Rachel Blom – ChurchLeaders

Navigating Church Politics As a Youth Leader: 5 Crucial Tips

Rachel Blom — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Navigating church politics as a youth leader can get complicated. Learn 5 tips for handling church politics the right way.

How To Tell Your Youth Leader You’re Pregnant: Advice for Teens

Rachel Blom — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 05:00:39 +0000

How to tell your youth leader you’re pregnant is a search term with a story. How will you react when a pregnant teen confides in you?

Youth Ministry Mission and Vision: Why Your Program Needs Both

Rachel Blom — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Youth ministry mission and vision are key components of any program. But what exactly do they entail, and how do they relate to each other?

8 Healthy Ways To Deal With It When Leadership Is Lonely

Rachel Blom — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 11:03:00 +0000

Leadership is lonely in some ways. With every step in leadership we make comes the inevitable increase in loneliness. The higher we climb in leadership, the more responsibilities we get, the lonelier we become.

Church Youth Rules & Regulations: Essential Youth Ministry Guidelines

Rachel Blom — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Church youth rules & regulations are essential for programs to function well. So create guidelines for youth ministry leaders and participants.

How To Start a Youth Ministry in a Small Church

Rachel Blom — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 11:01:00 +0000

Where do you start if you’re new in your position in leading youth ministry? Here’s some advice.

Youth Sermon Topics: A Fresh Approach to Preaching

Rachel Blom — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 06:00:00 +0000

Coming up with new youth sermon topics can be a challenge for youth leaders and pastors. How do you find fresh topics, especially when you preach weekly?

Texting Tops Talking for Teens: What’s Our Response as Youth Ministers?

Rachel Blom — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Texting is king for today's teens. What does that mean for youth ministry and how we interact with students?

Influential Teenagers: Let Kids Know That They Are World-Changers

Rachel Blom — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 05:00:19 +0000

Do you know some influential teenagers who make an impact? Teenagers are making a difference right now—in big ways.

Jesus and Teens: 5 Reasons to Passionately Pursue Discipleship

Rachel Blom — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 05:00:19 +0000

Jesus must be the primary focus of youth ministry. Are your students all-in for Jesus? If not, learn how to change that.

How to Get People Talking: 11 Tips for Asking Small-Group Questions

Rachel Blom — Thu, 04 May 2023 05:00:00 +0000

When small-group members won’t share, sometimes the leader is asking the wrong questions. Learn 11 tips for how to get people talking.

5 Bible Messages For Youth That Make a Huge Impact

Rachel Blom — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 12:01:00 +0000

What Bible messages are you impressing upon your teens to reaffirm them?

Commanding Respect (Not Demanding It) as a Leader

Rachel Blom — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 06:00:00 +0000

Commanding respect is a worthy goal for church leaders. But you can’t demand respect. Instead, followers must freely give it to you.

Sermon Closings With Impact: 6 Ideas to Try This Week

Rachel Blom — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 21:03:00 +0000

Sermon closings can be challenging, even for veteran youth preachers. You may have managed to keep teenagers' attention all through the message, but you need to devote a little extra effort to the final words.

Clean Heart Clear Mind: Can’t-Lose Spiritual Disciplines

Rachel Blom — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 05:00:00 +0000

Clean heart clear mind. Discover why those spiritual disciplines lead to a winning relationship with God.

Youth Pastor Weekly Schedule: 5 Steps to Prevent Stress & Burnout

Rachel Blom — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 05:00:00 +0000

Do you use a youth pastor weekly schedule? If not, get started today! The approaching start of a new youth ministry season is the perfect time to create a customized youth pastor weekly schedule.

Why Youth Ministry Is Stressful — and How to Avoid Burnout

Rachel Blom — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 05:00:00 +0000

Have you ever wondered why youth ministry is stressful—and what you can do about it? If so, read on. And be sure to check out the 4 warning signs of ministry burnout.

