I participated in SERVE as a worksite supervisor for the three years my church hosted SERVE, and I can tell you that there are many good reasons to participate in SERVE. Read More...
by Brian Bierenga Take a minute and recall your last youth leaders’ meeting. Perhaps someone suggested, “We should really help our students develop a heart for serving others.” Your group agreed and assigned people to investigate service options, check calendars with kids and parents, gather supplies and... Read More...
The following is a blog post by Tim Elmore of Growing Leaders. To view the original post, click here. One of the most common questions I receive from college students is: “How do I find a mentor?” What they mean by this is—how can I locate or... Read More...
You should know that each host team for SERVE works nearly year-round to prepare for the week-long SERVE experience. So when the students and their leaders begin to walk through the doors on those warm Saturday afternoons, there is no feeling quite like the joy we have... Read More...
The following is from our Spring 2016 magazine. To view the whole magazine, click here. Tyler Gaastra Beckwith Hills Christian Reformed Church Grand Rapids, MI Q. What do you do in your free time? A. In my free time I read history, philosophy and theology books and... Read More...
The following is an article from our Spring 2016 magazine. To view the whole magazine, click here. SERVE and My Life Story by Thomas Kielstra Discovering what my faith was as a teenager was not exactly easy. Feeling the various pushes from different Christian institutions to focus... Read More...
The following is an article from our Spring 2016 magazine. To view the whole magazine, click here. I recently had a discussion with some high school students about whether or not I was going to lock up their cell phones during our week long summer mission trip.... Read More...
The following is an article from our Spring 2016 magazine. To view the whole magazine, click here. Hamilton Victory Gardens and SERVE by John Bijl Youth Ministries Coordinator Meadowlands Fellowship Church Hamilton, ON 2015’s SERVE theme was The Other 51, but Hamilton SERVE has been stressing that principle for the... Read More...
The following is an excerpt from our Spring 2016 magazine. To view the whole magazine, click here. A Thread in the Tapestry by Kyle De Boer Joining forces for the third straight year, three Montana congregations are collaborating to host Gallatin Valley SERVE. We are an eclectic bunch... Read More...
Dear High School Seniors, It’s here! Your long-awaited, joy-filled, nerve-racking day is finally here! You are graduating from high school, and today we are certain you’re looking back saying, “Wait, where did the time go?!” Oh seniors, there are so many things we want to tell you,... Read More...
We love the students in our ministry, don’t we? They cause us to laugh so hard we cry. They challenge us to staring contests with billboards (we always lose). They come up with the wackiest ideas, and they try their very hardest to keep us up to date... Read More...
One of the many tensions in youth ministry is how much to integrate youth programs with the larger church. Many youth programs have their own separate wing of the church and do not feel connected to the church. It is essential that teenagers maintain their Christian identity... Read More...