A powerful part of the YouthWorks’ experience is serving others with Jesus followers from across multiple denominations, backgrounds, and cultures. We find encouragement to live out our faith as we lock arms together.  Every weekend you can find the YouthWorks staff members worshiping in different kinds of churches. From Catholic, Lutheran, non-denominational, Baptist, and more.  […]

How to plan a Spring Break that excites and engages your students! Most weeks you get about two hours to spend with your students. Two hours every week where you faithfully pour into their lives and plant seeds of faith. That’s one reason that school holidays like Spring Break can be a unique opportunity to […]

It’s a valid question: Why mission trips? If there are needs closer to home. If it requires an inordinate amount of time and money. If mission trips can cause more harm than good. Why go on them? There are many reasons why you may be considering a mission trip: You want to see people come […]

Every time someone encountered the resurrected Jesus in the New Testament, they changed. They did something, they didn’t just think about it.

Need help finding the right mission trip for your group? You’re in the right place! We know that finding the mission trip to meet your group’s unique needs can be a challenge! We also know that starting the planning process can be overwhelming when you do not know where start. That’s why we created this […]

We’re incredibly thankful for this partnership with Ministry Architects, and for the 100+ youth workers, church leaders, and ministry resourcing organizations that took the time to be a part of our COVID Impact Listening Sessions. Erica, YW’s President, and Jacob filmed this short dialogue with our Ministry Architects specialists Stephanie Caro and Toni Mosely about […]

Creating a mission trip is tough. But if everything you do points to Jesus, it’s worth it. Here’s how we know… QUOTES FROM TRIP LEADERS THIS SUMMER “[My students’] world became bigger and so did their view of Jesus.” – Shannon (Trip Leader in Duluth)  “It was encouraging to witness what God is doing in […]

There I was, sitting in a circle of 25 teenagers and a handful of adult leaders as they were processing their mission trip together in the basement of a church in Birmingham. The discussion was on the heels of their footwashing ceremony on the last night of their trip. The presence of God was so […]

Planning service projects for families? You’re in the right spot. Service projects for families can be a key way that your ministry can support discipleship from a family-first perspective. Afterall, getting a family to own their faith, to communicate about it, and to lean into each other, is one of the best ways to help […]

Guest blog from our friend Ben Zuehlsdorff, High School Director at Marin Covenant Church and contributor at www.averageyouthministry.com Youth ministry is all about setting the table. Throughout everything we do as youth workers, we know that Jesus is the one who changes lives, so we continually create spaces for Jesus to show up. Intuitively, we know […]