Youth Ministry Mission Statements: How to Have Maximum Impact

Rachel Blom — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 05:00:00 +0000

Youth ministry mission statements are a must. Let's explore how to draft (and live out) mission statements that have maximum impact. Bonus: You might find an example that inspires you!

How to Share the Gospel in 5 Minutes (Though Kids CAN Listen Longer)

Rachel Blom — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0000

Yes, it's important to know how to share the gospel in 5 minutes. But no, that's not all the time you have with kids. Their attention spans are longer than that; you just need to know how to engage them.

Must-Hear Teenage Messages for Your Kids

Rachel Blom — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0000

Kids are bombarded by words, but what loud-and-clear teenage messages are they receiving in the process? The teenage messages we convey as youth leaders can let kids know that they matter. The words we use can make a difference.

Book Review: Building a Discipling Culture

Rachel Blom — Sat, 19 Dec 2020 16:22:00 +0000

Every now and then you read a book that changes your life. It doesn’t happen often, but it happened to me this weekend as I read ‘Building a Discipling Culture’. This book answered questions I’ve had for some time about discipleship, evangelism and how the church should function. Aside from giving me answers, it also […]

Youth Ministry Management: 10 Key Principles (Part 1)

Rachel Blom — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 16:30:00 +0000

We may not always like it, but part of our job as youth leader is to manage our youth ministry. For some of us, ministry management comes natural, but for others, it’s a challenge. It may come as a total shock to you, but I actually like the management part of being a youth leader […]

Eating Together: The Key to Bonding with Your Small Group

Rachel Blom — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 17:13:00 +0000

When we started as youth small group leaders in our church, we didn’t know any of the young people. We’d been visiting this church for a little more than a year and we didn’t know that many people yet. But we wanted to serve in youth ministry again and so we had decided to become […]

How to Create a Social Media Plan for Your Ministry

Rachel Blom — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 02:00:00 +0000

Rachel Blom lays out the important points in creating a plan for your social media.

Why You Should Leverage the Influence of Grandparents

Rachel Blom — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 05:00:00 +0000

Aside from my parents, my maternal grandparents have been the single most important spiritual influence in my life

How to Handle Teen Pregnancy in Youth Group

Rachel Blom — Sat, 08 Aug 2020 02:00:00 +0000

Teen pregnancy is a difficult situation for all involved. Rachel Blom shares 9 practical things you must do.

Spirituality for Youth Leaders

Rachel Blom — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 18:59:00 +0000

Do you feel overrun by your demanding schedule, yet miss the time to pray? Does it seem like you read the Bible as a psychological 101 on teenagers and their problems, yet you long for a deeper sense of faith from the Word of Life? Feeling like you share and give the life of Christ […]

How to Get Rid of a Bad Youth Ministry Volunteer

Rachel Blom — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 02:00:00 +0000

There can be many reasons why you need to part ways with a bad volunteer, but how do you do that?

How to Cultivate Personal Growth in Your Life

Rachel Blom — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 02:00:00 +0000

Everything that's planted is supposed to grow. Are you growing?

Crucial Elements of a Youth Ministry Training Session

Rachel Blom — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 03:00:00 +0000

What is your training sessions like with your volunteer staff? Rachel Blom offers 6 key elements!

The Power of Disconnecting

Rachel Blom — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 12:30:00 +0000

This day and age, we are constantly connected to others via cell phones, social media and whatnot, often in more than one way at the same time. But have you thought about the power of being disconnected?

Why Regrets Are a Waste of Time

Rachel Blom — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 06:00:00 +0000

It’s that time of year where we may feel regret because we didn’t do what we had planned to do, because we tried but didn’t even come close, because well, we failed.

How to Help Teens Deal With Difficult Situations at Home

Rachel Blom — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 05:00:00 +0000

"There’s no such thing as a perfect family, but some of our teens face a more difficult situation at home than others," says Rachel Blom.

7 Questions to Ask When Your Youth Ministry Isn’t Growing

Rachel Blom — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 05:00:00 +0000

Face it—none of us go into youth ministry because we want things to stay the same.