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7 Ways to Deal with Disruptive Students in Your Ministry

7 Ways to Deal with Disruptive Students

Posted on Trevor HamakerLeave a commentPosted in Programs, Small Groups

What can you do when your students are being disruptive? In this post, I share seven classroom management techniques that will help youth pastors keep things on the right track.

3 Keys for Transitioning from Large Group to Small Groups in Your Youth Ministry Program

3 Keys for Transitioning from Large Group to Small Groups in Your Program

Posted on Trevor HamakerLeave a commentPosted in Programs

If you’ve adopted the strategy of going to small groups immediately after your large group program, then these ideas will help you make that transition as seamless as possible…

How Youth Pastors Can Be More Creative and Spark New Ideas in Youth Ministry

How Youth Pastors Can Be More Creative and Spark New Ideas

Posted on Trevor HamakerLeave a commentPosted in Events, Personal Development, Programs, Strategy

As a youth pastor, you’re always having to come up with creative ideas for your next program, sermon, game, event, or activity. In this video, I share 4 ways to tap into your creativity (even if you think you’re not very creative). Suggested Resource

6 more tips to help your zoom small group experience

6 More Tips to Help Your Zoom Small Group Experience

Posted on Trevor HamakerPosted in Environment, Programs

In this post, I explain specific things I’m learning about how Zoom works and what adjustments to make that you (or your volunteers) might find helpful.

Why Not Ask? A Lesson About Becoming Rejection-Proof

Why Not Ask? A Lesson About Becoming Rejection-Proof

Posted on Trevor HamakerPosted in Events, Programs

Why not reach out to Christian influencers on social media and ask if they would be willing to show up for your Zoom group or pre-record a short, inspirational message for your students? What’s the worst that could happen?

7 Quick Tips for Leading Small Groups on Zoom

7 Quick Tips for Leading Small Groups on Zoom

Posted on Trevor HamakerPosted in Programs, Resources, Small Groups

Now that our first meeting in the Zoom Room is in the books, I wanted to share a few things that helped it go as well as it did. Here’s 7 quick tips that I think will help you in your ministry.

A Simple Way to Get Students to Open Up, Ask Questions, and Own Their Faith

Posted on Trevor HamakerPosted in Programs, Strategy

With puberty, middle school students start to develop a new ability to think abstractly. They begin to question their childhood beliefs. In this post, I share an easy way to help them work through those questions and doubts.

How to Grow Your Youth Group: Four Simple Strategies

Posted on Trevor HamakerPosted in Events, Programs, Strategy

The early Christian movement spread because the first Christians didn’t close themselves off from non-Christians. Perhaps that might also be the key to growing your youth group in today’s post-Christian culture.

How to Build Buzz in Your Youth Ministry

How to Build Buzz in Your Ministry

Posted on Trevor HamakerPosted in Environment, Events, Programs, Strategy

New students won’t show up to your ministry if they don’t know about your ministry. That’s why buzz matters. In this post, I share three ways to build buzz and get people talking about your ministry.

A Plea for Practical Theology (An Open Letter to Youth Pastors)

A Plea for Practical Theology (An Open Letter to Youth Pastors)

Posted on Trevor HamakerPosted in Personal Development, Preaching, Programs, Strategy, Trends

In the wake of recent Christian deconversion stories, I felt compelled to post this open letter that I included in my book, Varsity Faith. It’s a plea for practical theology to make its way into youth ministry.

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