Top 5 Tips for Surviving an All Nighter: Coffee may not help much, but these 5 tips will get you through the night.

From our friends at Homeword, this article is written for parents--and is great advice for anyone daring enough to brave youth ministry's legendary event: the all-nighter!
Topics: Events, All Nighter, Parents, Chaperones, Volunteers

Are Big Events Dead?: Confessions, Memoirs, and Meanderings of a Big-Event Minister

What big events can do that most churches can't

Extreme Adventures: All Show and No Grow?: Adventure Camps, Wilderness Treks, Whitewater Rafting, etc.

Are extreme adventures just cool trips? Are they ministry? Could they be both?

God is No Illusion: Illusionist Brock Gill discusses a mysterious God

From tricks to gospel presentation

How to Promote a Christian Concert

Step by step instructions on how to make your concert a success beginning 14 weeks out.

He Looks Like This (at least 'til I get a hold of him): Advice on Finding Missing Kids at Large Events

The Importance of Firsts: Offering New Experiences to our Youth

The hows and whys of helping students experience new things.
Topics: trips, milestones

From Good Retreats To Great Retreats: Home Depot, Canned Vegetables, and Feng Shui

It's more than skiing and chubby bunny: what Home Depot, canned vegetables, and feng shui tell us about how to plan a great retreat.
Topics: retreats, planning

Woodstock for Jesus?: Choosing a Christian music festival

Have you thought about rounding out your summer calendar with a Christian music festival? They are great destinations and will provide your group memories they will never forget.
Topics: music festivals