
Our Blog
Thoughtful words from the practitioners in the field.


Can You See the One Beyond the Ninety-Nine?
Coaching, Training, Growing, Hospitality, Leadership

Am I Stealing The Blessings?
Leadership, Serving, Coaching, Training, Children

Looking To Grow With Your Team This Summer?
Training, Children, Youth, Leadership, Growing

Beth Carter
OurTeam

What Should We Hold On To In Changing Times?
Children, Coaching, College, Growing, Training, Leadership, Youth, Pandemic

Can Prayer Be A New Tool For Young People?
Children, Coaching, College, Growing, Training

Am I Alone?
Leadership, Networking

Aren’t Children, Middle School, High School, And Young Adult Ministries Really All The Same?
Children, Coaching, College, Leadership, Training

Tym House
OurTeam

How Do We Raise The Value Of Diversity In Ministry With Young People?
Coaching, Leadership, Training, College, Resources, Serving

Can We Really Start a Family Ministry?
Coaching, Leadership, Children, Training, Parenting

Do We Need To Change How We Are Engaging Young Adults?
Coaching, Leadership, Serving, College

How Can I Start Engaging Young People in Social Justice?
Leadership, Serving, Children, College, Resources, Training

Are You Starting A New Chapter In Ministry?
NewJob, Coaching, Leadership

Are You Providing An Amenity?
Coaching, Leadership, Serving

Beginning Something New? (Part 2)
Leadership, Resources, Training, Coaching

Beginning Something New? (Part 1)
Leadership, Resources, Training, Coaching

Feeling A Little Empty?
Leadership, Serving, Coaching, Training, Children, Pandemic

Were Your Summer Plans "Canceled"?
Training, Coaching, Leadership, Serving, Pandemic

Are We Awake? (Part 2)
Coaching, Leadership, Training, Serving, Pandemic

Are We Awake? (Part 1)
Coaching, Leadership, Training, Serving, Pandemic

Are You Hearing Parents In This Pandemic?
Leadership, Serving, Coaching, Parenting, Training, Pandemic

awakening: ORV 2020 SUMMER
Serving, Resources, Pandemic

Can I Really Be Bi-Vocational?
Leadership, Serving, Coaching, SelfCare, NewJob

What CAN I Do This Summer?
Serving, Children, Resources, Parenting, Networking, Pandemic

Dianna Sheely
OurTeam

Teresa Roberts
OurTeam

Are You Essential?
Training, Leadership, Serving, Coaching, SelfCare, Pandemic

Why do I do Middle School Ministry?
Training, Leadership, Serving, Coaching, NewJob
Are You Hearing A Call?
Training, Leadership, Serving

Are You On The Windy Bumpy Road Of Serving?
Training, Coaching, Leadership, Serving
Can We Get A Thank You?
Training, Parenting, Leadership, Serving

Rev. Kate Smith
OurTeam
What Do I Do When Students Are Disruptive?
Training, Coaching, Resources, Leadership, Behavior
Why Are We Aiming At Longevity?
Training, Coaching, Resources, Leadership
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What Advice Can We Offer New Youth Ministry Volunteers?
Training, Serving, Leadership

What now? They shared that part of their identity is being transgender or gender non conforming?
Training, Resources, LGBTQ+

What is 'Connectionalism'?
Networking, Coaching

What Do I Do When Students Are Under Pressure?
Training, Coaching, Care, SelfCare

How Do I Keep Them Focused?
Training, Coaching, Leadership, Behavior
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How Can We Help Our Students Who Are Heading Off To College?
Training, Networking, College, Coaching
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Why Interns?
Training, Coaching, Leadership, College, NewJob

New Job: Can You Avoid The Crash?
Training, Networking, Coaching, NewJob

How Do I Train My Youth Ministry Team?
Training, Networking, Resources, Serving

What is Messy Church?
Training, Networking, Coaching, Serving, Children, Resources

Who Will Serve On Our Youth Ministry Team?
Training, Coaching, Serving, Leadership
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Are You Surprised By What You See?
Training, Assessment

Shouldn't Ministry To Young People Be On Everyone's Job Description?
Training, Coaching, Leadership, Serving

Is Your Trust At Risk?
Training, Coaching, Finances

How Can We Get In The School?
Networking, School, Serving, Coaching

What If You Could Do It Again?
Training, Coaching, Parenting, SelfCare

A Tale Of Two Students (Part II)
Training, Leadership

A Tale Of Two Students (Part I)
Training, Leadership, LGBTQ+

How Can Ministers Respond To The Challenges Facing LGBT Youth Today?
Training, Coaching, LGBTQ+, Care, Resources

Will My Kids Stay In The Church?
Coaching, Children, SelfCare, Care

Can You Grow With?
Training, Resources, Parenting

Are My Students Prepared?
Training, Networking, College, Coaching

7 Youth Ministry Podcasts We Are Listening To As We Drive.
Training, Resources, Growing

When Are They Ready To Lead?
Coaching, Training, Leadership, College

Does It Matter If We Are On Or Off The Court?
Networking, Coaching, Serving, School

Why Do Students Have To Come To Us?
Training, Networking, Coaching, School, Serving

Where Is Everyone?
Training, Coaching, Resources

What If We Went Out?
Training, Networking, Coaching, School, Serving

Should I Ask My Pastor to Serve in Children's Ministry?
Coaching, Serving

Can We Be Partners? (Part II)
Training, Parenting, Children

Can We Be Partners? (Part I)
Training, Parenting, Children

Can WE Be The Difference?
Training, Networking

Can We Reach Students Together?
Training, Networking, Coaching

Can't We Be World Changers Right Now?
Training, Networking, Leadership, Coaching, Serving

Are You New Here?
Training, Resources, Coaching, Hospitality

Is The Preschool Part of Children's Ministries?
Coaching, Training, Children

Is Social Media Worth It?
Training, Networking, Coaching, Hospitality, Resources

8 Youth Ministry Blogs Worth Keeping An Eye On
Training, Growing, Resources

Do You Have To Choose Between Mission And Marriage?
Training, Serving, SelfCare, Care

Rev. Brent Dearnell
OurTeam

Is Networking Worth Your Time?
Networking

Does Training Make The Magical Difference?
Training

Should I Invest In My Leaders?
Training, Serving, Leadership

Why Assess?
Assessment

What is Colocate?
Training, Networking, Assessment, Coaching