Articles & Ministry Helps archive

Online Youth Ministry 101	10/16/2008
What Do I Do After the Conference?	10/6/2008
Devotionals to Help Parents Connect with Their Teens	9/22/2008
Tips for Avoiding Procrastination	8/25/2008
A Sports Loss Can Be a Life Lesson	8/18/2008
What’s in Your Back-to-School Ministry Plan?	8/4/2008
10 Keys to Prepare Teens for a Missions Experience	6/30/2008
Fuel 3 Will Not Be Released	5/5/2008
4 Ways to Get Students Excited About Leading	3/17/2008
7 Questions to Assess Your Student Ministry	3/10/2008
Teens with Financial Need at Christmas	12/10/2007
Bring the Christmas Story Alive for Students	11/26/2007
How to Balance Your Life and Ministry	11/4/2007
Faith Assessment for Spiritual Health	10/14/2007
20 Church Growth Principles for Maximum Impact	10/7/2007
Dating and Violence	9/30/2007
Parenting the Postmodern Teen (Part 1)	9/25/2007
Are You Running On Empty?	9/2/2007
The Shaping of a Man	9/1/2007
Why Young Adults Drop Out of Church and What We Can Do to Stem the Tide	8/12/2007
Expectations for Your Volunteer Leaders	7/25/2007
Senior Adults and Teens - Unlikely Ministry Partners	7/22/2007
Reaching the Hard-to-Reach Student	7/15/2007
The Impact of Hispanic Culture on Student Ministry	6/26/2007
Meeting Parents' Needs	6/18/2007
Student Network	6/5/2007
Effective Communication with Students	4/30/2007
Eating Crow and Admitting Wrong	4/24/2007
How Can I Get My Students Excited About Bible Study?	2/25/2007
Creating a Student Ministry that Lasts (Part 2)	2/18/2007
Creating a Student Ministry that Lasts (Part 1)	2/18/2007
Girls’ Ministry in the Church	2/12/2007
Students, Divorce, and Faith	2/4/2007
Teaching Tips for Teachers of Teenagers	1/28/2007
Cultivate a Strong Relationship with Your Pastor	1/22/2007
Critical Things to Remember When Counseling Students in Crisis	1/15/2007
Plan a Parent Revival	1/8/2007
A Dozen Ways to Read the Bible	1/2/2007
Planning Ahead for 2007	12/25/2006
Birthing New Ideas for Successful Student Ministry	12/18/2006
Creating New Student Units	12/10/2006
Lead Your Students to a Proper Media Diet	12/3/2006
Is Master Teaching for You?	11/20/2006
How to Discuss the "S" Word	10/15/2006
Giggles, Gossip, & God: Middle School Girls Small Groups	10/1/2006
The Student Leader's Time Alone with God	10/1/2006
Understanding & Ministering to Postmodern Teenage Girls	9/15/2006
Helping Students Overcome the Hurdles of Adolescence	9/1/2006
Student Bible Studies for Life Podcast	8/24/2006
Why Won't My Students Talk About the Bible?	8/15/2006
Introducing His Girl	8/7/2006
Now That I'm Home - What to Do When Camp Is Done	7/31/2006
7 Steps to a Consistent Prayer Life	7/19/2006
Characteristics of a Mature Christian Student	7/17/2006
Wild About You: Finding Worth in God's Eyes	6/26/2006
How to Stay Focused In the Midst of a Busy Ministry Schedule	6/20/2006
How to Ask Youth the Right Questions	6/12/2006
Hurricane Katrina-Ongoing Ministry	6/5/2006
Fellowship That Rejuvenates	5/28/2006
Perspective: Using Fuel in a Larger Student Ministry	5/21/2006
Perspective: Using Fuel in a Small-Town Church	5/14/2006
Achieving Success in Student Ministry, Part One	5/4/2006
Achieving Success in Student Ministry, Part Two	5/4/2006
Grief Is Real for Teens	4/20/2006
Student Ministry Downloads	4/12/2006
Time for Intentional Transformation	4/3/2006
Sexual Addiction & Your Students	3/23/2006
Podcasting & Student Ministry, p1	3/6/2006
Podcasting & Student Ministry, p2	3/6/2006
Preparing for Summer Interns	2/15/2006
Girls Only: Beginning Basics for a Small Group	2/1/2006
How Safe Are Your Students?	1/25/2006
Perspective: Passion 06	1/17/2006
StudentCAST - Your Student Ministry Podcast	1/13/2006
A Foundation for Student Accountability	12/19/2005
Does Age Really Matter?	12/19/2005
Student Ministry Space: Thinking Outside the Box (p1)	12/19/2005
Student Ministry Space: Thinking Outside the Box (p2)	12/19/2005
Nine Big Ideas for Exemplary Student Ministry (p2)	12/15/2005
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)	12/14/2005
Nine Big Ideas for Exemplary Student Ministry (p1)	12/7/2005
