Is professional youth ministry dying? How is the landscape changing and how can youth ministry evolve?

Millennials were given to reins to lead the Eucharisitic Revival… and they are crushing it.

Christianity is not at war with the culture. That war was lost a long time ago. Isolating from the world in an attempt to rebuild Christendom is a disservice to our youth.

The next generation of youth ministry under-programmed. We want to develop ministry resources that enhance relationships instead of getting in the way.

Synodality. There’s that word again. Youth ministry is about relationships - not programs.

We have a catastrophic problem. Left unaddressed, we could be facing a collapsing Church.

What might the Church resemble in 20 years if we were to reimagine youth ministry, directing our efforts toward nurturing a generation capable of offering a living testimony of their faith?

An untold story of how St. Maximilian Kolbe saved the life of another prisoner.

In 2021, Olivia Dvorjak made the switch and launched a youth ministry that is focused on small group discipleship. They now have 70+ youth participating in regular mentoring with adult leaders.

In 2017, Andrew Ministries worked with Dowling Catholic High School to launch Ut Fidem. They are now one of the most successful Catholic campus ministries in the United States.

Looking for the best youth ministry program? We’ve done the research and we’ve got your covered.

The most important lesson that I have learned in my life as a Christian is to embrace the Cross. It is an inevitable reality if we wish to be His disciples.

Jesus was merciful with the prostitutes, the tax collectors, the woman caught in adultery, the promiscuous Samaritan at the well, the pagan centurion, and the Roman soldiers who tortured and killed him. Who were the people that Jesus condemned? The self-righteous.

Jesus demonstrated that love doesn’t have a loophole. Jesus got close to the sinner. He touched the sinner. If we wish to imitate Christ’s example, we have to be willing to touch the sinner as well.

It isn’t just the youth who are leaving the Church. Youth Ministry Leaders burnout within 2 years of starting in ministry.

What is the one thing that most ministries get wrong? It may seem simple… but it is a big problem in the Church.

The Theory of One: Youth Ministry that is focused on the meeting the needs of the individual.

There is something broken in the way that we do youth ministry.

The “youth group” is not an efficient way to provide ministry for youth.

These are some of the best practices for running a successful small group focused youth ministry.