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Youth leaders face daunting cultural and leadership challenges. More than ever, youth pastors need leadership resources and pastoral resources to enable them to advance the gospel of Jesus in these challenging times for young people. ChurchLeaders.com is dedicated to providing resources and information for every youth pastor. If you serve on a church staff as senior high leader, student minister, next gen leader, junior high minister, or any other pastoral role, you’ll find must-have pastoral resources and connections to a community of youth leaders for greater Kingdom impact worldwide. Youth leaders from every denomination find free resources, encouragement, inspiration, teaching tips, and articles they are looking for here at ChurchLeaders.com. Join millions of youth ministry leaders who look to us for resources and encouragement for youth ministry leadership. Leading your youth ministry is not only about teaching and building relationships, but it is also about your relationship with Jesus. You will also find inspiration, encouragement, and help to keep your relationship with God strong and vibrant.

The Christian School Dilemma: Producing Legalists, Hedonists or Activists

Greg Stier - July 22, 2018

6 Tips for Better Lesson Illustrations

The Wisdom of Mourning

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Parents, You Can’t Build Heaven Here

Articles for Youth Leaders Stephen Witmer - July 16, 2018

We’re called to parent toward eternity. It turns out to be remarkably difficult to keep our hearts fixed on God’s future new creation rather than attempting to seize that future in our present.

How You Should Spend Your Day Off

Articles for Youth Leaders Aaron Helman - July 15, 2018

Why you should take a Sabbath—and some suggestions of how you should spend the time off.

The “Why” for Every Sexual Question

Articles for Youth Leaders Juli Slattery - July 13, 2018

Unfortunately, we typically defer to the age-old cop out in response to any sexual question—because God said so.

The Reminder Every Youth Leader Needs

Articles for Youth Leaders Greg Stier - July 11, 2018

Fanning the gospel flames in every student leader.

10 Podcasts Every Church Leader Should Listen To

Articles for Youth Leaders Bob Ditmer - July 11, 2018

30 million people listen to podcasts with new programs signing on every month. Listening to a church leader podcast should be part of your regular routine.

Why Your Youth Ministry Numbers Are in Decline

Articles for Youth Leaders Chris Wesley - July 10, 2018

The reason people stop coming is because the newness of the ministry has worn off.

8 Hacks for Managing a Roomful of Teenagers

Articles for Youth Leaders Ashley Bohinc - July 4, 2018

Corralling teenagers can be exhausting, frustrating and even a little bit exhilarating at times.

Marathons, Ministry and the Power of Running Together

Articles for Youth Leaders Greg Stier - July 3, 2018

What’s true of running is true of ministry.

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Why Is There a Constant Exodus in Your Youth Ministry?

Articles for Youth Leaders Tony Myles - July 3, 2018

God isn’t bound by time.

Chris Pratt’s 9 Rules for a Good Life

Videos For Pastors Megan Briggs - June 19, 2018

Tempered with plenty of humorous asides, the speech Chris Pratt gave at the MTV Movie & TV Awards was positive and touched on issues of faith.

Is It Okay if I Don’t ‘Feel’ God?

Articles for Youth Leaders Ethan Renoe - June 15, 2018

I feared that something was wrong with me, and I wasn’t really a Christian since I wasn’t having these monumental experiences. I didn't feel God.

What to Do While You Wait on the Lord

Articles for Youth Leaders Mike Leake - June 7, 2018

Before Pentecost, Jesus calls on his followers to wait in Jerusalem for the promise of the Father. What will be their first impulses to being told to wait? What will they gravitate towards in those moments while they wait on the Lord?

Who Would Win the Yoscars? (The Oscars for Youth Pastors)

Articles for Youth Leaders Greg Stier - June 6, 2018

If the Yoscars were an actual thing, I would pick these people for these awards because youth ministers rarely receive the accolades they deserve.

Never get used to the phrase “There’s been another school shooting”

Articles for Youth Leaders Greg Stier - June 1, 2018

April 20th, 1999 was the day my world was forever changed.

Sex Is Not Sexy

Articles for Youth Leaders Ethan Renoe - May 29, 2018

Real sex is not sexy. It is intimate and long-suffering. It is selfless and other-focused in nature.

How You Might Be Inviting Burnout Into Your Ministry

Articles for Youth Leaders Aaron Helman - May 28, 2018

Burnout creeps into our lives because we allow it to creep into our lives.

A Letter to My Porn-Addicted Son

Articles for Youth Leaders Aaron Coalson - May 27, 2018

A letter God might write to his son who has fallen into sin.

3 Things Millennials Aren’t Finding in Church

Articles for Youth Leaders Greg Stier - May 27, 2018

Greg Stier: "Instead of leaving the church in droves, they will be flooding it."

Jesus’s Compassion for Those Who Love Porn

Articles for Youth Leaders Mo Isom - May 24, 2018

We’re living in a society that is feeding off our sin inclinations, our easily addicted natures, and our naïveté.

The Snapchat and Porn Conversation You Need to Have. Today

Articles for Youth Leaders Megan Briggs - May 22, 2018

Does your teen use Snapchat? The widely popular social media app has launched a new service called "Cosmo After Dark" that promises X-rated content...

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Youth Leaders

Today’s youth leaders face daunting cultural and leadership challenges. More than ever, youth pastors need leadership resources and pastoral resources to enable them to advance the gospel of Jesus in these challenging times for young people. ChurchLeaders.com is dedicated to providing resources and information for every youth pastor. If you serve on a church staff as senior high leader, student minister, next gen leader, junior high minister, or any other pastoral role, you’ll find must-have pastoral resources and connections to a community of youth leaders for greater Kingdom impact worldwide.

Youth leaders from every denomination find ideas, encouragement, inspiration, teaching tips, and support they are looking for here at ChurchLeaders.com. Join millions of youth ministry leaders who look to us for resources and encouragement for youth ministry leadership.

Leading your youth ministry is not only about teaching and building relationships, but it is also about your relationship with Jesus. You will also find inspiration, encouragement, and help to keep your relationship with God strong and vibrant.

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