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5 Ways to Celebrate Advent with Teenagers

5 Ways to Celebrate Advent with Teenagers

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...

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The Four Spiritual Habits for Kids

The Four Spiritual Habits for Kids

If you're an adult (or even a "professional" Christian), then the idea of spiritual habits is probably pretty familiar to you. Spiritual disciplines, quiet time, devotions... whatever you call it, you've probably established a few rhythms in your...

5 Apps for Children’s Ministry

5 Apps for Children’s Ministry

Hey, we get it. This title probably came as a bit of a surprise to you. Apps and children's ministry? That doesn't make sense. And ... you'd be right. We're not here to advocate for kids having access to phones at a certain age. That's a choice for...

4 Fresh New Kids’ Discipleship Activities from Grow Kids Volume 7

4 Fresh New Kids’ Discipleship Activities from Grow Kids Volume 7

When it comes to helping kids grow in their faith, we believe there are four spiritual habits to target. These habits are the decisions, behaviors, and rhythms that help us grow spiritually over time. If you're like most people, when you hear "spiritual habit" you...

Leadership

Top 5 Youth Ministry Conferences to Attend This Year

Top 5 Youth Ministry Conferences to Attend This Year

Do you ever need a moment to recharge your passion for ministry? There are these moments in ministry when we feel like we could use some inspiration and connection with people who really get us. You can talk with your lead pastor about some things, and you can talk...

A Complete Youth Ministry Strategy from Grow Curriculum

A Complete Youth Ministry Strategy from Grow Curriculum

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

How to Plan Meetings Parents Will Actually Attend

How to Plan Meetings Parents Will Actually Attend

No one wants to sit through a meeting that could have been an email — especially the parents in your ministry. Too many parent meetings happen because they're full of information rather than chances for connection. Really, parent meetings can be an effective part of...

Events

5 Questions to Ask After Every Ministry Event

5 Questions to Ask After Every Ministry Event

Congratulations! You've just pulled off another successful event! You've taken out the trash, locked up the building, and now you're starting to wonder...what would I do next time? Taking the time to debrief your events is a key part of ministry. Without proper...

How to Nail Event Marketing: Your Comprehensive Guide to Success

How to Nail Event Marketing: Your Comprehensive Guide to Success

Marketing a church event and getting the word out is critical for getting a great turnout. We all know the basics of marketing an event—share the event's date, time, and location with families and volunteers. But is that all there is to marketing? You might notice...

An Annual Strategy for Your Youth Ministry Events

An Annual Strategy for Your Youth Ministry Events

Events are a pretty big deal for most youth ministries. They’re a way to have fun, connect with students and their families, get new people in the door, and create some excitement. Events matter, but we’ve got to keep things in perspective. That’s why we’re fans of...

Environments

How to Create Simple Church Games for Teenagers

How to Create Simple Church Games for Teenagers

If you've spent more than a few weeks in youth ministry, chances are you've played a lot of games. Games sit at the center of ministry because they give teenagers (and leaders) a chance to make connections. When you're playing a game with a teen or...

Sneak Peek: The 13 New Series Themes in Grow Students Volume 7

Sneak Peek: The 13 New Series Themes in Grow Students Volume 7

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...

Elevate Church Events: 5 Fun Outdoor Games for Youth Ministry

Elevate Church Events: 5 Fun Outdoor Games for Youth Ministry

If you're like most youth ministry leaders, you're always looking for new ways to keep teenagers entertained. That's a pretty important part of your role. Not only are you responsible for helping kids grow their relationship with Jesus, but you have to do it in a way...

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20 Ideas for Discipling Teenagers

20 Ideas for Discipling Teenagers

No matter how long you've been serving in youth ministry, one of the first things you hear about is discipleship—what it is, how to make it easier, and how to get teenagers to invest in discipleship on their own. At its core, discipleship is helping people grow and...

5 Ways to Help Kids Grow in Their Faith

5 Ways to Help Kids Grow in Their Faith

How much time do you spend thinking about how to help kids grow closer to Jesus? If you're a kids ministry leader, it's probably very often. Part of your role is discipleship, or helping kids develop their relationship with God. And as much as we might want it to,...

Free Resource! A Complete Children’s Ministry Event

Free Resource! A Complete Children’s Ministry Event

Events are the backbone of ministry. Every year, children's ministries work hard to create great events that do a few things... Get kids and their parents to connect. Introduce new families to their ministry or church. Give kids and families a safe place to have fun....

3 Steps to Take with Every New Volunteer

3 Steps to Take with Every New Volunteer

We recently asked thousands of church leaders about their biggest struggles in ministry. Their answer? Volunteers. And not like, "We wish we had more!" (They do.) But more like... "We wish we knew what to do with them." Finding great volunteers is its own challenge,...

The Four Spiritual Habits for Kids

The Four Spiritual Habits for Kids

If you're an adult (or even a "professional" Christian), then the idea of spiritual habits is probably pretty familiar to you. Spiritual disciplines, quiet time, devotions... whatever you call it, you've probably established a few rhythms in your...