COVID-19

As youth workers, we need to remember that this cohort that experienced the COVID pandemic during their younger years experienced it differently than adults. Through research, Dr. Tina Berg has been able to identify key learnings that can help us care for young people, particularly confirmands, in the wake of the pandemic.

Now more than ever our children need to develop resiliency skills as they face the after-effects of the pandemic as well as the ongoing repercussions of social and political unrest. In Youth Ministry we can help them to identify their feelings and see where God is with them and working in them to develop endurance, hope and resiliency.

COVID has changed so much in so many different ways – for good and for bad. As you look to restart, revitalize, and reshape your ministry in the upcoming months, here are three steps you can take. As you do, remember that God is with you and guiding you.

As churches continue to emerge from the challenges of the pandemic, it’s important to assess what and how we need to rebuild. In this article we will look at how we might rebuild relationships that need attention post-pandemic.

As we adjust to the new normal after the pandemic, we can see fewer people in our pews. So, what do we do to get people, especially young people, back in church? This article helps us think through some ways we can answer that question.

Technology has always been a fact moving and hard to hit target, but with the changes that have taken place since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, that pace has accelerated faster than any might have anticipated. If we focus on the Gospel, we stand a much better chance of making deliberate and intentionally wise choices with our finite resources.

In this skit, we highlight how disconnection and loneliness can seem like a constant companion during difficult times like these. Yet, God’s Word brings us hope and reminds us that we are never alone. God is with us and ties us together through the Gospel.

High School senior Ariana shares a heartfelt perspective on the impact of CoVid-19 on her life. She shares insight and encouragements for how adults, especially youth leaders, can disciple and care for young people in this time.