Better Together

Better Together

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 stranger walked into my office and invited me to grab coffee. While this is a normal part of settling into a...
The Four Best Things

The Four Best Things

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 magic of it all. And then it hits you – what am I going to do and talk about with my youth this...
When Everyone’s Talking About Politics

When Everyone’s Talking About Politics

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 political. As youth workers, it’s important that we learn to navigate “political”...
Pizza Math & Other Hard Questions

Pizza Math & Other Hard Questions

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 youth event. It’s that kind of silly question that I found myself being able to ask...