PYWA Blog
Lent in Youth Ministry
By Bubba Brammer Well, we made it. We made it through the wonder, the beauty, and the craziness of Advent and Christmas. Take a deep breath, you...
Advent: A Season of Getting Ready
By Kate Satterstrom Advent is a season of anticipation, intentional preparation, and holy expectation. Advent invites us to slow down, to make room,...
All Saints Day
By Kate Satterstrom Culturally, our fall season is dominated by Halloween. Costumes, candy, ghosts, and haunting images fill our neighborhoods and...
Youth Workers Self-Care
by Miriam Ross As youth directors, you pour your energy, creativity, and love into shaping the spiritual lives of young people. It’s a calling...
Supporting Youth Mental Health in a Faith Context
By Miriam Ross The challenges facing Gen Z and Gen Alpha are significant, but we have an incredible opportunity to walk alongside them as they grow...
Messy Lent
By Maggie Johnson Phillips Lent is tough. It is a tough season liturgically, and it can be a tough season to teach to young people. Advent is much...
Better Together
By Kate Satterstrom It wasn’t very long after I began a new call in Oregon as the Director of Children, Youth, and Family Ministries, that a...
The Four Best Things
Advent is the best time of year. Both inside and outside of the church are full of lights, love, and hope. It can be easy to get swept up in the...
When Everyone’s Talking About Politics
We’ve all been there. Sometimes you can feel it coming from a mile away, and sometimes it comes out of nowhere, but it happens: things get...
Pizza Math & Other Hard Questions
By Rebekah Witt I joke that all youth directors need someone to do pizza math with. It’s a real thing: figuring out how much pizza to buy for a...
