Outrageous Evangelism

By Justin Bundschuh | Kauai Christian Fellowship | Koloa, Hawaii KCF’s middle school ministry is well known on the island of Kauai for providing unique outreach events for young people in the area. Justin became known for pulling...

Belonging Before Believing

By Jeremy White | Valley Church | Vacaville, California A key focus of 2020 is evangelism – building toward the huge CLAIM YOUR CAMPUS event in Kansas City, July 3-5. We are initiating this...

Resolved: 2020

By Ken McCoy | JumpStart Ministries | Charlotte, North Carolina When I get to heaven, I’m really looking forward to meeting Daniel – the Daniel, the one from the Bible. That guy was a...

3 Ways to Beat the “Christmas Crunch”

By Ken McCoy • JumpStart Ministries • Charlotte, North Carolina It’s the best of times, and the worst of times. Christmas. For a youth leader, “the holidays” can be anything but. In addition to...

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...

Changing Lives

A Practical Guide to Spiritually Powerful Ministry By Dennis Miller • Church Development, Inc. • Edina, Minnesota Very few individuals in ministry would want to admit that their objectives are tied to the execution...

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...

Programs vs. Relationships

An Unlikely Portrait Of An Authentically Effective Youth Group By Eric Gargus • First Baptist Sweetwater • Longwood, Florida What does a portrait of an authentically effective youth group look like? Does it include...