JonathanHello! I have all your books and love them!I recently moved churches, from a church in MN to a church of the same denomination in FL due to my husband's job. When I got to the church, a lot of feelings were hurt because the prior, very much loved youth director, had left to go to the mega...
How can I better engage a student that internalizes EVERYTHING? I know she is having issues at home but she never shows that side at group, church, or even around me one on one? How can I get to her heart and help her deal with life if she wonÕt acknowledge that she's hurting?Jess, AZAnswerDear Jess,Your heart for students...
Every year we have a new batch of 7th graders enter our ministry. One of them is a special needs student. This student is mentally and emotionally challenged. Her parents are as well.The last 3 Wednesday's this student kept coughing (loud coughs, some even sounded very fake. I called her grandmother and asked her to take her to a...
Our youth group is small with 8 to 10 girls, ages 8th thru 10th grade. Several girls are constantly talking trash about each other. The trash gets passed around and around. Any suggestion to get control?Patty, Roanoke, VAAnswerDear Patty, Thank you for contacting The Source for ideas for ministry with the trash-talking girls in your youth group. It's...
IÕm looking for fund raising ideas that have a "purpose," not simply candy sales, t-shirt sales, etcetera. Any ideas I can check out? Thanks! And thanks for your ministry.David, Little Falls, MNAnswerDear David, Thanks for your kind words and for contacting The Source about purposeful fundraising. I'll give you a couple of specific ideas in a moment, because...
Most of our female students have crushes (say they are in love with) our Youth Pastor & male youth leaders. Some have even said that they can't wait until they are 18 so they can date them. These girls are 7-10 years younger than the leaders. How do we address this issue? Do you have any resources...
I am starting a youth group from scratch at a new church. At present we have 1 teenager who attends church. Do you have any suggestions how to lead one teenager until we bring in more? I have led a group in the past that started with 5 then grew to more than 70, but I am not sure...