I have decided to create what I’m calling a parent advisory team. Other names might be “board” “committee” or something similar to that. The reason that I’m doing this is to give my youth ministry some parental guidance and for parents to begin to take some responsibility in the youth ministry.
Here are some pros and cons to consider:
Pros:

Gets some parents involved – Many youth leaders or youth workers need more parents involved and one way to get this started is by allowing some parents to meet monthly to help you …

I wanted to update you on some things that I have done, plus give you a glimpse into something that I’m working on coming down the road.
So what have I done?
Well I decided to get more social by adding a Youth Ministry Ideas fan page on facebook and I encourage you to join. Next, I have decided to do a separate twitter account specifically for Youth Ministry Ideas because I thought it would be better for those that are more into twitter that just want youth ministry related updates so …

I had Jamie Starrett approach me to let you know about some resources of his called Youth Ministry ToolBox.
What Youth Ministry Toolbox provides is PowerPoint lessons and PowerPoint games for youth ministry for a $40 a year subscription which after checking out the lessons and games inside – I think they would be a good buy for your youth ministry.
Here is a few examples of the PowerPoint games on the inside:

YouTube – How Well Do We Really Know It?
Terminator Salvation
Twilight Trivia
My WiKi Can Beat Up Your WiKi

There are over a …

Ok, so I have been playing around with Twitter for a little while now and the idea popped into my head that I could use Twitter to communicate with my youth ministry!
Is anyone doing this? If so I’d like to hear about it.
Some may ask why? Listen to this: you can set twitter up so that your updates will automatically text the phones of those that follow you. Yeah – so what a great way to communicate to your students.
Here’s what you need to do:

Go to twitter and sign up …

Youth Ministry Ideas is currently # 1 for the keyword, “youth ministry ideas” on the top 3 Search Engines: Google, Yahoo, and MSN. From my site statistics that’s how many of my readers have found me. Others have found me from my posts listed in the search engines.
This obviously isn’t because I have the greatest youth ministry ideas or the best website. It has to do with SEO (search engine optimization). It’s the way that the search engines see my site and there are some things that was specifically done …

Tools are Important
Imagine trying to clean a public bathroom using only your tongue. You won’t want to imagine it for too long (take my word for it).
I think sometimes we forget how important it is to have the right tool. If you don’t know anything about carpentry, auto mechanics, or metalwork, don’t tune out. I’m talking about any kind of tool; anything that allows you to do something you wouldn’t normally be able to.
What kind of world would it be if we all started spreading our peanut butter with our …

40 Icebreakers for Small Groups is a FREE ebook compiled from several articles posted on Insight. I thought it might be helpful to put them together in an eBook (708kb) for youth leaders to download. In addition, I’ve added several icebreakers which don’t appear in the articles!
The 40 icebreakers are simple to use and suitable for a wide age range. They are great with a small youth group and can be used in a small space. They require very few props and can easily be used in a home without …