I have received many emails regarding what a youth ministry “Game Plan” looks like. So below is a video that was recorded as I review our own game plan with my adult volunteers. I go into much more detail in the two day seminars I teach. If you would like seminar information for your church please use the contact form here on the website,

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I have spent the last three articles sharing why it is critical that sharing the Good news of Jesus Christ is foundational to a youth ministry and why the Bible must be the heart and core of all teaching and some applications for that in the weekly youth ministry. In this last article on this topic, let’s briefly see two more applications in your weekly youth ministry.

Application #3: Remind the students of the authority of God’s Word.

There’s not a huge amount to be said here, but let me offer a practical technique. Before I begin a devotion or teaching, I simply remind the teens that we are about to read from God’s Word. I remind them that this book is no ordinary book. It’s God’s Word. And because it’s God’s Word, it becomes our final authority in all matters of faith and behavior. Read the rest of this entry

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I have spent the last two articles sharing why it is critical that sharing the Good news of Jesus Christ is foundational to a youth ministry and why the Bible must be the heart and core of all teaching. In the next two articles, let’s briefly see what that looks like in your weekly youth ministry. I’ll share two applications this article and two in the next.

Application #1 – Examine Yourself

An effective youth ministry starts with you, the youth leader. How foundational is Christ in your own life? Is God’s Word, the Bible, at the heart and core of your own life? It will be difficult, if not impossible, to passionately communicate to your teens the need for a Savior if He is not central in your own life.

Here is my advice: Read the rest of this entry

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