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Free Youth Ministry Training
Where you’re at in youth ministry right now — both the challenges you’re facing and the areas where you feel confident. What feels heavy or unclear? Where do you wish you had more training, support, or perspective? At the same time, what’s going well? What strengths or skills do you feel are already in your
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You Don’t Have to Be Loud to Lead: Redefining Leadership for Gen Z
For a long time, leadership in the church has been associated with the loudest voice in the room. The confident speaker. The outgoing personality. The person who always seems sure of themselves and ready to take charge. Personally, I am constantly in front of people teaching, leading, even giving announcements, and for far too long
- Published in Adult Volunteers, ASCENT, Leadership, Leadership Pipeline, Resources, Student Leaders, Teaching, Training, usmb nextgen
From Sunscreen to Syllabi: 7 Tips to Transition from Summer to School-Year
The summer was a whirlwind—camps, mission trips, water games, late-night heart-to-hearts, and maybe even a slip-n-slide baptism or two (JK). But now, as Walmart swaps out pool floats for pencils, it’s your cue: fall is coming. And with it, a whole new rhythm for your youth ministry. So how do you transition well from the
- Published in Ideas, Junior High, Leadership, Resources, Senior High, Training, usmb nextgen, Youth Worker Life
How to Create an Onboarding Process for Your Summer Youth Intern
Welcoming a summer youth intern to your ministry is exciting—and a little overwhelming if you’ve never supervised an intern before. Whether your intern is coming in with lots of ministry experience or this is their very first taste of full-time church life (which is more probable), a clear, thoughtful onboarding process can set the
- Published in Leadership, Leadership Pipeline, Training, usmb nextgen