Fighting Biblical Illiteracy	11/30/2005
Student Ministry with No Budget and Few Volunteers (Part 2)	11/24/2005
Discipleship: Program or Ministry?	11/9/2005
Planning Ahead for 2006	9/7/2005
Keys to Healthy Pastor/Student Minister Relationships	8/12/2005
Student Ministry with Home Schoolers	7/29/2005
Ten Things Teens Wish We (Adults) Knew - Part 2	7/26/2005
Ten Things Teens Wish We (Adults) Knew - Part 1	7/20/2005
Creating an Effective Student Drama Ministry	7/18/2005
Artist Spotlight: Inhabited	7/12/2005
New Switchfoot Album, "Nothing Is Sound," Features Bold New Music Forged On The Road	7/6/2005
10 Ways to Minister to a Fatherless Generation	6/14/2005
Teens and Homosexuality	6/1/2005
How to Keep the Camp Flame Burning	5/31/2005
Exhaustion and the Post-Ministry Hangover	5/31/2005
Connecting Youth Ministry to the Rest of the Church	5/31/2005
6 Ways to Honor Your Dad on Father's Day	5/9/2005
Help for the Bivocational Youth Minister	4/20/2005
Developing Adult Leaders in Student Ministry	4/20/2005
Customizing Student Discipleship	4/19/2005
The Juvenile Delinquent in Your Student Ministry	4/11/2005
7 Student Fundraising Tips	4/5/2005
Anytime Resolutions for Student Ministry Leaders (Part 2)	4/1/2005
Anytime Resolutions for Student Ministry Leaders (Part 1)	4/1/2005
StudentZIP eNewsletter	3/23/2005
Student Ministers: How to Survive a Forced Termination	3/15/2005
Magazines Can Enhance Your Ministry	3/14/2005
Essential Skills for Student Ministry (Part 1)	3/7/2005
Essential Skills for Student Ministry (Part 2)	3/7/2005
The Need for Personal Integrity	2/20/2005
So You're a NEW Youth Sunday School Leader?	2/8/2005
True Love Waits Takes the Town	2/7/2005
Building a Strong Foundation of Relationships	1/11/2005
Your Student Ministry Partner	12/13/2004
Seven Tips to Lead Students toward Spiritual Transformation	12/5/2004
FUGE Fundraising Ideas	11/23/2004
Twelve Things Teens Need to Know About Their Faith	11/22/2004
The New Virginity: What "Having Sex" Means to Today's Teenager	11/8/2004
What's Wrong with Wicca?	10/26/2004
But My Church Doesn't Allow Fundraisers!	10/21/2004
How to Lead Students to Encounter God	10/7/2004
The Keys to a Teenager's Success	9/18/2004
How Effective Is Your Student Ministry?	9/18/2004
Essentials of Small-Town Youth Ministry	9/18/2004
How to Deal with Discipline Issues	8/31/2004
How to Foster Identity Formation in Students	8/30/2004
FUEL: Teaching with Technology	7/7/2004
5 Ways to Fuel Your DVD-Driven Curriculum	7/7/2004
Uncover the Myths about Curriculum	6/14/2004
What Is Fuel?	6/8/2004
Top 10 Ways to Thrive in Student Ministry	5/30/2004
7 Tips for Improving Staff Relationships	5/12/2004
Leading Students to Christ Through Bible Study	5/2/2004
Ministering to Youth with Attention Deficit Disorder	4/19/2004
The Benefits of Training Your Leaders	4/2/2004
How to Ask Great Bible Study Questions	3/22/2004
Recognizing and Helping Student Depression	3/16/2004
Three Steps to Successful Discipleship	3/8/2004
Help Families Get Financial Help for College	3/1/2004
Five Key Elements for a Leader Who Wants to Learn	2/23/2004
Discipleship: It's a Process - Not a Program	1/19/2004
Student Ministry with No Budget and Few Volunteers (Part 1)	1/11/2004
Fellowship: It's More Than a Pizza Party!	12/18/2003
Help Students Share Their Faith at Home	12/12/2003
Suggestions to Help Connect Families	12/12/2003
Benefits of Systematic Youth Bible Study	12/12/2003
Guide to Finding a Volunteer Parent Minister	12/12/2003
Rethink Youth Teacher Training	12/12/2003
How to Scout Out New Student Workers	12/12/2003
Communication Skills for Youth Leaders	11/10/2003
The Sixth Sense: Clues for Tuning in to the Holy Spirit	11/5/2003
Do You Know Your Students?	10/15/2003
5 Keys to Life-Changing Student Ministry	10/4/2003
Teach As Jesus Taught	9/22/2003
Summer: A Good Time for Relationships	7/23/2003
Disciple-Making in the Summer	7/7/2003
Is Sunday School a Dead Dinosaur? (Part 2)	6/26/2003
Is Sunday School a Dead Dinosaur? (Part 1)	6/25/2003
