Healthy Youth Leadership

Youth Ministry is challenging and as a youth leader, you may be burnt out and struggling. This open letter from Cassie Shermbeck is written for your encouragement.

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.

Technology has been a mixed experience for youth. They love technology, but they also know they need face to face interaction. To achieve the best balance for your group, this article helps you think through how to integrate technology into ministry.

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

As a new church worker, it’s hard to navigate forming relationships within your congregation because you don’t know how to develop relationships with the people you are serving alongside. Here are three tips from Sarah on how to find your people.

Change in ministry is healthy but it isn’t always fun. The process of change isn’t positive at every step. Change can bring out the ugliest sides of a person because it is often uncomfortable, difficult, and stressful. This article highlights some of the dos and don'ts that can help new youth leaders navigate change in a way that brings out the best in ministry.

Whether you are a paid-worker or a volunteer in ministry, the charge of ministry is draining. Healthy hobbies can be a great ally in ministry and a healthy Christ centered habit.

As a single adult serving in ministry, you experience both blessings and benefits in serving youth ministry, provided appropriate boundaries and cautions are followed. We do not know what the Lord ultimately has planned for our futures, but this article reminds us God calls us to serve as whole and complete in Christ, regardless of our relationship status.