Joshua Schmitt

It can be difficult for youth, and all people for that matter, to be able to properly distinguish between what is right and wrong. Thus, it is important for pastors, church workers, and other leaders to help youth, and all people, understand God’s design and purpose with what is right and wrong so that people can truly love others in accordance with God’s Word.

It might be intimidating to lead or conduct a Bible study for youth. This article provides encouragements and recommendations to those who may not have training or experience as you get started!

Our doctrine of Original Sin might be something difficult or hard to explain. But understanding our broken human nature can help us understand the brokenness in this world. This article can help both all kinds of youth leaders better understand and explain it to youth.

Should youth ministry, or any other ministry for that matter, rely on fundraising to significantly support their ministry functions? Sometimes the habits of fundraising get youth ministry into trouble. This article is designed to help you think more strategically about fundraising.

We all have harmful habits, even in our churches. This article helps us think about how we might have habits where parents are not growing in their own Biblical education or even expecting the church and its workers to be the primary teachers of the Christian faith for their children. By identifying these kinds of habits, we can see how we might change them.

We all have habits, some intentionally developed and others not. Knowing our habits in ministry can be important. For example, we may tend to isolate kids and/or youth from the rest of the congregation. This article talks about how to identify this habit and push against it.

Thanking volunteers is so important for ministry. Here are three ideas to get you started.