Written by Aaron Helman I’ve seen a few of the teens in my youth group in the news the past few weeks. Actually, that’s not quite right. I’ve seen a lot of the teens in my youth group on the news
THE SOCIAL JUSTICE GENERATION: WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU
NEW RELEASES FOR SPRING, SUMMER, AND BEYOND!
I wanted to let you know that we just released a new bundle and a bunch of new youth ministry series. Here’s a list of our newest releases: The Spring Bundle saves you 67% on 6 new youth ministry series
HOW TO WORK WELL WITH OTHERS
Written by Aaron Helman I have a confession to make. I didn’t always love working with other youth ministers. Don’t get me wrong, I love youth workers. I love the idea of collaborative ministry. I’ve even had a handful of
YOUTH GROUP LESSON ON EASTER
Everyone likes a good comeback story. The Bible is full of them… a young boy who defeats a giant, a stuttering prophet who leads God’s people to the Promised Land, and the greatest story of them all… God’s Son who
YOUTH GROUP LESSON ON THE PRODIGAL SON
THE PRODIGAL SON Wasteful. That is the best definition we have for the “prodigal” son. Prodigal is not a commonly used word today, but the story is all too familiar… an individual decides to live life however they want, without
A YOUTH MINISTER’S PRIMER TO THE MODERN TEENAGE DATING RELATIONSHIP
Written by Aaron Helman It’s Valentine’s season. Love is in the air and on the internet… and it’s probably in your youth group too. You might not call it love. You might point out that they’ve only been dating for
VALENTINE’S DAY YOUTH GROUP LESSON ON TRUE LOVE
Our world gives us so many confusing ideas about ‘love’. But, there is only one true love and that’s the love we find in God. Use this youth group lesson to teach teens that God shows us what true love
HOW TO TALK TO TEENAGERS ABOUT INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE
HOW TO TALK TO TEENAGERS ABOUT INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE Written by Aaron Helman Several years ago, when I was still young enough to do it, I was playing basketball with a group of teenagers in our church gym. A shot went
YOUTH GROUP LESSON ON POPULARITY
Who doesn’t want to be the ‘cool kid’? They’re the ones that have the most friends, wear the name-brand clothes, and have the opinion that everyone wants to follow. But, is that really what makes someone cool or popular? Use
YOUTH GROUP LESSON ON MERCY
As a teen, do you remember playing the game, “mercy”? You know… the game where you hold hands with someone, try to bend each other’s wrists backwards until one of you can’t stand it anymore – and then, in defeat,