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 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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In our last three articles, I have been sharing the paramount importance of having a youth ministry game plan. Let’s review for a moment.

A youth ministry game plan is thinking through the process of what you want your teens to “look like” when they leave your ministry and how you are going to get them to that place. A youth ministry game plan details the big picture if what ministries and opportunities will be provided to students and the goals and objectives of each of those programs.
We learned in part one that a Youth Ministry Game Plan will attract and keep quality volunteers. In part two, we learned that a game plan will attract and keep teens. In the third article, we discussed how an effective Youth Ministry Game Plan can keep the church supportive. Finally, let’s see how a game plan to can help you. Read the rest of this entry

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