What Do Youth Ministers Do All Day?

2023-03-24T11:27:04-05:00

Article by Danny Mitchell “I don’t believe I have seen you here before. Is this your first visit?” said the ruling elder to the young man one Sunday morning in the church parking lot. On the one hand, by attempting to greet a visitor he was doing something ruling elders ought to be doing. However, [...]

What Do Youth Ministers Do All Day?2023-03-24T11:27:04-05:00

Today’s Teenagers–The Future of the Church

2023-03-24T11:27:09-05:00

Article by Danny Mitchell Perhaps I am a little biased on this subject, but I have to admit that each time I hear someone referring to high school students as the “future of the church” a part of me cringes, Don’t get me wrong. I agree with the idea that teenagers must be trained and [...]

Today’s Teenagers–The Future of the Church2023-03-24T11:27:09-05:00

When Kids Hurt: Help for Adults Navigating the Adolescent Maze

2023-03-24T11:27:18-05:00

Article by Danny Mitchell What does an author do when he writes an academic youth ministry book that is critically acclaimed in youth ministry circles and sells beyond all expectations? Simple. He writes another book on the same topic only this time he joins with another expert in the field and moves from the academic [...]

When Kids Hurt: Help for Adults Navigating the Adolescent Maze2023-03-24T11:27:18-05:00

Our Amazing Teens

2023-03-24T11:27:27-05:00

Article by Danny Mitchell Have you noticed lately that teenagers are doing some pretty amazing things? Take Zac Sunderland for example. This seventeen-year-old homeschooler from California was recently featured in ESPN: The Magazine, chronicling his attempt to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. That’s right. 25,000 nautical miles by himself in a [...]

Our Amazing Teens2023-03-24T11:27:27-05:00

Faith is Sometimes Best Understood by Looking Backwards

2023-03-24T11:27:33-05:00

Article by Danny Mitchell I read once that faith is sometimes best understood by looking backwards. Now, on the surface that statement feels a lot like the inside of a Christian greeting card or one of those posters with cute animals and trite sayings that we hang on our walls to inspire us to do [...]

Faith is Sometimes Best Understood by Looking Backwards2023-03-24T11:27:33-05:00

UnChristian: What a New Generation Thinks About Christianity…And Why it Matters

2023-03-24T11:27:37-05:00

Article by Danny Mitchell Because I am increasingly wary of books that describe how bad things are in the American evangelical church, I was initially skeptical after being handed a copy of UnChristian. My growing dissatisfaction with these books comes from my concern that many of the authors have forgotten that in spite of her numerous [...]

UnChristian: What a New Generation Thinks About Christianity…And Why it Matters2023-03-24T11:27:37-05:00

Discoveries of a Youth Pastor

2023-03-24T11:27:43-05:00

Article by Danny Mitchell There are certain lessons I have learned over the last decade and a half in youth ministry. I learned early on that taking students to play paintball really means open season on the youth pastor, and I learned that something always gets broken during a lock-in. I figured out that playing [...]

Discoveries of a Youth Pastor2023-03-24T11:27:43-05:00
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