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

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Top 10 Creative (and Slightly Ridiculous) Ways to Connect with Your Students at Summer Camp

Dear small group leaders, counselors, and cabin wranglers, Let’s be honest. Camp is wild. It’s loud, it smells like sunscreen and feet, and someone is always losing a sock. But it’s also a sacred space—where God can move in students’ lives at Kids Camp, Middle School Camp, or ASCENT. So if you’re ready to ditch

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Embrace The Awkward Postcast!

Looking for a podcast to deal with those awkward moments of ministry?  I (Kyle) has partnered with another youth worker DJ Toelle (also a contributor to this blog) to bring about some helpful hints and tips each week so we all can HANDLE AWKWARD BETTER.  It’s a brand new adventure for both of us so

Millennials & Gen Z: A Crossroads of Change (Recap)

Churches, businesses, and organizations are on a crossroads of change as these two generations (Millennials and Generation Z) are turning out to be vastly different from all generations before them.  Right now they represent 50% of the US population but they will be 100% of the future.  There is a new reality thought with almost