If you attended our "How to VBS" workshop at Children's Pastors Conference (CPC)'25 or wish you could have, we’ve got you covered! This guide includes all the highlights and practical takeaways you need to create a successful Vacation Bible School...
Teaching
What's the most important part of your youth ministry service? Games? Small groups? Worship? If you're like most youth ministries, the answer is none of these. While these are important, helpful parts of your service, most often, teaching often takes the central role...
If you've spent any time in youth ministry, you've probably asked yourself this question—Are they learning anything? It's a question that drives youth pastors everywhere to adjust and refine their programs. It's pretty easy to tell when teenagers...
Let's say you've got a video you want to show during your teaching time. How do you go about doing it? If you didn't know, there are many rules and laws around what's legal and not concerning playing music, videos, and other media in your church...
Volunteers
Youth ministry volunteers are truly incredible people. Each week, they help...
The first time you're in charge of a small group of...
Have you ever struggled to find volunteers for your...
Discipleship
The Christmas season is a time for sharing memories, gathering with our loved ones, and a few last-minute trips to the store to buy those gifts you forgot about. But anyone who has ever wrapped a gift for a kid knows Christmas is more than just a single day. The...
The Christmas season is a time for sharing memories, gathering with our loved ones, and a few last-minute trips to the store to buy those gifts you forgot about. But anyone who has ever wrapped a gift for a teenager knows Christmas is more than just a single day. The...
It's almost the best time of the year! And no, we're not talking about the days when you get to nap. It's almost Christmas! The Christmas season is a time of joy, reflection, and connection—but sometimes it goes by so fast that we wish we had more time to really enjoy...
Leadership
In ministry, it can sometimes feel like the only "routine" we have each week is planning to be surprised. We sit down to plan our teaching calendar when — surprise! A volunteer stops by the office for a chat. Or maybe you're getting ready to send your monthly parent...
In youth ministry, we love when things are planned out and organized. But let's be honest—organizing all our great ideas can be a bit of a challenge. What if we could plan a whole year of ministry in a single day? Well, with our free annual planning resources, it's...
As ministry leaders, we don't always have time to pause and reflect. But even if those moments don't happen very often, we've probably all had a moment when we looked around at everything that keeps us so busy and wondered... "Why doesn't it seem like this is...
Have you ever been told you need a "strategy" for your youth ministry? You do need a strategy, but sometimes, when people talk about their ministry "strategy," they're not talking about strategy at all. Instead, they're talking about... A goal they want to reach. A...
Families
In youth ministry, most of our time is spent getting to know our teenagers. We'll talk about the Big Idea of the message that week, their hobbies and interests, or try to keep up with what's trending online. For a lot of us, conversations with teenagers feel natural....
Imagine this ... A new family comes to your ministry. They're full of questions about how you teach and disciple students, what your program looks like, and the ways they can expect you to communicate with them. Congratulations! You have a family...
When it comes to parents, let’s be honest — we could all do a better job of engaging them, caring for them, and including them in our ministries. For some of us, sometimes even just acknowledging their existence would be a good step forward. As...
Events
Planning a youth ministry event is a mixture of excitement, anticipation, and more than a few nerves. We can spend countless hours curating the perfect event, but having a great idea is just the beginning. We also need people to show up. If you've ever spent time...
Events are the backbone of youth ministry. Every year, youth pastors work hard to create great events that do a few things... Get teenagers to foster relationships. Welcome new teenagers into the church or ministry Give teenagers a safe place to have fun. Events can...
The Olympics have started, and we want to give you some free gold from Grow! ? Okay, it’s not gold, but great events are basically gold in ministry. So, to help you celebrate the Olympics with your group, we're giving away one of our favorite...
Environments
The Christmas season is here, and it’s the perfect moment to fill your kids’ ministry with the joy of Christmas music—but you might be looking for something new this year. That’s why we’re so excited to introduce our newest song, Jesus, It's Your Birthday! This...
If you're a youth leader, you know good music can completely change your environment. Slow, somber music usually helps teenagers focus and reflect, but it's probably not what you wanna go with for a game of dodgeball. Now, it's pretty easy to incorporate upbeat music...
Take a look around you. What do you see? What sounds do you hear? How does the space feel to you? Your environment helps inform and store all of the information you take in about a place. It's why a doctor's office feels different than a concert venue—one feels clean...
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In youth ministry, we love when things are planned out and organized. But let's be honest—organizing all our great ideas can be a bit of a challenge. What if we could plan a whole year of ministry in a single day? Well, with our free annual planning resources, it's...
Children's ministry volunteers are truly incredible people. Each week, they help the kids in your children's ministry grow closer to Jesus. Whether they're prepping a snack, teaching the Bible story, or helping with your check-in, your volunteers serve an important...
Youth ministry volunteers are truly incredible people. Each week, they help the teenagers in your youth group grow closer to Jesus. Whether they're running a game, leading a small group, or helping with your check-in, your volunteers serve an important role in your...
In children's ministry, we spend most of our time talking with kids. We'll talk about the Bible story for the week, their favorite snacks, or what interest is capturing their attention most each week. For a lot of us, conversations with kids feel natural. But in those...
In youth ministry, most of our time is spent getting to know our teenagers. We'll talk about the Big Idea of the message that week, their hobbies and interests, or try to keep up with what's trending online. For a lot of us, conversations with teenagers feel natural....
As ministry leaders, we don't always have time to pause and reflect. But even if those moments don't happen very often, we've probably all had a moment when we looked around at everything that keeps us so busy and wondered... "Why doesn't it seem like this is...
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