Neurodiversity: When Friday night feels like a shaken can of soft drink
For many neurodivergent young people, life can sometimes be overwhelming, unpredictable, and hard to contain the strong feelings bubbling inside. Certain situations can lead to an eventual explosion that’s often misinterpreted as simply disruptive behaviour.
So how can leaders in youth and kids’ ministry lead more thoughtfully and inclusively?
Small group tips: ‘The rule of thirds”
Does facilitating Friday night youth group discussion time feel like you’re trying to push a boulder up a hill? Many youth group leaders have fallen into the trap of focusing too much on one aspect of the group time. If this is you, then adopting the Rule of Thirds can be a significant help.
Five Tips For Leading Games Well
So, what makes a youth group game awesome? Here are five tips that will help you to take game-time to the next level.
Five tips to help you apply the Bible to teens
As youth leaders, we have the immense privilege of proclaiming and applying the Word of God to teenagers, in one of the most formative phases of their entire life. Here are some thoughts to help direct us as we work hard on application in our teaching.
Discipling towards a better culture of smart phone use
As youth leaders, our calling is to teach and model to young people how to navigate life as a disciple of Jesus— and now this includes discipling them toward a better culture of smart phone use.
Little steps for big gains: building SRE in your local high school
What are the steps to building SRE in our schools? Here are a few that you might consider taking.
Online Small Groups— Nuggets of Wisdom from Bathurst
How to effectively engage youth in small groups over Zoom by Ed Sowden, former Youthworks College student and current Youth Pastor at Bathurst Presbyterian Church.
Continuing To Faithfully Build The Kingdom Despite Discouragement
Learn how to faithfully continue building the Kingdom in times of discouragement
Investing in your leaders
Invest in your youth leaders to see their effectiveness in ministry grow.
How to help new families feel welcome at church
Three things that significantly impact whether a family feels welcome when they come to church
The 3 P’s of preparing an effective small group time
Knowing your people, passage and prayer will help you have an effective small group
Keys to an effective small group: making sure your group reaches its full potential
Effective techniques to build relational trust and generates meaningful discussion in small groups
What will your mission to youth look like in the coming months?
No matter how your ministry adapts, keep God’s word and community at the centre of everything you do.
How to teach the gospel clearly to young people
When we teach the bible to young people, it’s like we’re handing out “gospel-glasses.” Our teaching can have a big impact on their world view, so it’s important to ensure we’re teaching the gospel clearly!
3 ways to help newcomers connect at youth group
Most of us don’t alienate newcomers to youth group deliberately, we just assume too much
Why your church should include children in the music team
Your music team has the power to move young people from consumers to active servants in your church
Running with the rowdy kids
Caring for rowdy and energetic young people takes a lot of patience and understanding