There are several blog series on Youth Leaders Academy, all aimed at delving a little deeper into a certain subject. It’s a great way to start exploring this site! Here’s an overview of all current series on Youth Leaders Academy:
Preaching for youth
See the dedicated page to the blog series on Preaching for youth.
Time Management in Youth Ministry (ongoing)
Time Management in Youth Ministry: becoming efficient and effective
Time Management in Youth Ministry: designing the ideal week
Procrastinating much? Here’s how to deal with it
Time Management in Youth Ministry: Getting Things Done
3 great ways to use Evernote in youth ministry
How Evernote can change the way you work in youth ministry
Time management in Youth ministry: keeping the Sabbath
Time management in Youth ministry: setting priorities
Before you even think of meeting
Creating to do lists that work
Applying the 80/20 rule to youth ministry
Saving time by grouping similar tasks
Dealing with email: 13 rules for getting less email
Creating the perfect daily schedule
Dealing with the email overload
7 benefits of time tracking in youth ministry
Stress in youth ministry: 5 time management related causes
5 habits that limit your productivity
Why do we (still) email instead of call?
Connecting Evernote and Twitter
Get more done with Gene Schwartz’ 33 minute rule
#YWS12 (closed – deeper exploration of topics covered at the Youthwork Summit 2012)
Two insights on the teenage brain you should know about
Addressing sex and porn…but from another perspective
Mental health issues: how you can help your teens
What’s so special about the Youth Work Summit? (a guest post)
The tension of postmodern relational youth ministry
Challenges of postmodern youth ministry (closed)
Challenges of postmodern youth ministry: what is postmodernism?
Challenges of postmodern youth ministry: what is the truth?
Challenges of postmodern youth ministry: reaching the unchurched
What you can do about the challenge of postmodernism
How to train your youth ministry volunteers (closed)
How to train your youth ministry volunteers (part 1)
How to train your youth ministry volunteers (part 2)
How to train your youth ministry volunteers (part 3)
How to train your youth ministry volunteers: skills
How to motivate your youth ministry volunteers for training
Essential elements of a youth ministry training session
The Future of Youth Ministry (closed)
The future of youth ministry: why you should care
The future of youth ministry: 3 lessons from the past
The future of youth ministry: analyzing the present
The future of youth ministry: what needs to change
The future of youth ministry: two major changes that need to be made
Book review: Youth Ministry 3.0
Let the future of youth ministry inspire you
Social media in Youth Ministry (closed)
Social media in Youth Ministry
Using Facebook in Youth Ministry
Creative ideas for using Facebook in Youth Ministry
Social Media in Youth Ministry: Twitter
Social Media in Youth Ministry: Blogging
Social Media in Youth Ministry: LinkedIn
Making a social media plan for your youth ministry
Social media in Youth Ministry: Tumblr
What to post on your social media
8 ways of finding great social media content
5 risks of using Facebook to connect with students
Keeping your Facebook relations with students healthy
Spirituality for youth leaders (closed)
Spirituality for youth leaders
Spirituality for youth leaders: prayer
Spirituality for youth leaders: reading Scripture
Spirituality for youth leaders: spiritual direction
Creating special moments (closed)
Creating special moments: An hour on Sunday
Creating special moments: Preparing the service
Creating special moments: Example I
Creating special moments: Example II
Applying learning styles to small groups (closed)
Applying learning styles to small groups part 1: a brief overview of learning styles
Applying learning styles to small groups part 2: practical application for Kolb’s model
Applying learning styles to small groups part 3: practical application for the VARK-model
Situational leadership (closed)
Situational leadership in youth ministry
Situational leadership: unwilling and unable
Situational leadership: willing, but unable
Situational leadership: able, but unwilling
