Category: Youth Leader Skills 101

Programs vs. Relationships

by Eric Gargus • Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church • Rome, Georgia What does a portrait of an authentically effective youth group look like? Does it include a big budget, a monster event every...

Back To The Ol’ Drawing Board

by Rob Brower • Editor, interlinc • Franklin, Tennessee Growing up, my sister and I couldn’t wait for Saturdays to arrive. Not only did we get a break from school, but we would enjoy watching...

What’s Wrong With This Picture?

Youthworker: An Adult Who Relates With Teenagers By Doug Ranck • Free Methodist Church • Santa Barbara, California Several summers ago we vacationed with my wife’s extended family. Our family had a great time...

How Balanced Are You?

By Ken McCoy • JumpStart Ministries • Charlotte, North Carolina I’m a klutz. No, really. I am about as graceful as hippo. I was never any good at sports that require coordination and body...

Good Cop, Bad Cop

Discipline vs. Fun in Youth Ministry By Daniel Johnson | First Baptist Church | Dover, Arkansas “Youth Pastor” and “disciplinarian” seem to be two mutually exclusive terms. The general mental image of a youth...