By Jeremy White | jwhite@valleychurch.com | Valley Church | Vacaville, California Sharing the Gospel is hardly a cut and dried methodology. How can we best communicate both the simplicity and the complexity of the greatest story ever told to an...

By Ken McCoy | JumpStart Ministries | Charlotte, North Carolina He was a sophomore in high school, blonde, with a ton of friends – mostly girls. He was known around school as a musical...

By Todd Pearage / New Hanover UMC / Gilbertsville, PA / toddp@newhanoverumc.org As a many-year veteran of student ministry, I’ll admit that I love the big events. I love planning them with my team and working out the...

By Ken McCoy / JumpStart Ministries / Charlotte, North Carolina / kennymac@mac.com Today is See You at the Pole day – it’s about one simple act—prayer. Here are three reasons we have been a part of...

By Mandy Kyes / Southwest Community Church / Indian Wells, California / mandykyes@hotmail.com Establishing solid relationships with students in your ministry is one of the most essential pillars needed for a ministry that goes beyond the walls of...

By Todd Pearage, New Hanover UMC, Gilbertsville, PA, toddp@newhanoverumc.org The MTV VMAs scream SEX SEX SEX! This night is clearly more about how many times you can twerk and how little you can wear and...

By Ken McCoy / JumpStart Ministries / Charlotte, NC / kennymac@mac.com Unless you don’t know any teenagers, you’re aware of the Pokémon GO craze that’s hit North America this past weekend. People everywhere are...

By Mark Hall / Lead Singer, Casting Crowns; Youth Pastor, Eagle’s Landing First Baptist Church / McDonough, Georgia Even after many years as a youth leader, ministering to hurting, troubled, and needy kids remains a challenge. When...

By Dr. Chap Clark / Fuller Seminary / Pasadena, California I spend a good deal of time in the academic realm where scholars discuss the latest research. I also spend time with parents and other adults, who share...

By Steve Gerali This is an excerpt from What Do I Do When Teenagers are Depressed & Contemplate Suicide, which a part of the “What Do I Do…” series from Youth Specialties. To get...