National Network of Youth Ministry

• What Happens When Leaders Pray May 18, 2012
  What would happen if you get leaders from major youth ministry organizations to come together for a day of prayer? Last week I was privileged to attend when NNYM gathered together 15 leaders in Costa Mesa, CA for a prayer consultation. Mike Higgs, founder of Sondance Inc. and Barry St. Clair, Director of Reach-Out co-led the event. Here is their summary of w […]
• Preparing for the Journey May 16, 2012
  My wife and I are preparing to go on a weekend backpacking trip with Biola University students who have varying levels of back country skills. Their success on their trip depends highly on what they choose to bring with them. When backpacking, everything that you need must be taken with you. That is the challenge, for any distance travelled will be with all […]
• After The Dust Settles: Confessions of a Newsboys Advance Man May 14, 2012
  I want to care about more than putting “butts in seats.” As a 20-year local church youth ministry veteran, I have seen, more times than I can count, traveling ministries that care more about filling venues for their events than truly partnering with the local church. Many show complete disregard for how their ministry impacts the people who are t […]
• The Train Runs on Two Tracks May 11, 2012
  Think of each rail as Relationship and Strategy. The tracks are laid on the ties/foundation of Prayer. It is hard work to lay the ties and tracks; but once in place, we can really move to where God wants us to go. Prayer is the work! Prayer is the foundation. Prayer is what ties it all together and keeps it level and balanced. Relationship and stra […]
• May YouthWorker Journal May 1, 2012
  This month's edition of YouthWorker Journal is our "Isms" issue, in which you'll find articles such as: The Roundtable on Isms "Games, Pizza and Isms" by Kelly Soifer "Bam!, Pow! Moralistic Therapeutic Deism!" by Paul Asay "Me and Mine" by Steve Wilkens and Mark L. Sanford "Beyond Points and Proofs" […]
• Did We Lose Another Year? April 23, 2012
  They're about ready to play the song. I remember practicing for it as a trumpet player in the high school band. We knew we would repeat the chorus more than we wanted, but we would not stop until the last graduate was seated. To be honest I loved "pomp and circumstance." It stirred up so many emotions of endings and new beginnings. And it was […]
• Honoring Your Seniors April 18, 2012
  With graduation right around the corner, it's an important rite of passage to honor our seniors and send them into their next phase in life with some resources. Here are four ideas for you to consider: 1. Reserve a Sunday morning to have your graduates get up in front of the church and commission them for what is coming next. All of our students are tec […]
• How Your Ministry Network Grows April 13, 2012
  Do you feel stuck in trying to work together with others in reaching teenagers in your community? Maybe it is time to start growing your ministry network. The beauty of God’s creation is that everything grows. A tree starts from a seed, grows into a sapling and then produces fruit and multiplies. Likewise in youth worker networking there are stages of […]
• April Digital YouthWorker Journal April 2, 2012
  This month, YouthWorker Journal includes: Youth Culture Update, Culture Watch: "Underaged and Oversexed” Campus Ministry: "18 to 25: The Land of In-Between” Worldview: "A Pastors Walks into a Bar...Ministry Through Comedy” Soul Care: "Warning Signs for the Dying Soul" Managing Your Ministry: "Let My People Drea […]
• Blue Like Jazz Discussion Guides March 30, 2012
  There is a lot of buzz regarding the upcoming release of Blue Like Jazz and we have a couple great resources for you. The producers of the film created a High School and a College/Young Adult discussion guides and we wanted to share them with you. Visit here to download the High School Discussion Guide Visit here to download the College/Young Adult Discussio […]