There comes a time in every writers life when you reach… a brick wall and you just don’t know what to write about. Here is a list of 100 things that i hope to write about in the future!
- How to use Facebook for ministry
- How to build community among teenagers
- Technology I use in youth ministry
- How to write Bible study lessons for youth group
- Conversation starters to ask a student you just met
- How to get parents involved in their kids’ lives
- How to handle confrontation
- How to teach students with learning disabilities
- How to market your events
- How to effectively use visual aids in teaching
- How to make time for personal prayer and devotions
- How to empower your youth leaders
- How to follow-up with new believers
- Using podcasts in youth ministry
- How to engage students in worship
- How to deal with a suicide in your ministry
- Everything a youth worker should know about eating disorders
- Addressing porn and masturbation at youth group
- How to help parents prepare their students for college
- Recommended books for every youth worker’s library
- How teenage girls best relate to each other
- How teenage guys best relate to each other
- Teaching students to evaluate their media consumption
- How to equip your students to achieve their dreams
- Sermon presentations versus small group discussion Bible studies
- Necessary elements for any youth meeting
- Balancing youth group events with athletics, homework and jobs
- How to achieve longevity in youth ministry
- What students need from their youth leaders
- How to take an idea and make it happen
- How to plan a youth ministry budget
- The real influence of celebrities on students
- How to change a teenager’s world forever
- Why youth ministers should read their students’ blogs [also posted here]
- How to evaluate ministry and implement change
- Addressing sin in your own life
- How to make youth group visitors feel welcomed
- How to use the arts in youth group
- The youth event no one has ever seen
- What I wish every Sr. Pastor knew about youth ministry
- Balancing youth ministry with my personal life
- The difference between part-time and full-time youth ministry
- How to fix your mistakes in ministry
- How to develop students to be spiritual leaders
- When I feel frustrated in ministry… [also posted here]
- Youth group strategies for evangelism
- How to come up with creative ideas
- How NOT to introduce visitors to the youth group
- What every youth worker needs to know about Jr. High students
- What every youth worker needs to know about Sr. High students
- How to earn the trust and respect of your Sr. Pastor
- How to lead a youth group when you’re the only volunteer
- How to help a student break an addiction
- How to teach through a book of the Bible
- What youth group students need from each other
- Internet tools I use for youth ministry [also here]
- How to develop a world missions strategy for your youth group
- How to simplify your life and ministry
- The future of youth ministry
- How NOT to use video in youth ministry
- How to handle the most common youth ministry struggles
- How to keep God’s Word fresh for teenagers
- How to work in a church that doesn’t support it’s youth ministry
- What to do with “God sightings” stories in your youth group
- Tools for working with hurting teenagers
- How to get kids plugged in to God’s Word
- Youth ministry topics that need more coverage
- How to become a student-led youth group
- Expectations to hold for any youth worker volunteer
- How to turn conversations toward Christ
- How to respond to criticism
- Ten youth ministry sites I like and why
- How to work with the hyper-active kid
- How to address self-esteem at youth group
- How to get your kids sharing and contributing to small groups
- A story of how Christ changed my youth group
- When to let go of a student and trust God take care of the rest
- How to recharge your emotional batteries
- How youth ministry made me go crazy!
- How to make the most of a youth group retreat
- How to shake a student from their apathy for God’s Word
- Things to consider before purchasing a curriculum NEW!
- American youth ministry and how I would change it
- How to give yourself away
- How NOT to give advice to a student
- The top 10 excuses every youth leader makes
- The top 10 excuses every youth group student makes
- How to settle a disagreement with your Sr. Pastor
- Common mistakes to avoid in youth ministry
- Guidelines to follow for selecting new youth leaders
- How to facilitate communication between students and parents
- How to partner with parents in youth ministry
- Reaching rural kids versus reaching urban kids
- How to support a student through difficult times
- The #1 best thing you can do for the kids in your youth group
- How to promote an attitude of prayer in daily life
- How the Internet is changing students’ perspective of community
- Why I’m in youth ministry today
- A passage of scripture every student should know
- How to get students involved in the rest of the church body
can’t take credit for this list… it’s from life in student ministry
