived a pencil maker. Not just any pencil maker, mind you. The absolute, unequivocally greatest pencil maker in the history of pencils. His attention to minute detail was legendary. His ability to take a raw resource and… Read More
Pulling A Zero in Your Youth Ministry
By Jesse Criss, Fresh Ministry Consulting. Back in my early days of youth ministry, I pulled my very first zero—as in zero kids came to youth group. I had planned an event, bought supplies, advertised to students and parents, and then, no… Read More