by Jenifer Zaluski | May 13, 2019 | Featured, Front Page, Inspiration
I was pretty sure, that day, that I wanted to quit more than I ever had wanted to before. The youth had done just about everything in their power to irritate me, ignore the topic for the week, and be distracted through our prayer time. Our goal that day had been to...
by Maria Wadowick | Apr 18, 2019 | Featured, Front Page, Methodology, Uncategorized
I’m a planner, an organizer, a structurer-of-schedules, and a tweaker-of-timelines. I live by to-do lists and daily plans. And, yes, I’m that person who will write something on the to-do list after I have done it just to feel more accomplished. As a high school...
by Abby Kyle | Apr 10, 2019 | Featured, Front Page, Uncategorized
Thankfully, it’s not often that someone walks into the youth office with a desire to do damage. Unfortunately, we often miss red flags in volunteers who have a great desire to do good, but end up causing harm. We’re going to tackle some common misconceptions about...
by Carol Wiget | Mar 21, 2019 | Culture, Featured, Front Page
When I first started working with middle schoolers, other youth ministers were quick to give me praise. “Oh, you work with middle school? God bless you!” “It takes such a special person to work with that age!” “I could never do that. You must be some kind of saint!”...
by Kalynn Webster | Mar 6, 2019 | Discipleship, Featured, Front Page
Having been involved in both youth and young adult ministry, I’ve had a lot of time and opportunity to observe the “young adult problem” in the Church, from multiple angles. For many reasons, young adults get lost in the shuffle, particularly so if they are not in the...
by Marissa Paoletti | Feb 28, 2019 | Featured, Front Page, Self care
Having trouble leaving the office at a decent hour? Not taking a day or two off a week? Finding yourself saying over and over again, “Sure I’m free”? Most youth ministers struggle to work any kind of regular hours. If you don’t have the self discipline to set regular...
