The Challenge of Leading Your Own Kids

The Challenge of Leading Your Own Kids

This is probably the hardest article for me to write as it pokes at a pain that runs deeper than anything I have encountered as a youth leader. The problem: My children in youth group are the kids that are the hardest to lead and those that I fear I am failing. As I...
The Great Balancing Act of Work and Family

The Great Balancing Act of Work and Family

I never fully realized how much of a struggle it would be to balance family and work life. I thought being a Youth Pastor meant my family would somehow be integrated into the work I do. This is true sometimes; however, my kids are young and require a good deal of...
RELEASE: Empowering A Generation

RELEASE: Empowering A Generation

There seems to be a re-occurring theme among many young people today that goes like this, “Don’t Underestimate Me.” That has always been a problem every young generation faces. They want to be taken seriously and so they should. “When you grow up” are words many hear...

“Aging Up” Into Youth Group

Cheryl has served on the Vineyard’s National Kids Task Force and has over 23 years of experience in children’s ministry. Redpoint invited her to write about what youth workers can be doing to prepare younger kids for the transition to youth group! Most of...