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...
Category: Youth Leader Skills 101
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...
5 Keys To Recruiting Volunteers For Your Ministry
By Mark Moder | The 501 Consultant | Bellingham, WA Youthworkers are always asking the same question. How can I get more help?! It doesn’t take you long as a youth worker before you...
Game Plan 2021: Developing Intentionality In Ministry Design
By Scott Wilcher • The UpStream Project • Charlotte, North Carolina Imagine your group as a bunch of untrained puppies. You teach a lesson on house-training. But after your splendid explanation, the floor is still...
Game Plan 2021: Secrets To Great Events
By Dave Felts • First Baptist Church • Hesperia, California We’ve all said, “Wow! That was a great event!” (whether virtual or in-person) only to find ourselves jolted back to reality when we look...
Create A Youth Ministry Environment
By Dennis Miller • Church Development, Inc. • Edina, Minnesota This is an excerpt from Changing Lives (a foundational resource as you lay out your Youth Ministry GAME PLAN) by Dennis Miller – one...
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...
The 4 O’s
By Dan Britton • Chief Field Officer • Fellowship of Christian Athletes “One person with courage is a majority.”– Thomas Jefferson This Guest Blog is from one of our favorite Team interlinc friends and...
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...
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