Programming

Being 'Left Behind': College-Aged but Still Local By Annie Lockhart

What do we do about our high school graduates who don't move away? How do we help ease their transitions to adulthood?
Codyland, Twisted Tag & Bun Shuffle: The Secrets To Bigger and Better Recreation By Jamie Fiorino

"I've had to learn the art of juggling fun and frugality with the need to saturate teens with Jesus."
Confessions of a Youth Group Drop Out By Stewart Redwine

...Ideas on how to incorporate the arts into your youth group.
Do Games Still Work? The 7 Deadly Sins of Game Leading By Jonathan McKee

How to avoid the 7 deadly sins of youth group games and give your students cutting-edge games and programming they will look forward to.
Five Youth Ministry Files I Wish I Could Delete By Matthew Schultz

"I submit five files that I would like to delete from the hard drive of youth ministry. These thoughts and statements do not stand up to scrutiny or to the ravages of real life, and therefore, should not be perpetuated by our ministry."
Going to Graceland: A Look inside a Church within a Church: An interview with Dan Kimball

Here's a peek at a separate congregation within a larger, main church. It exists to reach postmoderns, busters, and Xers. Great! But how does it survive-and thrive?
More Than a Meeting, Programming as Discipleship By Duffy Robbins

Sure, programming keeps your fringe kids happy. But can it do more?
Musing About Amusement By Brad Huebert

"Someone once told me that joy isn't necessarily related to fun at all. James agrees, telling me that it's even possible to find joy in difficulties and trials of many kinds."
One Life Revolution By Mark Oestreicher

"Evangelical Christians are the least likely group of people willing to give financial support to a child orphaned as a result of AIDS..."
Spiritual Memorials: Communicating God's Greatness and Faithfulness By Jason Carlson

We can turn pictures of our kids, their journal entries, and their memories into reminders of God's presence and activity in their lives.
Taking Kids on a Pilgrimage: The Perfect Way to Say Goodbye to Graduating Seniors By Randy Greve

Bring closure to the youth group experience and provide a context for continuing the journey by taking kids on a pilgrimage.
The Backbone Meeting By Todd Capen

Most ministries experience attention deficit disorder because they don't rigorously focus on the development of one main meeting that fires on all cylinders.
The Best Days: Impacting Former Students By Kent Julian

The most meaningful moments you have with kids may well be after they've left your program.
What Lurks Behind Those Fish, Toilet Paper, and Pantyhose Games? By Kara Eckmann Powell

Wild and crazy junior high ministry activities... and the developmental and theological reasons why they make sense.
Wilderness Adventure: A Transforming Trip to the Mountains By Chip Huber

Huber describes seven components of adventure trip experiences that have allowed God to transform students.