Showing Up Isn’t the Same as Belonging

We spend a lot of time in youth ministry trying to get students to show up. We plan events. We create great environments. We buy pizza. We play ridiculous games. We build programs that we hope teenagers will actually want to attend. And when a room is full of students, it’s easy to look around

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A New Tool for Your Youth Ministry Toolbox: YouthGroupGame.com

We’re always looking for resources that are practical, affordable, and actually helpful for youth workers and this is one worth putting on your radar. YouthGroupGame.com is a simple, easy-to-use platform that gives you ready-to-go games you can use in your ministry immediately. No overthinking, no scrambling last minute, designed for those weeks when you just need

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What America’s Largest & Fastest-Growing Churches Have in Common (and What They Avoid)

Each fall, Outreach Magazine publishes the Outreach 100 (outreach100.com), ranking the largest and fastest-growing churches in the U.S. (attendance is gathered via Lifeway Research’s survey plus Hartford Institute public data).   They do this every year so you should really check it out.  But we used the data, scanned the lists, and fed them through AI

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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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