In the dynamic world of youth ministry, engaging presentations or games can make all the difference in capturing the attention of young audiences.  There are many great websites where you can find games, sermon backgrounds, and even presentation templates.  Downloadyouthministry.com is by far the best, but most things on that website cost money.  What if

The Gaming Opportunity (Video)

Normally, I don’t share videos but someone shared this video opportunity from thinqmedia.com and it was quite affirming to a vision on video games are an uncharted mission field that I have felt for several years now.  I wrote a six-part blog series on Faith and Video Games which you can check out here. The

The Youth Worker Exodus

According to a recent study, the average stay at a church in America is about four years for the senior pastor but only 2.5 years for the youth pastor.  Including unpaid volunteer youth workers is down to 16-18 months. Think about high school students.  They are there for 4 years and could possibly have 3

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If you work with adolescents (age 10 – 25) then we have something for you.  USMB NextGen offered a two-part webinar about understanding adolescents’ mental health.   Mental health is the top issue that is being discussed in our world today.  The worldwide pandemic has brought mental health even more to the forefront.  Today’s adolescents face a