The Youth Classroom: It Is a Big Deal	6/24/2003
24 Hour Counselor: I Want to Meet Jesus	5/12/2003
The 24 Hour Counselor	5/12/2003
How to Diffuse a Disruptive Student	4/10/2003
FREE DiscipleNow Planning Guide	3/10/2003
Teenage Inhalent Abuse	2/21/2003
Snowflakes and Smarts: Teaching the Way Your Students Learn (Part 5)	2/13/2003
Uncovering the Diamonds in the Rough: Girls' Enrichment Ministry (Part 1)	1/28/2003
Uncovering the Diamonds in the Rough: Girls' Enrichment Ministry (Part 2)	1/28/2003
Snowflakes and Smarts: Teaching the Way Your Students Learn (Part 4)	1/28/2003
Snowflakes and Smarts: Teaching the Way Your Students Learn (Part 3)	1/21/2003
Snowflakes and Smarts: Teaching the Way Your Students Learn (Part 2)	1/9/2003
7 Myths About Your Students and Internet Pornography	1/7/2003
Snowflakes and Smarts: Teaching the Way Your Students Learn (Part 1)	12/17/2002
How to Train and Retain Youth Workers	12/5/2002
Developing a Youth Ministry Philosophy	12/5/2002
24 Hour Counselor: I No Longer Want to Live	11/14/2002
24 Hour Counselor: I Was Raped on a Date	11/14/2002
24 Hour Counselor: My Friend May Commit Suicide	11/14/2002
24 Hour Counselor: I Feel Terribly Lonely	11/14/2002
24 Hour Counselor: I Hate How I Look	11/14/2002
24 Hour Counselor: I May Have an Eating Disorder	11/14/2002
24 Hour Counselor: I Might Stop Drinking and Drugging	11/14/2002
24 Hour Counselor: I Might Stop Smoking	11/14/2002
24 Hour Counselor: I Might Join a Gang	11/14/2002
24 Hour Counselor: I'm Afraid I May Have AIDS	11/14/2002
24 Hour Counselor: I Can't Relate to My Stepparent	11/14/2002
24 Hour Counselor: I Can't Relate to My Single Parent	11/14/2002
24 Hour Counselor: I Get Depressed Often	11/14/2002
24 Hour Counselor: I'm Thinking About Killing Some People	11/14/2002
24 Hour Counselor: I'm Tempted to Go too Far on a Date	11/14/2002
24 Hour Counselor: I/My Girlfriend May Be Pregnant	11/14/2002
24 Hour Counselor: I've Been Sexually Abused	11/14/2002
24 Hour Counselor: Being Adopted Bothers Me	11/14/2002
24 Hour Counselor: My Parents Drink Too Much	11/14/2002
24 Hour Counselor: My Parents Are Divorcing	11/14/2002
24 Hour Counselor: Someone Close to Me Has Died	11/14/2002
24 Hour Counselor: I Feel Really Guilty	11/14/2002
24 Hour Counselor: I'm Failing at School	11/14/2002
24 Hour Counselor: My Parents Don't Trust Me	11/14/2002
How to Identify the Learning Styles of Your Youth	9/18/2002
5 Tips for Teaching Students	9/18/2002
How to Care for EVERY Youth	9/18/2002
Sanity-Saving Tips for Your Next Mission Trip	9/18/2002
How to Help Students Share Their Faith at Home	9/18/2002
6 Ways to Get Teens into Bible Study	9/18/2002
How to Help Youth Make Good Music Choices	9/18/2002
How to Deal with Difficult People	9/18/2002
How to Fan the Flame of Student Evangelism	9/18/2002
Key Traits of Middle-Schoolers	9/18/2002
Turn Summer Fun Into Summer Outreach	9/18/2002
Protecting Teenagers from Suicide	9/18/2002
Starting a Mentoring Program in a Smaller Church	9/18/2002
How to Resolve Youth Minister/Youth Worker Conflict (Part 1)	9/18/2002
How to Minister to Youth in Crisis	9/18/2002
Fine-Tuning Your Youth Ministry Lead Teams	9/18/2002
A Biblical Basis for Discipling Teenagers	9/18/2002
Training Youth Leaders to Share Their Faith	9/18/2002
Tips on Managing Conflict Between Youth	9/18/2002
New Approaches for Student Ministry	9/18/2002
How to Develop Your Leaders	9/18/2002
Hollywood and Your Youth	9/18/2002
Four Steps to a Great Start in Youth Ministry	9/18/2002
The Up & Down Sides of Having a Youth Web Site	9/18/2002
Simple Steps for a Youth Worker Retreat	9/18/2002
Lead Youth to Have a Positive Impact on Their Culture	9/18/2002
Make Your Youth Ministry Intentional	9/18/2002
Your Spiritual Health as a Leader	9/18/2002
Affirming the Home with Sunday School	9/18/2002
Ingredients for a Great Youth Sunday School	9/18/2002
Why Youth Want to Serve	9/18/2002
Rethinking Teacher Training Ideas	9/18/2002
Ground Rules for Discipline in Youth Groups	9/18/2002
How to Resolve Youth Minister/Youth Worker Conflict (Part 2)	9/18/2002