Youth ministry

Article Servant Leadership in Youth Ministry
- By Todd Outcalt
- Posted on January 21st, 2013
There have been many books written about “servant leadership” in the past decade. But the term, though in vogue currently, is an old concept. Jesus himself lived this…
Article Fostering Conversation Between Adults and Youth
- By Josh Tinley
- Posted on January 8th, 2013
Many Christian traditions practice the rite of confirmation, in which Christians—and usually young Christians—confirm the vows that they took or that were taken on…
Article The Twelve Ways of Christmas (part 2)
- By Todd Outcalt
- Posted on December 6th, 2012
In part one of this essay, I outlined six ways we can celebrate and observe the incarnate Christ at Christmas. Here are the other six . . . don’t sing them all at once! The …
Article The Twelve Ways of Christmas (part 1)
- By Todd Outcalt
- Posted on December 5th, 2012
Most everyone is familiar with the traditional song, The Twelve Days of Christmas. This tune hearkens back to the days when the Christmas celebration lasted for, well, twelve days …
Article The Search for Spark
- By Todd Outcalt
- Posted on November 19th, 2012
Over the years I’ve led many search and interview committees in youth ministry. And earlier in my life, I was often on the receiving end of those same…
Article Fill-in Teacher Now Can't Be Dragged Away
- By Boyce Bowdon
- Posted on November 11th, 2012
The junior high Sunday school teacher was going to be away, so the youth director asked John if he would fill in the next Sunday. "Sure, no problem," John replied. "I'll be glad…