How COVID Can Change Your Ministry Forever…In a Good Way!
The culture you create in your ministry will shape your students’ spiritual life more than anything else. Read that again because it’s important that you understand this and get it […]
Programming
Thought Factory Podcast #411 || Beyond Belief to Discipleship
At the core of each youth pastor or youth worker is to see students become disciples of Jesus Christ. The tough part is, how do we go about seeing that […]
NTS Camp 2018 Theme
This summer we ask a question. How does God move? We will learn how and when God moves. How we engage so we are moving with Him, and not […]
Thought Factory Podcast #305 || The Risk of Ignoring Students
Are students leaving the church? In this episode, hosts Jeff Eckart and Jayson Brewer discuss what can happen to a church if the students are ignored. Ignored in the budget, […]
Thought Factory Podcast #207 || Engage & Redeem Technology
How long could you go without your phone? Less than an hour? We are talking more about the digital nemesis that the majority of us have accepted into our lives, […]
Ideas To Retain Students in Your Ministry
I first started gathering data, to try and get ideas for our own ministry, but then decided that this was good information to share with everyone! I asked a handful […]
How To Build Community In Your Group
I see community being one of the glues that can hold a youth group together. Students doing life together and learning about Jesus. But, how do we have community when […]
Spiritual Health > Safety
A few months back, my team and I talked about this statement, “We provide programming that is physical, emotional, and spiritually safe without making it experientially safe.” What chords does […]
Thought Factory Podcast #103 || Theology of Pizza & Hummus
In episode #103, we discuss the lack of discussion on the topic of physical health in the circles of youth ministry and the church in general. Is food a key […]
Thought Factory Podcast #101 || They Don’t Know Where to Start
What is Thought Factory? Thought Factory is dedicated to learning from students for students to better our ministry practice with students. Based on our own national research with 3000 students […]