When we forget the heart in teaching the Bible
Ensuring to not miss out on the heart when preparing to teach the bible.
Leader or Friend
Both friendship and leadership are essential characteristics and concepts that we ought to hold dearly. However, taking one without the other can lead to an imbalance in our practice.
Peer Evangelism Part 3: The Surprising Gospel Results of a Quiet Life
How to encourage our teenagers to be evangelists through a peaceful and quiet life.
Peer Evangelism Part 2: Equipping the Evangelists
Strategies that our young people can use to evangelise those in their various spheres of influence.
Responding as Disciples to a Time of Unrest
The young people in your youth or children’s ministry might be: scared, sad, uncertain, confused, angry or any number of other responses.
And all of this raises the same question I had for my family: as a community of believers, how do we deal with this collective adversity?
Peer Evangelism Part 1: Convincing Teens of the Gospel Need
Evangelism is at the heart of the Christian faith. Sharing the Gospel, the ‘good news’, of the Kingdom of God is the first thing that Jesus did in his public ministry. Learn how to equip your youth to engage in evangelistic conversations.
Youth on Zoom in 2021
Learn how to keep youth engaged online when communication is not the same in lockdown.
Go where the kids are at online… but beware of risks!
Learn the benefits and risk of social media platforms youth use.
Building a Children’s Ministry Teaching Time: Lessons From Lego Masters
Building a Children’s Ministry Teaching Time: Lessons From Lego Masters
3 tips on running great youth ministry meetings.
Learn how to run great meetings for your youth ministry.
Introducing the accessibility Bible
Bec Baines recommends an accessible edition of the NIV - the NIRV.
How does a leader turn up well?
Five ways all leaders need to turn up in the lives of the kids and youth they lead.
The tyranny of balance and life to the full
In our ministries, may we let loose the good things and leave behind the banality of balance.
Investing in your leaders
Invest in your youth leaders to see their effectiveness in ministry grow.
What I learned from launching a regional youth ministry during COVID
See how a COVID collaboration between neighbouring parishes leads them to become more effective at evangelising and discipling the young people in their area longterm
The gospel antidote to teens' belief others are more popular
Navigating online waters with teens will always be tricky but we have a much better story to offer than anything ever posted on Instagram
3 simple questions to help young people learn cultural discernment
The three simple questions that help young people navigate any part of culture they encounter
Helping young people build resilient faith
Reading four books may fee unattainable but Youthworks makes this easier by giving you summaries of key learnings from recent literature on building resilient faith in youth
How a church in Western Sydney encourages youth to serve
Youth Pastor, Rehan Prins, shares how MBM actively seek to train their youth to serve the body of Christ
Launching gatherings that Grab, Lift and Fuse young people
Tips to help you model and train your leaders to take the opportunity to open gatherings with love for the audience