January 13, 2025Jordan Francis Is Our Urban Curriculum for Everyone? If you’ve checked out our Urban Curriculum and thought, “This is cool, but I don’t lead an inner-city youth group, so it’s probably not for me,” we hear you—but hold...
January 13, 2025Jordan Francis Mirror, Mirror, on Their Feed—Social Media’s Impact on Student Identity Social media has become the new playground for Gen Z and Gen A—a digital space where ideas flourish, identities are formed, and, sadly, self-worth can sometimes be shattered. For today’s...
January 7, 2025Jordan Francis 5 Ways to Help Teenagers Discover Their Identity in Christ Teenagers today are navigating a world of constant change, instant access to information, and societal pressures that often threaten to overshadow their sense of self. For youth pastors, the challenge...
September 10, 2024Sean Nelson Unleashing Urban Resilience Growing up in the gritty streets of Detroit was no easy feat. It was a daily battle against adversity, a constant struggle to stay afloat amidst a sea of challenges....
August 22, 2024Jeff Chupp Balancing the Urgent and the Important: Time Management for Urban Youth Workers Let’s be real—working in urban youth ministry is no joke. The demands are endless, the needs are overwhelming, and if we’re not careful, we can easily find ourselves drowning in...
August 5, 2024Thomas Brackeen Jr. Ministry Collaboration For years I used to wonder why there so many churches out here working in silos and not working together towards the same shared purpose. It was mystifying that there...
August 5, 2024Thomas Brackeen Jr. The Power of Shared Mission and Vision A few years ago, I thought I was going to quit youth ministry. I struggled with the thought of getting into my forties. I also thought about whether I was...
July 18, 2024Jeff Chupp Shifting the Focus: Building Assets in Urban Youth Have you ever felt like our work is often reduced to just "getting kids saved"? While leading young people to faith in Jesus is crucial, there's so much more to...
