There is a fire rising in this generation. I see it. I feel it. And I believe with everything in me that you - middle school, high school and college students - are on the forefront of something incredible. You aren’t just the future of the Church; you are the Church...
Volunteers are the backbone of our student ministry. Without them, I'd be dead in the water. Their time investment, passions, gifts, and heart for students make it all work. In a student ministry of any size, a team of volunteers who love Jesus and love teens is the...
If you're in a leadership role of any kind, ministry or otherwise, you will lead a meeting at some point (or at least help to lead one). Here are 5 simple, really important things you can do to make your meetings fun, successful and productive for your team: 1. Start...
I'm always looking for free or low-cost tools that can be easily implemented into our student ministry to save time, money, resources, and increase productivity. When I come across tools that are useful to our team, I love to pass them on. Here are five tools that...
If you're a youth pastor or leader, how would your students respond if I asked them what the most important thing you want them to know is? There are so many important things you want to teach. So many things you want them to hear, to own, and to hang onto. But I want...
You've got to live in a cave if you are an American and don't know about the Brian Williams scandal. In all of that, there's a serious lesson to be learned for all who teach in any capacity: what you say matters. Every word has the power to destroy us if we aren't...
Jimmy McLoud is the Lead Pastor of First Christian Church in Canton, Ohio. His passion – and the vision of First Christian – is to share the good news that Jesus is for all people by helping them find hope, purpose, and a place to belong. He serves on the Board of Directors for The Solomon Foundation and on the Advisory Team for The Unstuck Group. Jimmy and his wife, Ashley, live in North Canton with their four kids: Braylon, Carter, Ellie, and Grace.