3 Things to Remember When Talking About Freedom to Middle and High Schoolers
If you have spent any time with middle or high school students you know one thing is true. Freedom matters to them. Often, they want more freedom or become overwhelmed… Read More
Engaging Every Parent Everywhere
We as youth ministry leaders care about the faith and future of the next generation. To properly invest in our students, we know we must engage all parents everywhere. That… Read More
Partnering With Parents During A Middle School Ministry Sex Series
You know what’s on the horizon? The XP3 Middle School sex series, which means a few things might start to happen. Middle schoolers may begin to experience an outpouring of nervous energy when the topic comes up. They may act like they’re… Read More
Middle School: Understanding This Wonderfully Awkward Phase
Oh, the days of seventh and eighth grade…the phase when nothing you do is cool, everything is fun in a crowd; and one smart kid will remind you, “yeah…I know.” Here are a few things you’ll start to discover about kids in… Read More
Stop, Shop, Pray
By Jonathan Payne, Youth Worker at South Point Community Church in Leonardtown, Maryland. As a relatively new volunteer youth worker, I was looking for a way to come up with some kind of meeting or program outside of Sunday mornings. I knew our students… Read More
Post Camp Conversation Guide (Free Download!)
It's July and it's hot outside, which means it's camp season for student ministries all across the country. (In fact, our very own High School Camp is happening right now in the mountains of Tennessee!) As you undoubtedly know, summer camps can… Read More
Casting Orange Vision To Parents
Partnering with parents is hard. And casting vision to parents is every harder. However.... One of the keys of successfully implementing the Orange strategy in your student ministry is getting your engaged parents on board. But how does a student pastor cast… Read More
Building a Strong Family Ministry in Your Church: An Interview with Perry Noble
How do you feel your church focuses on family ministry? Well... Reggie Joiner interviews Perry Noble (Senior Pastor at New Spring Church) on how New Spring Church focuses and resources their family ministry environments. In order to… Read More
Move ’em Up
One of my favorite parts of Middle School Ministry is watching 5th graders transition into our program each Spring. We realized several years ago that after spending 11 years in our awesome Children’s Ministry, students may be a little shy about making… Read More