Use these 27 ways to beat burnout so you can stick with (and thrive in) youth ministry.

Can you be a Christian and watch Game of Thrones? Such inquiries usually come less in the form of genuine curiosity and more in the form of judgmental arrogance. The tone, in other words, is "How can someone possibly be a Christian and…?"

Is expository teaching or topical teaching best for your youth group?

What should new youth pastors try to do when they take on a ministry position? This won’t be a popular answer.

Are you a controversy addict? For some of us, this rush of ‘rightness’ and ‘winning’ can subversively become the primary mover in our lives and as such becomes a true addiction.

With so many worship preferences, tastes and values in the room it’s amazing that we ever get through it without broken teeth, flying drumsticks or choral tantrums.

There are times when how you express love for your students could actually create an unloving environment for others.

Low pay, poor management and unrealistic expectations are true reasons why people don’t want to be youth pastors. There is, however, another side to this coin.