Being with people who “do what I do, and love what I love” was fantastic. I was able to exchange funny stories of what happens in youth groups with others across the nation, learn about applying...

https://vimeo.com/300795613   I am thankful for the opportunity to network, pass along CLB youth ministry details and for the opportunity to blog and write on the things that come to my mind that are relevant to our youth workers. One of the topics that I come...

As I closed out my ministry at Triumph this summer I had an opportunity to take a few students out go-karting. That sounds fun, and it was. I did my best to pass the finish line before them and at times to rub bumpers and to cut in front of them because that’s how...

This is another blog post in our series of posts written by our very own youth workers. This post comes to you from Eric Johnson, who is the Youth Director at Bethesda Lutheran Brethren Church in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

In June of 2018 the CLB brought in Mark Matlock of Wisdom Works for our biennial youth workers continuing education. Mark oversaw 6+ hours of teaching and interaction. Due to an upcoming book release of his, we are unable to publish our recording of the FIRST half of...

I was halfway through my fifth year of serving as the staffed youth minister of very small church.  For the first time we began to see numerical growth in the Wednesday night youth group.  This was an encouraging surprise since we had just put an end to our outreach...

As a kid who grew up going to youth group, I’m sure I went to 4 or 5 all-nighters by the time I was 17.  I remember sneaking around late at night and having one of my pastors chase me down the hallway. Fast forward to when I was 22. By that time, I was a youth...

Fall is nearly gone.  Winter is nearly upon us.  The days have certainly become short enough.  The music in stores and on Sunday mornings has changed to the familiarly sugary or introspective Christmas songs of tradition. Soon ministry programs aside from the...